Cessna to Offer BRS Chutes in Its Singles

FLYING Staff

Saturday, January 12, 2008 at 10:00 AM ET

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Cessna will offer BRS whole-airplane parachutes as an option on all its piston single aircraft, significantly expanding beyond the initial SkyCatcher light-sport aircraft offering.
The rollout for piston singles will begin with the 172 Skyhawk and 182 Skylane, followed by the 206 Stationair once development is complete.
Customers can order new aircraft with the parachute or have it installed at Cessna service centers, with current aftermarket installations for existing 172s and 182s costing between $21,000 and $22,000.

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In late July when Cessna announced at AirVenture that it would offer a BRS whole-airplane parachute for its emerging light-sport aircraft, the SkyCatcher, no one was very surprised. Chutes have become pretty standard fare in LSAs, so Cessna was just following suit.

But BRS, the company that makes the chute for the SkyCatcher, as well as for the Cirrus lineup of high-performance singles, recently announced that Cessna would offer chutes as options on all of its piston singles, starting with the 172 Skyhawk and 182 Skylane and progressing to the 206 Stationair, once a chute has been developed for it. The installations can also be done at Cessna service centers, a process that will begin soon.