BRS Emergency Parachute Pays Off for a Stockholder; System Saves Their Lives 'Buying Stock in a Product That Saves Your Life - You Can't Calculate the Return on That Investment!' William Graham, BRS Stockholder is Latest Save ST. PAUL, Minn., Oct. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ballistic Recovery Systems, Inc. (OTC:BRSI) (BULLETIN BOARD: BRSI) ( http://www.brsparachutes.com/ ) has now been credited for saving the lives of 171 people from around the world. Only a select few have believed so much in this aviation safety company, that they actually purchased BRS stock before experiencing a real life deployment. Bill and Barbara Graham of San Diego, California made that bit of BRS history last month. "I believed in this product, I knew it worked, so I bought some BRS stock more than two years ago," stated pilot and certified Cirrus flight Instructor Bill Graham. Graham, a BRS Investor deployed his on board emergency parachute system, while flying his Cirrus Design SR22, on September 19th. He landed safely in a walnut orchard near Stockton, California. "We're delighted that someone who recognizes our advances in technology and invests in our company, experiences such positive results," said Robert L Nelson, BRS CEO. "We want to continue to do our part to make aviation safer for everyone who wants to fly." The Grahams were scheduled to fly from Redding, California to their home in San Diego when the 65 year old flight instructor and his wife successfully deployed a BRS parachute. William Graham, told authorities he and his wife Barbara were flying at approximately 16,000 feet when he made the decision to pull the chute. "My wife, Barbara always said she was comforted by knowing the BRS system was on board," stated Graham, "We had to deploy on September 19th, and the system worked perfectly -- BRS saved our lives!" Both Pilot and passenger were able to walk away from the incident without suffering any major injuries to themselves or their plane. "Improving aviation safety is the prime objective of BRS and saving lives is our most gratifying accomplishment," added Nelson. "Incredibly their landing was so soft, all cargo on board including several glass ornaments, remained intact." BRS (Ballistic Recovery Systems) is a South St. Paul, Minnesota based company that designs, manufactures and distributes whole aircraft emergency parachute systems for use on general aviation and recreational aircraft. Since the early 1980's, BRS has delivered over 19,000 parachute systems to aircraft owners around the world including over 1500 systems on the certified aircraft like the Cirrus Design aircraft manufactured in Duluth, Minnesota. Actual documented uses of these systems are credited with saving the lives of 171 people. Last July, the FAA certified BRS parachute system for installation on Cessna 182 models of aircraft. And, in September, BRS is recognized as one of the fastest growing technology companies in Minnesota. Robust revenue growth of 264 percent, since 1999 ranked BRS near the top of Deloitte's Technology Fast 50 companies. DATASOURCE: Ballistic Recovery Systems, Inc. CONTACT: Robb Leer, BRS Media Liaison, +1-612-701-0608, ; Robert Nelson, CEO, +1-651-457-7491, , John M Gilmore, +1-651-457-7491, or Fax +1-651-457-8651, , both of BRS Web Site: http://www.brsparachutes.com/

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