Should you put a parachute in your Sling TSi?

The Sling TSi can be equipped with a whole-airplane ballistic parachute system, kinda like a Cirrus. But unlike a Cirrus, it's an option. So, Sling builder's have a decision to make. This video explores the pros and cons of putting a chute in your Sling.

Links and resources:
Thanks to ‪@ExperimentalAircraftChannel‬ for allowing me to use a portion of their video:    • Stop Hurting my Pilot Friends! Aircra...  

‪@MikePatey‬ safety talk:    • I've Lost 4 Friends in 60 Days - Avia...  

Sling Aircraft: ‪@SlingAircraft‬

Magnum 901 chute: https://www.stratos07.cz/en/experimen...
US distributor for Magnum chutes: https://www.uflyit.com/Magnum%20Parac...

BRS: ‪@BRSAerospace‬

Sling Build assist by EMB Aviation: ‪@EvanBrunye‬https://embaviation.com/

Cirrus icing save article: https://www.aopa.org/training-and-saf...

University of Dayton drone strikes airplane wing test: https://udayton.edu/blogs/momentum/20...

Birdstrikes:
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   • Camera Captures the Moment a Bird Str...  
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Cirrus CAPS course: https://cirrusaircraft.com/approach/c...

AVweb parachute videos:
   • Real Aircraft Loses Wing, Lands Safel...  
   • Are Planes With Parachutes Really Safer?  


Many thanks to the following drone photographers for their footage. A donation was made via their Pexels account:
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00:00 Intro
00:47 Beginning
01:40 Engine failure
05:46 Energy
07:59 Success rate of deadstick landings
09:46 Success rate of chute touchdowns
11:11 Confident you can always deadstick it?
12:25 Loss of control inflight
13:50 Structural failure
15:13 Pilot incapacitation
17:02 Parachute Cons - Expense
17:41 Parachute Cons - Space
19:14 Parachute Cons - Weight & Balance
23:41 Why I put a chute in my TSi