wrote:

I object to making it illegal - for
any reason - to carry a parachute under
circumstances where it would be legal
to fly without any parachute.

But that would make sense.


Parachutes are required for aerobatics....

Only when carrying non-crew members.

91.307(c) "Unless each occupant of the aircraft is wearing
an approved parachute, no pilot of a civil aircraft
carrying any person (other than a crew member) may
execute any intentional maneuver that exceeds...."


Jack