On Sep 25, 3:54*am, Gezellig wrote:

What are the real values, and in what "normal situations" is BRS
worthwhile? Are there significant insurance cost reducs that make this
system cost effective?

IIRC there's a deployment envelope for the chute below a certain
airspeed & descent rate(?) The plane got into a flat spin and couldn't
recover & they're looking into why the chute didn't fire. The AVweb
article said the 162 was undergoing testing beyond what is required
for the light sport aircraft certification.

As far as insurance savings with a BRS on board, ask anybody who owns
a Cirrus how much they pay for hull insurance and they'll tell you
it's not cheap, although that probably has more to do with the young
age of the fleet and the number of losses since the SR got its type
certification. I'm guessing the cost has come down in the last few
years, though.