BRS Emergency Parachute test

i think the cute is a good idea, but it takes away the point of having an experienced pilot in the cockpit. when a pilot is in training, they are always taught FTFP (fly the F*ing plane). could the cute save lives? yes absolutely. but i dont think it should be the first resort for a pilot. if you can make a safe emergency landing DO IT.

yeah but dude if it means the difference between wrecking my $300,000 plane and dying...I'm pulling the fucking chute

Too bad every plane isn't equipped with this feature. Imagine the 777 with a chute, or the A380? Comforting thought for a pilot knowing if the crap hits the fan just pop the chute.

thats impossible though, a jet of that weight with even the biggest parachute possible would still decend at a rate that would kill everyone on board when it hit the ground. it would be safer to make an emergency landing

zone?

What happens if you left the engine on?

If the engine is still running, then you'd probably be still flying and wouldn't need the emergency chute.

Yes PROBABLY, but if you could get it one again, maybe you could get to the strip faster and save time (you might need to control the chords on the chute tho, so maybe that won't work)

I've never seen how it's mounted, but perhaps there's a release mechanism inside that would allow the pilot to disconnect it.

The chute deployment pretty much destroys the sides of the fuselage, rendering it worthless.