Julian_storey:
"A parachute will only really be of help in the event of a major structural failure"
Julian, while I agree with your view that training is the way ahead, I would comment that none of the Cirrus BRS deployments have been due to spontaneous airframe failure (there was one aileron that fell off but that was due to maintenance error). Most of the incidents seem to relate to pilot error - usually getting into turbulent or otherwise harsh IMC conditions (which could have been avoided). Other incidents occurred due to spin practice which is prohibited in the POH (
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