BRS Reports Save 200 . . . and 201!
April 11 2007 - 4:27PM
Business Wire
Ballistic Recovery Systems, Inc. (OTCBB:BRSI)(BRSparachutes.com), a
manufacturer of whole-airplane parachute recovery systems for
general aviation and recreational aircraft reports that a pilot
flying a Cirrus SR22 made history when he became the 200th
documented life saved by a BRS product. The company has also
learned within the last 48 hours that a German Ultralight pilot has
used a BRS system, which now brings the total lives saved to 201.
Save 200 occurred when a US pilot departed Tucson for an IFR flight
to Colorado. During the flight he encountered an in flight
emergency. While still in the clouds and not able to see just how
close the terrain he might be, he opted to deploy the Cirrus
CAPS/BRS parachute. This was the 10th deployment of the system in a
certified airplane accounting for 22 saves. The BRS system worked
flawlessly and the pilot walked away from the crash in western New
Mexico. The 201st save came when a German pilot deployed his BRS in
an ultralight aircraft in Germany. Remarkably this was this was his
second time using a BRS system during an in-flight emergency. He
had previously successfully deployed a BRS system in separate
ultralight in-flight emergency making him a two-time user of the
system. This was the 155th use of the BRS system in a non certified
plane. �When I first got the news that we�d just saved our 200th
life, I just closed my eyes and took a deep breath,� said BRS CEO
Larry Williams. �Then I heard other people in the building shouting
about save 200 and celebrating as the information worked its way
through the company! We all feel like we�re so fortunate to produce
a product that has saved so many lives.� BRS began making
whole-airplane parachutes in 1980, with its first documented �save�
occurring thee years later. In 1998 the company�s emergency
parachute system was certified by the Federal Aviation
Administration to fly in the new Cirrus Design aircraft, the SR20,
and later in the higher-performing Cirrus SR22. More than 3000 BRS
parachutes are now flying in Cirrus aircraft around the world.
�It�s really remarkable if you think about,� Larry Williams said,
shaking his head. �Now more than two hundred one people are still
walking around in the world because they used a BRS parachute. This
is a milestone we have long awaited.� More than 25,000 BRS systems
have been installed world wide. Ballistic Recovery Systems operates
from its corporate headquarters in South Paul, Minnesota and a
parachute manufacturing facility in Mexico. BRS stock is publicly
traded on the NASDAQ (BRSI.OB). For more information about
Ballistic Recovery Systems, visit the company�s website,
www.BRSParachutes.com.
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