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A comment on Cirrus Vision Jet Pilot Pulls Chute in Florida. Parent comment

Re:Cirrus Vision Jet Pilot Pulls Chute in Florida by throwaway894345 on Sunday September 11, 2022 @02:20PM (#32801958)
What is BRS?
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Re:Cirrus Vision Jet Pilot Pulls Chute in Florida by krisoft on Sunday September 11, 2022 @02:38PM (#32802121)
Ballistic Recovery System. It is a parachute afixed to the airframe which can be deployed by the pilot. It is named that because the parachute is pulled out of its housing by a small solid-fueled rocket.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballistic_Recovery_Systems

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Re:Cirrus Vision Jet Pilot Pulls Chute in Florida by chinathrow on Sunday September 11, 2022 @02:43PM (#32802153)
The manufacturer of those rescue systems.

https://brsaerospace.com/

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