Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Re: IFR Training and IFR Rating for Sport Pilots

--- In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com, "wj18001900" <swferris@...> wrote:
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> Helen,
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> Good point. That's one safety advantage LSA has over most of GA aircraft.
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> Which leads me to another question for you (and for the other folks on this site as well) . . . while some people feel the BRS chutes are a total waste of time and money (they also add weight / take away from the useable load of an aircraft, and they take up a lot of space), other people feel the BRS chutes are the best aircraft safety device ever created, and that every aircraft should have one. . . . . And now on to my question: since many LSA aircraft have a very limited useful load, and many of them are short on space . . . since LSA aircraft can put down safely just about anywhere, do you feel that in most cases it would be wise not to have BRS chutes installed in LSA aircraft?
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> Steve

I'm torn on the issue but lean toward no BRS. They have been creditied with saves, but have also caused crashes due to inadvertant deployment. They would come in handy for forced landings in hard IMC or night over unknown terrain. But for 90 percent of the GA flying I do (and all a sport pilot is allowed) they just aren't that useful. Mid air collisions or structural failures are a possibility but fairly low on the probability list. Unless you are flying into Airventure or Sun-N-Fun which are the only times I would like to have one. The rest of the time, the extra 30-35 lbs useful load(100 nm of fuel) will do more for safety than a BRS IMO.

Mitch

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