A lot of the route cause for these disagreements must lie with the lack of direction by the manufacturer.
The POH is the bible for operations but the manufacturer have been reluctant to give guidance on a piece of equipment which is standard fit.
Ok if the BRS was an addon or a not officially approved mod then I could understand their stance but this is an integral part of the aircraft.
All that is mentioned in the POH is engine failure. Fly a conventional forced landing to a suitable site and only if a suitable site does not exist CONSIDER the use of the chute.
Detailed opinion on its use appears to come from outside bodies which is not acceptable. The POH is the Bible.
In the early days when little operational data was available I could understand the manufacturer being nervous but now operational data is available its about time the manufacturers guidance on the chutes use is put in the POH
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