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| Subject: | Hug your Kolb Daily,and Homer will smile on you! |
INCREASING YOUR ODDS
If you view the BRS web site, you will see testimonials regarding many successful
deployments at or below 300 feet; in some cases much lower.
http://brsparachutes.com/lives_saved.aspx
If you view this video, you will begin to understand why low altitude recoveries
are possible with the rocket/canister version of the BRS chute.
http://www.eaa.org/news/2010/2010-08-17_BRS-WingSeparate.asp
What you need to be concerned with is possible reasons for UNSUCCESSFUL deployment
of the chute; there are a few:
1 Exceeding the parachute design speed limitations / delayed deployment
2 Misrouting or binding in the release cable / firing mechanism
3 Improper installation not following manufacturers recommendations
4 Aircraft failure mode wing failure blocking canister and preventing proper deployment
5 Pusher prop snagging parachute bridle / lines kill engine or at least retard
throttle before deployment with a pusher type aircraft
6 System / component degradation moisture, corrosion, UV damage
The BRS chute system is not 100% fail-safe. It does; however, improve your odds
of survival quite a bit.
The Firestar is a very strong and well engineered little airplane. Structural failure
is exceedingly rare. When assembling and unfolding your aircraft for flight,
use a CHECKLIST to insure that you have installed lock-rings on all clevis
pins & cables. BTW, lock-rings do not snag on tall grass safety pin types
do! Dont use miniature lock rings. I use small SS rings about one inch O.D. with
large diameter wire from a marine supply store.
Setting up for flight while talking to you buddy and forgetting a clevis pin locking
device is a vastly more likely scenario than a structural failure on a Kolb
Firestar. Use the checklist religiously. I laminated mine and taped a copy
inside the cockpit.
Do install the aileron mass balance weights to prevent flutter and possible aileron
hinge damage/separation. The weights and use of a checklist will increase
your odds for a safe flight much more than a parachute ever will.
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Both optimists and pessimists contribute to our society. The optimist invents
the airplane and the pessimist the parachute. ~Gil Stern
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