The Global Reach of BRS Parachute System Raises Save Total and International Expectations of Aviation Safety
October 18 2004 - 6:00PM
PR Newswire (US)
The Global Reach of BRS Parachute System Raises Save Total and
International Expectations of Aviation Safety 3 European Chute
Deployments Make Headlines Recently in Germany & Morocco ST.
PAUL, Minn., Oct. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ballistic Recovery
Systems, Inc. (OTC:BRSI) (BULLETIN BOARD: BRSI) (
http://brsparachutes.com/ ) has now been credited for saving the
lives of 176 people from around the world. 3 pilots and 2
passengers, involved in 3 separate deployments recently in Europe
were today confirmed and announced by BRS. "The Global reach of our
product is flattering but the results are not surprising," said
Chairman of the Board Robert L. Nelson, adding that "we know our
system works, and saving lives continues to be our most gratifying
accomplishment." The recent International save incidents include: a
German student pilot and instructor flying a FK12 Comet on October,
9th. According to witnesses while maneuvering during training at
2000 feet, Pilot Heinz Soll was forced to pull the chute. Pilot and
passenger landed safely in central Germany. A week earlier, on
October 2nd, in rural, central Germany an improper propeller
installed after maintenance on an Avid Flyer contributed to a
problem shortly after take-off, prompting a Pilot's decision to
deploy his BRS parachute. Pilot and passenger landed safely less
than a half mile from the runway they departed. And in Morocco,
near the village of Beni Aissi, Pilot Bernard Bessieres, flying a
CTSW model of aircraft, encountered what he told authorities
appeared to be a wake of turbulence from a larger airplane. The
plane was slightly damaged by the encounter and during the
attempted off field landing he stalled trying to avoid a canyon and
deployed the parachute, safely landing in a rural field miles from
any nearby homes. The Pilot hiked for more than an hour to the
closest building to report the incident on August 25th. 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 176 people. Last July, the FAA certified BRS parachute system
for installation on Cessna 182 models of aircraft. And, in
September, BRS was recognized as one of the fastest growing
technology companies in Minnesota. DATASOURCE: Ballistic Recovery
Systems, Inc. CONTACT: Robb Leer, BRS Media Liaison,
+1-612-701-0608, +1-952-942-8133, or ; or John M Gilmore of BRS,
+1-651-457-7491, fax, +1-651-457-8651, or Web site:
http://www.brsparachutes.com/
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