Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Cost of renewing a recently expired BSR chute? Fail annual if not renewed?

to get by the annual, you could just put a 'inoperative' tag on the activation
handle of the BRS.

R. Williams

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From: "circicirci" <acensor@fastmail.fm>
To: Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sun, 08 May 2011 14:37:02 -0000
Subject: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Cost of renewing a recently expired
BSR chute? Fail annual if not renewed?

> Buy the way? What exactly is the fabric it's covered with?
>
> I don't know much about aircraft fabrics, but understand there are
> several different types in use… some better than others. Any idea how
> much life, if hangered, yours is supposed to have?
>
> I'm virutally committed to buying a nice LSA (a Skyranger w/912 Rotax,
> etc.)
>
> I'm about to put a non-refundable $500 hold deposit on it, and the
> owner is operating in good faith and I've had it pretty extensively
> check flown and examined, etc.
>
> But one potential issue is coming to my attention at the last second
> here that I wanted some advice on --One that I hadn't really thought through:
>
> The chute on the BRS is just out of date by a few months.
> It's my understanding that the propellant/rockets typically have a
> much longer expiration date, but where it was mounted without taking
> it off we could not see that date, so I assume that part is within date.
>
> Anyone know ballpark how much the repacking (or whatever they call it)
> for the chute might cost me? Is it small change or sticker shock?
>
> Would it fail its next annual if I didn't get the chute
> repacked/renewed? Or would I be forced to chose between renewing it
> removing it, or not passing the annual?
>
> I do know that new chutes are big ticket items, so getting a bit
> afraid the renewal could also be.
>
> Alex
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