BRS Chalks up Aviation Saves 161, 162, 163, 164 & 165 ST. PAUL, Minn., April 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Ballistic Recovery Systems, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: BRSI) -- Within a 36 hour period last week, the BRS parachute aircraft recovery system made it possible for the pilots of two general aviation aircraft to save their own and the lives of 3 passengers in British Columbia and in North Lauderdale, FL. At approximately 9:15 am on Saturday, April 10, the pilot of a BRS-equipped aircraft determined that his wisest decision would be to deploy his plane's parachute system. Numerous witnesses saw the plane coming down in a Cypress grove within North Lauderdale. "The only thing more surprising than the plane descending under a parachute probably was the fact that the pilot left the scene uninjured," said Mark Thomas, BRS President and CEO. Roughly 36 hours earlier on April 8 over the rugged mountains in British Columbia, a grandfather flying his grandson and two family friends encountered what he considered an "unrecoverable" situation and made the same deployment decision. Unlike the North Lauderdale descent, nobody was within miles of the remote touchdown. There was no one there to see the pilot and passengers leave their plane and then decide, "OK, what do we do next?" With the aircraft's radio still in working, the pilot was able to contact another plane flying overhead, advise them of their situation, and ask that a helicopter be dispatched to take them out of the mountains. These four people plus the North Lauderdale pilot became the five most recent people to benefit from a successful BRS deployment while airborne. BRS is a 24 year old $6.5 million Minnesota based manufacturer. The Company's core business is the design, manufacturing and marketing of whole- aircraft recovery parachute systems for use with general aviation and recreational aircraft. The emergency parachute systems are designed to bring down the entire aircraft and its occupants in the event of an in-air emergency. In addition, the Company has designed and sold systems for use with various military and civilian unmanned aircraft. Since its inception, the company has delivered over 18,000 systems worldwide for the civilian market and provides Cirrus Design Corporation, of Duluth Minnesota, with all their aircraft recovery systems. DATASOURCE: Ballistic Recovery Systems, Inc. CONTACT: Mark Thomas of BRS, Inc., +1-651-457-7491 Web site: http://www.brsparachutes.com/

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