The Far's havent caught up regarding ballistic parachutes for good reason.
A ballistic parachute and a (personal) parachute serve 2 different functions. The ballistic parachute is used to slow the decent of a (crippled?) airplane (and possibly its occupants) while a parachute functions to slow the decent of the person wearing it. Far's require one to wear a parachute if certain pitch and bank limits are exceeded - as a result of pilots going inverted after forgetting to put on their seat belts and inadvertantly falling out of the airplane, or if the occupant needs to exit the aircraft, such as in a structural failure where no (BRS exists) or a fire. A BRS sure isnt going to help you in a fire. Rich Parker Peterborough, NH rpar...@wwhotspots.com http://theparkers.wwhotspots.com/
