BRSI Ballistic Recovery Systems Inc (CE)

CUSIP No. 058659 10 3

1.

Names of Reporting Persons
DARREL DEAN BRANDT

2.

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

(a)

o

(b)

o

3.

SEC Use Only

4.

Citizenship or Place of Organization
USA

Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With

5.

Sole Voting Power
1,669,077

6.

Shared Voting Power
0

7.

Sole Dispositive Power
1,669,077

8.

Shared Dispositive Power
0

9.

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
1,669,077 shares

10.

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)  o

11.

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
15.0%

12.

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IN

Item 1.

(a)

Name of Issuer
Ballistic Recovery Systems, Inc.

(b)

Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices
300 Airport Road, South St. Paul, MN  55075

Item 2.

(a)

Name of Person Filing
Darrel Dean Brandt

(b)

Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence
8603 West First Street, Cedar Falls, IA   56013

(c)

Citizenship
USA

(d)

Title of Class of Securities
Common Stock, $0.01 par value

(e)

CUSIP Number
058659 10 3

Item 3.

If this statement is filed pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

(a)

o

Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o).

(b)

o

Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).

(c)

o

Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).

(d)

o

Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8).

(e)

o

An investment adviser in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);

(f)

o

An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);

(g)

o

A parent holding company or control person in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);

(h)

o

A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);

(i)

o

A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);

(j)

o

Group, in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).

Item 4.

Ownership

Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1.

(a)

Amount beneficially owned:   

1,669,077 shares (includes 15,000 shares issuable upon exercise of currently exercisable options)

(b)

Percent of class:   

15.0% (based on 11,304,767 shares outstanding as of August 10, 2007, as reported by the Issuer in its
Form 10-QSB filed on that date)

(c)

Number of shares as to which the person has:

(i)

Sole power to vote or to direct the vote   

1,699,077

(ii)

Shared power to vote or to direct the vote    

0

(iii)

Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of   

1,699,077

(iv)

Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of   

0

Item 5.

Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class

If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following   o .

Item 6.

Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person

Not applicable.

Item 7.

Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company or Control Person

Not applicable.

Item 8.

Identification and Classification of Members of the Group

Not applicable.

Item 9.

Notice of Dissolution of Group

Not applicable.

Item 10.

Certification

 (a)

Not applicable.

 (b)

Not applicable.

February 11, 2008

Date

/s/           Darrel D. Brandt

Signature

Darrel D. Brandt

Name/Title