3 European Chute Deployments Confirmed, Save Total Soars to 176

Ballistic Recovery Systems, Inc. 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 in Europe were confirmed Monday, 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 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. 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.

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