Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Thu, 05 Aug 2004 01:41:38 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from fed1rmmtao05.cox.net ([68.230.241.34] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2) with ESMTP id 352730 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 05 Aug 2004 00:32:43 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.230.241.34; envelope-from=radialpower@cox.net Received: from [10.0.1.2] (really [68.228.79.153]) by fed1rmmtao05.cox.net (InterMail vM.6.01.03.02.01 201-2131-111-104-103-20040709) with ESMTP id <20040805043212.TRZF14278.fed1rmmtao05.cox.net@[10.0.1.2]> for ; Thu, 5 Aug 2004 00:32:12 -0400 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v613) In-Reply-To: References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed X-Original-Message-Id: <7223C971-E698-11D8-A8EF-0003936AFD3E@cox.net> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: Barry Hancock Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Thoughts on BRS parachute system X-Original-Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2004 21:32:23 -0700 X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.613) On Aug 4, 2004, at 9:17 PM, Jeffrey W. Skiba wrote: > The first thing that comes to mind is speed, does BRS make a chute > that can > handle the speed range of the Lancairs? > > If I understand it correctly, the parachute is typically used when OCF (Out of Control Flight) occurs and the pilot feels he cannot recover safely....not at high speed. Barry N122LL