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 Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 11:21 am Post subject: BRS Deployment... |
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I figured that would get someone's attention! LOL!
This is just food for thought for all you potential BRS deployers out there.
I use my Firestar II for aerial photography for a major developer here in
north Florida.
I shoot at 12,000 ft. every week. Yes, it'll go that high, just be patient,
breathe good & carry lots of fuel for the long burn. Anyway, I was waaay up
there freezing my butt off, banking hard over, getting scared again & started
thinking....
Me thinking..."You know, with this 40mph north wind blowing & me being over
the coast, if I had an accidental 'chute deployment, I'd be at least 5 miles
out in the Gulp of Mexico before I landed in the water! Also, if I did
actually have to use that sucker & deployed it too soon at too high an
altitude...I'd be at least 5 miles out in the Gulp of Mexico!"
So...my point being, & I don't think this has ever been brought up...be
concious of where you are, how high you are & where the wind may blow you if you
really do need to use a 'chute! I've never heard of it happening before but
an accidental or intentional deployment (at altitude) could put your butt in a
very serious situation. Be prepared to ride it down to a safer altitude
before deployment...if needed...and hope the sumbitch doesn't ever accidentally
deploy due to some brain or equipment malfunction.
I'm even thinking about removing it. This is the first aircraft I've ever
had in 28 years of flying ultralights that had a BRS. Be somethin' if I saved
myself via BRS...only to drown later. Like I said...food for thought.
Wild Bill Catalina
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N111KX (Kip)
Joined: 27 Jan 2006
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Location: Atlanta, GA
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| Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 11:30 am Post subject: Re: BRS Deployment... |
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Just ride it down to 700 AGL then pull Big Red:)
Kip
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John Hauck
Joined: 09 Jan 2006
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Location: Titus, Alabama (hauck's holler)
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| Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 11:49 am Post subject: BRS Deployment... |
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| I'm even thinking about removing it. Be somethin' if I saved
| myself via BRS...only to drown later. Like I said...food for
thought.
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| Wild Bill Catalina
Heard the very same statement several times from different pilots over
the years, "thinking about removing it."
I can assure you, if you need it and it is laying on the bench in the
hangar, you gonna wish you had it.
Might be a good idea to purchase and wear an inflatable PFD when
flying near and or over water. I bought one a few days prior to
flying to S&F from Acft Spruce. Paid $118.00 for it. Will be worth
every penny if the time should arise when I need it, and I have it
firmly attached to my body.
Deciding when and where one will deploy their BRS during an emergency
situation may live little room for decision making at different
altitudes.
| Quote: | From personal experience, I did not have a choice either time. It was
imperative to make the decision immediately or die.
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Another point to consider is:
If and when the emergency arises, the aircraft may not be in a docile,
stable descent. It very well make be tumbling rapidly, spinning
wildly, with such centrifugal force that one may not be able to raise
a hand to find, grasp, and pull the deployment handle.
If one can afford to install a ballistic recovery system, one should.
One should also not be afraid to use it, should the situation present
itself. It gives you another chance when all other options have
expired.
Take care,
john h
mkIII
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John Hauck
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Location: Titus, Alabama (hauck's holler)
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| Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 12:03 pm Post subject: BRS Deployment... |
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| Deciding when and where one will deploy their BRS during an
emergency
| situation may live little room for decision making at different
| altitudes.
The above should have read:
"Deciding when and where one will deploy their BRS during an emergency
situation my leave little room for decision making at different
altitudes."
Thanks,
john h
mkIII
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Russ Kinne
Joined: 27 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 1:13 pm Post subject: BRS Deployment... |
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Wild Bill
FWIW -- did you ever consider wearing a divers wet-suit jacket?
Comfortable, good insulation, and if you ditch you'd be afloat, face
up and out of the water, conscious or not. I use them over cold water
where the legal preservers would keep you afloat and dead. I'd rather
be illegal and alive
On Apr 15, 2006, at 3:20 PM, Blumax008(at)aol.com wrote:
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I figured that would get someone's attention! LOL!
This is just food for thought for all you potential BRS deployers
out there.
I use my Firestar II for aerial photography for a major developer
here in
north Florida.
I shoot at 12,000 ft. every week. Yes, it'll go that high, just be
patient,
breathe good & carry lots of fuel for the long burn. Anyway, I was
waaay up
there freezing my butt off, banking hard over, getting scared
again & started
thinking....
Me thinking..."You know, with this 40mph north wind blowing & me
being over
the coast, if I had an accidental 'chute deployment, I'd be at
least 5 miles
out in the Gulp of Mexico before I landed in the water! Also, if I
did
actually have to use that sucker & deployed it too soon at too
high an
altitude...I'd be at least 5 miles out in the Gulp of Mexico!"
So...my point being, & I don't think this has ever been brought
up...be
concious of where you are, how high you are & where the wind may
blow you if you
really do need to use a 'chute! I've never heard of it happening
before but
an accidental or intentional deployment (at altitude) could put
your butt in a
very serious situation. Be prepared to ride it down to a safer
altitude
before deployment...if needed...and hope the sumbitch doesn't ever
accidentally
deploy due to some brain or equipment malfunction.
I'm even thinking about removing it. This is the first aircraft
I've ever
had in 28 years of flying ultralights that had a BRS. Be somethin'
if I saved
myself via BRS...only to drown later. Like I said...food for thought.
Wild Bill Catalina
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