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Originally posted by swa911
I'm just giving Ed a hard time. I'm sure he built a fine airplane. My Dad just always told me that Ultra-Lights were death machines so I can't help but think that every time I see one.
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I saw your comment about the baseball player thing, and the chute wouldn't have saved him there, but look at the white box on top of my wing, that's a Ballistic Recovery System (BRS). It sure offered comfort knowing that was up there just in case. The first course of any emergency is to fly the plane, the chute is there as an absolutely last measure.
I likened this to motorcycles, and felt my odds of survival were better in the air than on DFW roads...If you treat boats, bikes, cars or planes like toys, you can die in any of them. Treat them with respect, proper maintenance, common sense, and applicable training, and all can be fun.