Hi everyone,

Welcome to the channel - in this video, we take a look at whether adding a parachute to your drone actually makes it safer...

More manufacturers are starting to make small and (relatively affordable) parachutes for drones like the DJI Mavic 2 Pro, Phantom 4 series and the DJI Inspire 2 - but, does adding a parachute to your aircraft make it safer, or does it actually increase the chances of something going wrong with it - which may lead to needing to use the parachute in the first place?!

Many of the drones we see now, have the manufacturer recommended maximum take-off mass, set to the actual weight of the aircraft, so surely; putting a parachute system onto these platforms makes the SUAS operate at a weight above the maximum recommended by the designer...

Lots of people see or think that adding a parachute to your drone will also allow you to get the much-coveted 'operating safety case' (OSC) from the CAA (Civil Aviation Authority) but... This isn't necessarily the case - in our extensive experience, the CAA don't look at the fact that a parachute has been added to a drone and give an immediate 'YES, you're good to go on an OSC'... They'll weigh up the entire Safety Management System (SMS), of which the parachute forms a (admittedly significant) part; but it's not the magic bullet that some people seem to think.

What do you think? Does adding a parachute and operating above the manufacturers recommended weight limits justify the risk? Please feel free to rate the video and leave any comments or questions below...

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Blue skies,

Matt