Teacherjh wrote:
I'm not against the chutes at all, but I am against letting their
presence change the behavior of the pilot.


Considering the cause of most crashes, would you trade the chute for more gas?


Only if I was running out of gas at the time! I've always tried (thus
far successfully) to never get into that situation. However, it is very
common for our fellow pilots to do exactly that.


Matt