FlyingMonkey Posted November 1, 2012 Report Share Posted November 1, 2012 I have always wondered...what was FD thinking when they placed the BRS handle? The position seems the absolute worst for getting to and actually deploying the chute. You have to reach around behind you, and then pull at a very awkward and unnatural angle with sufficient force to trigger the system. :wacko: I understand it makes the cable run to the system short, but seriously, does that really compensate for the clear disadvantages? Has anybody (I guess you'd need an ELSA airworthiness cert) put this someplace better? Even just running it to roughly the same location in the rear, but coming down through the ceiling so that the pull is downward instead of outward, would be a great improvement, it seems to me. Just musing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandpiper Posted November 1, 2012 Report Share Posted November 1, 2012 I sure wouldn't like it in the ceiling. Too many people likely to use it as a handhold to get in or out or readjust their butts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingMonkey Posted November 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2012 I sure wouldn't like it in the ceiling. Too many people likely to use it as a handhold to get in or out or readjust their butts! That's a good point, it would have to be somewhere NOT convenient for those uses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT4ME Posted November 1, 2012 Report Share Posted November 1, 2012 I've experimented with extending the handle with 10-12" of thick nylon cord. Just making a loop that lays in the center console. It makes it much more accessible and provides a much better angle for pulling, but does introduce the small chance of getting caught on something, resulting in an accidental pull. Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC Bill Posted November 2, 2012 Report Share Posted November 2, 2012 That's a good point, it would have to be somewhere NOT convenient for those uses. FWIW centered in the ceiling is exactly where the "little RED handle" is located in the 4,000+ CIRRUS ( plural = CIRRI) flying today. Never heard of an accidental deployment. But there's always tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozairangel Posted November 3, 2012 Report Share Posted November 3, 2012 I can tell you all what is worse. Just finding out that there are no rear straps at all attached to the chute! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandpiper Posted November 3, 2012 Report Share Posted November 3, 2012 I can tell you all what is worse. Just finding out that there are no rear straps at all attached to the chute! So, can that be fixed? Are the straps in the airframe and not hooked up? Or are the straps missing altogether? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT4ME Posted November 3, 2012 Report Share Posted November 3, 2012 There was a service alert about it... some aircraft went out the door without some of the parachute straps properly connected to the airframe. http://flightdesign.com/files/Service%20Bulletin/PD25606001_01.pdf tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Lee Posted November 3, 2012 Report Share Posted November 3, 2012 FD will supply a strap if one was not installed. It is an easy install and only takes about 10-15 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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