I have a question here, from a very green PPL.
We're all aware of the 'land clear' rule so we stay at an appropriate height above built up areas in order to allow a glide to a clear space if the donkey quits.
So if the worst happens and the pilot pops the chute, the plane descends in to a built up area and whilst those onboard are ok, someone on the ground dies. Who's responsible?
Has the pilot breached the 'land clear' rule by not allowing adequate air to glide clear under control of the BRS? Should the pilot have sacrificed the BRS option and attempted a forced landing or was he right to pull the chute regardless of the consequences?
The morally correct answer and legally correct one here may not be the same?