Ballistic recovery systems usually require a minimum altitude of around 1000 feet, so they are not really an option for urban settings. CAPS [0] for example nee

Ballistic recovery systems usually require a minimum altitude of around 1000 feet, so they are not really an option for urban settings. CAPS [0] for example needs 920 feet. As of August 2016, it was activated 83 times, of which only 69 were successful and there was 1 fatality [1]. [0] https://cirrusaircraft.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/CAPS_Guide.pdf https://cirrusaircraft.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/CAPS_G... [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballistic_Recovery_Systems#Deployments https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballistic_Recovery_Systems#Dep...