I have looked in to renting a parachute but the rental costs are awful. I did not want to spend the money to have a parachute just for flight testing but I would always have it in the future in case I needed it again and then it would be just a matter of having it inspected and re-packed.
Like another pilot wrote, "if you're asking the question you already know the answer". Oh well Aircraft Spruce needs to stay in bussiness too. Thank you for the replies..
Do you need a parachute to flight test my aircraft when doing spins or is it just recomended?
Robin