Ballistic Recovery System

On Tuesday, February 4, 2014 9:07:21 PM UTC-8, JS wrote:
In control? Somehow I'm missing the point.

Jim



On Tuesday, February 4, 2014 8:24:33 PM UTC-8, Sean F (F2) wrote:

Essentially, you must be in control of the airplane when you pull the cord or its probably going to fail.

I believe Sean's point is the cruise speed and max deployment speed can be pretty close in the RS-22 giving the pilot very little time to decide to use the BRS. In a sailplane where cruise speed would normally be 60 to 90 knots, and max deployment speed of 130 should allow more time to make the decision and pull the handle. My main concerns are mid-air and medical condition. I believe a BRS would have saved Chris O'Callaghan in the Uvalde mid-air and Dick Johnson's apparent heart attack.
I have come close to a head-on collisiom in the pattern. If we had hit, I believe the BRS would have been my only chance to survive.
Cheers,
JJ