Pilot's Life Saved While on a Flight to Test New Wing
June 21 2007 - 8:08PM
Business Wire
Ballistic Recovery Systems, Inc.
(BRSI)(OTCBB:BRSI)(BRSparachutes.com), a manufacturer of
whole-airplane parachute recovery systems for general aviation and
recreational aircraft, reported today two separate parachute
deployments bringing the total lives saved by BRS parachute systems
to 203. A New Hampshire based pilot, during a test flight in a
borrowed airplane, escaped death while testing a new wing. During
the test he experienced serious roll control problems which led to
a terminal unrecoverable spiral dive. The Trike he was flying was
equipped with a BRS emergency parachute recovery system which he
deployed. The Trike landed in the Connecticut River where the pilot
was rescued by a nearby fisherman. The pilot�s normal Trike does
not have a BRS parachute - yet. He had elected to use a different
Trike, one equipped with the BRS parachute, to test the new wing.
He now says he �won�t ever fly without a BRS parachute system
again.� This save was the second successful BRS parachute
deployment during the same week. Save number 202 happened on the
West coast in Lodi, California when an ultralight planes� wing
failed at about 2000 feet and the pilot used his BRS parachute
system which had been originally installed in 1999. The ultralight
landed in an orchard and the pilot was uninjured. According to the
aircraft owners, the system is now on the way back to BRS for
replacement. Based in South St. Paul, Minnesota, BRS is a company
that designs, manufactures and distributes whole-plane emergency
parachute systems for use on general aviation and recreational
aircraft. Since 1981, BRS has delivered more than 27,000 parachute
systems to aircraft owners around the world. To date, BRS parachute
recovery systems have been credited with saving the lives of 203
pilots and passengers. BRS Mailing address: BRS, Inc: Fleming Field
300 Airport Road South St. Paul, MN 55075 USA TEL 651.457.7491 FAX
651.457.8651 Info@brsparachutes.com
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