Our Blog
Welcome to our blog! Here you'll get the latest news on what Fruity Chutes is currently up to with posts on drone parachute recovery, new products, design upgrades, software updates and more.
DJI Drone Parachute Products - New!
Nov 13, 2015 Gene Engelgau
We've added Skycat mounting hardware for the DJI F550, DJI S900, DJI S1000, and DJI Inspire Drones!
Aeromao in the News
Oct 30, 2015 Gene Engelgau
Aeromao has been an awesome Fruity Chutes customer for about three years now.
Introducing Skycat Carbon Fiber Universal Mount
Oct 29, 2015 Gene Engelgau
We just received a cool mounting bracket for the Skycat parachute launcher!
Automatic Parachute Deployment Test For Motor Failure
Oct 07, 2015 Gene Engelgau
The guys at Skycat tested parachute auto-deployment by simulating a motor failure.
TARC Parachutes Now Have Bridle Options
Sep 27, 2015 Gene Engelgau
Our TARC parachutes can now be ordered with a 600lb swivel pre-mounted and ready to go!
Our Original "About Us" Page
Jan 10, 2015 Gene Engelgau
All successful businesses grow and evolve over time. To preserve our history, I'm sharing our story from the original page here so we all remember our very humble beginning.
Parachute Stress Test
Dec 14, 2013 Gene Engelgau
A few weeks back a customer stress tested our IFC-144-S parachute for a load of 2000lb. It passed!
Parachutes Recovery Technology - NARCON 2013
Mar 01, 2013 Gene Engelgau
NARCON 2013 was February 2013. I gave a talk about Parachute Recovery Technology and some of the cool stuff I've learned over the years.