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Yes to both, with the assumption a unpowered landing is not a better option. The straps are part of the air frame - so the parachute more or less turns this into something disposable. Spin recovery is tricky enough I don't believe they have a procedure that does not involve the shoot.

A photo from the prop version, post deployment. You can see how the straps are embedded in. Neat system.

https://i.imgur.com/L54qyE7.jpg




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