Since it's fairly well agreed that it is quite a >task to get out of a tight cockpit under extreme duress, it would seem to be >easier and safer to yank a BRS deployment handle and ride a broken airplane >to the ground than it would be to try to get out of one that's quickly >headed down. >Oscar Zuniga ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
I'm wondering what the max deployment speed of the BRS (as installed in one or more of the KR's on the list) would be and if it will remain intact if deployed at 200mph , pulling out of a dive from a failed maneuver and a wing fails, etc.. While taking some aerobatic training several years ago, I screwed up and fell out of a simple aileron roll, doing a 180 half split S or something, and ended up going the opposite direction from my entry. So far I've been rather gentle with my bird. I'm tending to back off if I feel my butt get heavy in the seat. I do like those 180mph fly-bys with a gentle pull and zoom back to pattern altitude while crossing the runway centerline, then do a big circle to land approach. Hint: a fly-by with the wind on your tail is always 10 to 20 mph more impressive and don't screw up your landing after getting everyone's attention !! Larry Flesner
