Customer Reviews

Glow Parachute Toy (Color will vary)

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This parachute toy is a lot of fun, but it is not suitable for young children. They simply do not have the arm strength to throw the toy high enough to allow sufficient time and height for the parachute to open and float back down. When used by somebody with a strong throwing arm, the toy is great! Unlike other toy parachutes, the design of this one makes tangling of parachute lines impossible. Although the parachute is supposed to glow, we were unable to detect any glowing.

I like the rip stop material that is used for the parachute. The netting in place of traditional strings allows for a fuss free pack and guaranteed successful opening when launched. I am using the Aeromax 2000 attached to one of my RC Airplanes and when at high altitude I can remotely drop the Aeromax 2000. We had around 10 awesome RC drops and the high visibility color worked great. At well over 500 ft we are able to track it's movements and follow it's path directly to the ground. What a lot of fun and we haven't even shown the kids yet. Seems durable and with proper care should last awhile if I don't lose it during a higher altitude drop.
So far it's great and was worth a little more investment than the other parachutes. I can't see how a child would be entertained with this by hand launching. It does not gain much altitude by a just hand throw. I also have a Hyper Dog Ball Launcher that will probably be a good idea when I am not using my RC Airplanes and might be useful to those parents who are purchasing these for the kids. Otherwise expect to throw your arm out appeasing the many requests from the younger ones to throw it as high as you can.

Some possible launching ideas
Hyper Products 0001 4-Ball Hyper Dog Ball Launcher
Original SlingKing Water Balloon Launcher

Beginner RC Airplane - using additional drop module
Super Cub LP RTF

My son received this as a birthday present and loves it! Its true that it doesn't tangle and glows in the dark. The parachute is big and get some air-flying time and fits neatly inside a tube that it comes with.

I want to buy more of these for every kid I know. It's very durable and DOES NOT TANGLE. Fool-proof fun. Floats down beautifully. I can't comment on the glow factor - haven't used them in the dark. But overall I would absolutely recommend this toy!

My boys spent all of Christmas day playing with these. They would hold it by the parachute and spin them then let go and they would fly and fall. No strong arm needed. They spent about an hour dropping them from the top of the stairs. I love that the parachute does not tangle as they did when I was a child. Fantastic toy!