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June 30th 18, 06:01 AM
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Emergency Exit
Schempp-Hirth does offer a BRS for the Ventus.
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June 30th 18, 01:51 PM
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Emergency Exit
I have seen no data for the reliability of ballistic recovery
systems in sailplanes (or, indeed, in ULM/Microlights) but the German data for survivability of conventional parachute bail- outs from gliders makes very sobering reading. I'd be very surprised if ballistic recovery chutes didn't turn out to have a better record than conventional parachutes. A majority of ULM/Microlights here in France have ballistic recovery systems; you don't here of malfunctions very often, but again I have no data. I know three glider pilots who have had mid-airs, all three bailed out, only one is still alive. Dave W
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