@Iceman Ah yes, I forgot about that one Ice, I think he got caught out in turbulence off the mountain..... I don't recall pages of rhetoric though
My reasons for not opting for the BRS @Miscellaneous Misc.
1. Were that I reasoned that in a normal engine failure I would be better off being able to retain control and glide to a forced landing, so probably I would not use it. Yes over hostile terrain this may not be quite so straight foreword.
2. In a midair it would be very useful, if you were conscious and able to deploy it. But the most likely place for a midair would be in the circuit and therefore the height involved may not be enough for a successful deployment. (The Cirrus deployments seem to contradict this though)
3. It takes up some of the baggage space, as I like to tour with my aeroplane I didn't want to lose any space.
With all the above points carefully considered I decided against it.
Nick