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Chute Release 5X
$139.95
Chute Release lets you control the altitude your parachute opens.
This 5X version is identical to standard Chute Release, except all release altitudes are five times higher (up to 5,000 feet / 1524 meters release altitude).
For use when flights may drift over hills, and thus require a higher release altitude to clear terrain.
This version of Chute Release is designed for high altitude ballooning and very high rocket flights that may drift over nearby hills and thus may require higher release altitudes to ensure terrain clearance.
This version is NOT for normal rocket flights with no risk of drifting over nearby hills.
Specifications
Size
54 x 31 x 11.5 mm (2.1 x 1.2 x 0.45 in)
Weight
17.5 g (0.6 oz)
Minimum Altitude
For flights higher than 200 feet (60m) above ground level
Works regardless of flight altitude, but does require a modest amount of thermal protection for sustained low temperature flights above the troposphere.
Battery
Built-in rechargeable battery and USB charging cord included.
Note: Versions that start with 1.X are standard Chute Release.
As Packaged
Weight
5.6 oz
Dimensions
6 × 6 × 1 in
Les Lightstone
Great video flight, with main deployment at 400 feet.
Matt Bukin
L2 Certification flight on J270W motor at Houston Tripoli Launch November 10, 2018
Ryan Noffsinger Videos
L1 Certification Flight. Madcow 4″ diameter Super Batray. Motor was an AeroTech H178 Dark Matter. Jolly Logic Chute Release and Altimeter Three to record data. Flight reached 1302′. Onboard video is from a Mobius Mini.
LOC Expeditor launched on a 54mm CTI I150 Blue Streak at Midwest Blast 2, April 23 2017. Great video with Chute Release being filmed during release.
Dan Fritsch Videos
10″ diameter rocket on K Motor set to release when rocket descended to 700 feet:
HyperLOC 300 on H168R motor:
LOC Graduator on AeroTech G64-7W set to 400 ft:
LOC Graduator on G75 set to 400 feet:
Roger Smith Videos
Dramatic drone-recorded flight of Steve Moon’s Madcow Mini Patriot.
Tim Van Milligan Videos
Big Orange spinning Egglofter by Tim Van Milligan:
Courtesy Apogee Rockets (www.apogeerockets.com).
Kevin Thomson Videos
On board video of a Madcow AGM-33 Pike (4″ version) flying to 1,764′ on an Aerotech I366 Redline motor. Beautiful flight despite some 15mph winds.
