Thirty-one years ago, an enterprising hang-glider pilot named Boris Popov created Ballistic Recovery Systems (BRS) based on a simple concept: a parachute system that explosively deploys and safely lowers to the ground, at very low altitudes, not only the pilot, but the entire aircraft and all its occupantslrnInitially, BRS 'chutes were used with hang gliders and ultralights. I installed one on my Kitfox in 1987 and was glad to have it. To date, Cirrus (as standard equipment!) and three Cessna aircraft have installed them (C-172, C-182 and Skycatcher S-LSA).
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