I thought the BRS parachutes were a good idea, and
maybe they still are, but from a short visit to tehachapi
and seeing the HP-24 being made, and talking to the
fiberglass guy, he said that putting a big hole in
the fuselage requires a bit of work (and weight)
to restrengthen.

I still find it an elegant system, but I have no info
on how making that big hole allows twisting or causes
cracks later. I suppose the motorglider
guys would know more about it...

I am quite happy that the Russia and Sparrowhawk
offer BRS as an option. It will be interesting to
see any "saves" in these, and if this favorably
affects insurance enough that the insurers give a rate
discount for this device...
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Mark Boyd
Avenal, California, USA