I think that Cows getting Bigger may havehit the nail on the head here:
"All this talk of parachutes. I wonder whether the BOI even considered a BRS type retrofit? At very least, maybe the RAF want to consider such equipment for their next AEF/UAS aircraft".
I also agree with Wholigans view that an outlanding would be safer than emergency egress in virtually all cases; so with that in mind, surely a last chance BRS system is more appropriate than parachutes for the statistically low mid-air collision scenario?
There are no guarantees in life but there is at least a fair chance these 4 people would have lived to tell the tale had BRS been fitted. Someone else can analyse the stats, but it is indisputable that there have been over 200 lives saved in Cirrus aircraft alone by BRS deployment.
microlightgary - serving RAF engineer/enthusiastic microlight/GA pilot and very grateful 'blagger' of AEF rides on more than one occasion...