Re:The winds were NOT very high this morning.... (Score 1)

As a light aircraft homebuilder, I can tell you why some choose not to use a ballistic recovery system (parachute) - weight. They weight about 21 lbs for a chute that can save a 1500 lbs aircraft. This is also the most the light aircraft can weigh for this type of system. 21 lbs is a lot of baggage/human/fuel to have to give up. They cost about $4k. this could also be a factor, but not nearly as important as weight. Needeless to say, I'll have a BRS.