I just ran across a fascinating video of a paragliding pilot that gets
into trouble, makes the right decision and gets on the ground safely
with his reserve. Things sometimes go very wrong in the air, so for all
their contraversy, I for one would love to have a similar option and
have BRS style emergency chutes installed on planes I fly.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...380066&q=crash

Watch it till the end - it gets even more exciting in the last few
seconds :-)

-Aviv