Customer Feedback - Thank You!
Chute Tamer™ is an Innovation (The Rocketry Forum 8/15/2007): "If you want to make dual deploy a no brainier you might want to try this brand new thing out called a Chute Tamer."
Chute Tamer™ is Easy to Use (The Rocketry Forum 8/15/2007): "No, I will not sit here and tell you that I am an expert with the thing, but I found it very easy to use just by reading the extensive user manual. I found it an easy way to convert a 2" rocket to dual deploy without building a small altimeter bay and using an altimeter with E-matches and black powder."
Chute Tamer™ is Safe (The Rocketry Forum 9/10/2007): "From what I have read in the online manual, there is no live charge, which makes the CT very safe to use. It looks like it can even be tested while still held in the hand, with little to no danger of even getting burned."
Chute Tamer™ is Great Conversation (Rocketry Planet 9/26/2007): "Thanks for taking time to share with us. Many manufacturers will submit a press release about new products or have their products reviewed, many will read the followup comments about them, but few actually participate in the followup exchange of dialog about the products, which I think is a mistake on the manufacturers part. Consumers enjoy the interaction with manufacturers, particularly in this hobby, and want to know their voice is heard. What you are doing is a good thing, and we thank you for it."
Chute Tamer™ is a Good Value (Rocketry Planet 9/27/2007): "I am relatively new to model rocketry, and am working my way up through mid-power. I do not already have any dual deploy rockets, electronics, e-matches, and etc… I do have quite a few single deploy rockets that will fly high enough on G and H motors to get into potential recovery issues, so I am quite excited about your product, and just received mine in the mail yesterday. Given the complete portability and zero rocket modification required, I look at it as equipping my entire fleet for the $200. In addition, I believe that this device will be great for hybrid rockets, where the additional length of dual deploy on top of that required for the motor can become problematic. I'm hoping to fly mine for the first time on Saturday, and will let you know how it goes." (Rocketry Planet 9/29/2007): "Flew the Chute Tamer in my Aerotech Initiator on a G71R today, and it worked perfectly."
Chute Tamer™ Works (The Rocketry Forum 10/22/2007): "I flew with a Chute Tamer for the first time this weekend and it works GREAT! I launched Pinky, my PML Callisto, four times this weekend with the Chute Tamer and it worked just as Warren said it would. The hardest part of using it is tying the @%#*#&$ monofilament (once my son got out to the launch and I had a "third hand" it was much easier)! LOL! The next tricky thing is calculating the timing on the timer, I used RockSim for my time calculations (I hate complex math problems) by setting the sims for no deployment. This seemed to work fairly well, the following is an outline of the flights and my observations …(see forum for flight details)… All in all this is a GREAT product and once I get the timing thing down it will work even better! Thanks Warren for the work that you put into this!"
Customer Feedback - Suggestions
Tying Knots (Rocketry Planet 10/4/2007): "I found the best knot to use when tying the parachute to the Chute Tamer body is a Surgeons knot followed buy a square knot. The surgeons knot (wikipedia lookup) will hold tight while you tie the square knot on top of it. If you do a search for a surgeons knot I'm sure you can find a much better description for one than I can give."
Tying Knots (Rocketry Planet 10/4/2007): "Last weekend I tied a bowline (wikipedia lookup) in one end of the monofilament before installing it, pulled the line back down tight over the parachute using the bowline's loop, and then tied a taut-line hitch (wikipedia lookup) with a bunch of extra wraps. This worked fine."
Power-On Reminder (NY Power Launch 2007): "I prefer to turn the Chute Tamer control on at the launch pad, but worry that I might forget to do so. As a visual reminder, I place a long piece of masking tape on the nose cone. The tape is a visual reminder to switch on the electronics and remove the tape before launch."
Simplify Parachute Binding (NY Power Launch 2007): "Keeping the parachute tightly folded while tying it to the Chute Tamer control is best done with more than two hands. Placing a rubber band on the folded parachute keeps it folded while I bind it to the Chute Tamer control, but if I forget the rubber band, then the parachute does not open when it is released. I have solved this problem by attaching a piece of streamer to the rubber band. The streamer reminds me to remove the rubber band before placing the CT and bound parachute into the rocket."
These comments and many more have been received in person, via email, and through the rocketry forums. I always appreciate informed and considered feedback, both positive and negative. Updates to this website are made regularly based on this valuable feedback. If you would like to read more comments from Chute Tamer™ control customers and others interested in this innovative device, please visit:
The Rockerty Forum, and Rockerty Planet Forums,and please return to this site often!