BRS On-Board Emergency Parachute System to Be Standard Manufactured Equipment on CT Light Sport Aircraft SOUTH ST. PAUL, Minn., Oct. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ballistic Recovery Systems, Inc. (OTC:BRSI) (BULLETIN BOARD: BRSI) ( http://brsparachutes.com/ ), a manufacturer of whole-airplane parachute recovery systems for general aviation and recreational aircraft, announced today its 1350 Light Sport Aircraft system will be standard on all Flight Design CT Light Sport Aircraft delivered in the USA. "Cirrus took a revolutionary step in general aviation when they made the BRS parachute system (CAPS) standard equipment on the SR20 and SR22 aircraft. This same visionary step has been taken by Flight Design by including the BRS as standard equipment on all CT airplanes in the new Special Light Sport Aircraft category," said Gregg Ellsworth, Director of Air Safety for BRS. The Flight Design CT is a performance leader in Light Sport Aircraft. CT stands for composite-technology and the carbon fiber and Kevlar composite airframe allows for a very strong, light and aerodynamically clean design. Flight Design GmbH is headquartered in Stuttgart Germany, and is sold and distributed in North America through Flight Design USA. "We have a long history of cooperation as a BRS partner-in-safety so it was natural we would want every CT sold in the USA to have the BRS parachute system as standard," said Flight Design USA President Tom Peghiny. The FAA is projecting the overall LSA market could reach 3,000 by next year, and top 6,000 by the end of the decade. "We all felt that the CT is a modern aircraft with advanced safety features and the BRS parachute system should be on every plane we sell," added Peghiny. In Ballistic Recovery Systems' 25-year history, BRS has sold over 20,000 of its onboard emergency parachute systems to aircraft owners around the world, including over 2,000 systems on certified aircraft like the Cirrus Design aircraft. BRS units to date have been documented to have saved 181 lives. The forward-looking matters discussed here should be considered subject to risks and uncertainties, including projected revenues from Paranetics transactions, market fluctuations, pricing, procurement, manufacturing efficiencies, the results of litigation and other risks that could cause the actual results to differ materially from those projected. For more information, review the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, particularly the Company's annual report on Form 10-KSB. For more information on BRS contact: Larry E. Williams; BRS, Inc: Fleming Field, 300 Airport Road; South St. Paul, MN 55075; USA ( ) TEL 651.457.7491; FAX 651.457.8651. For more information on the Flight Design CT contact: Tom Peghiny Flight Design USA ( http://www.flightdesignusa.com/ ) DATASOURCE: Ballistic Recovery Systems, Inc. CONTACT: Robb Leer for Ballistic Recovery Systems, Inc., +1-612-701-0608, or, Larry E. Williams of Ballistic Recovery Systems, Inc. (BRS), +1-651-457-7491 or Web site: http://www.flightdesignusa.com/ http://brsparachutes.com/

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