If you think you need a drag chute for the occasional "aw shit the runway is too dang short" instances then IMHO your preflight planning is flawed. Like I said before, take the distance you can get the aircraft stopped in (from a 50' height) and then double that and that is your landing distance requirement. 50% of all GA accidnts are takeoff and landing accidents. Being too optimistic on landing distance required is not a good thing.

 

Regards,

 

Jeff Edwards

LIVP N619SJ