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

I sometimes wonder if having that handle to pull like a reset button doesn't often times embolden pilots to go where a prudent pilot wouldn't dare to go. Cirus came out with the parachute and then started immediately show casing all the saves from their BRS. I have since wondered if there was a fundamental flaw in the aircraft, or an unwarranted feeling of invincibility by the operators who felt extra safe pushing the envelope because of that reset handle up on the bulkhead.

Personally I'd rather have the baggage allowance.

--- 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
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