On Feb 9, 12:05*pm, Andy wrote:
Or maybe the deployed BRS catches another glider that was nearby,
enveloping the canopy and preventing that pilot from getting out.
You'd want to land safely under your own canopy so you could deal with
the lawyers representing the widow of the other pilot.

I still remember the photos of the burning Cirrus slowly descending
under a parachute...

JJ, how old is the parachute?

Bart