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That's a great idea! I never thought of that, thanks! Now, to deploy it, should I put it inside the balloon coiled up? When the balloon pops it would deploy.

That sounds cool, although it seems a little hard to set. What about making a parachute deploy about 500ft up? Would that be enough time to slow it down?

Right, which is why I think a parachute would be needed. I plan on putting it inside a Styrofoam container with a cut out for the lens of the gopro. I also want to include the GPS system which it seems like a phone would do. And a battery pack to power it all to make sure it lasts. Out of the...

Thanks, also. Can anyone help me out with a tracking device? What is a good way to be able to locate it after it lands?

@A.T. That's also a good point. What's the farthest distance it could travel?

Thanks to all who commented. I do know I will need to contact the FAA for this. But also, where I live there are roads and woods. I like what @berkeman said about being able to control the parachute. This would be very very useful. I'm not quite sure how to go about doing this though. If you...

Hello, not sure if this is the correct forum to post this under, but anyway. I am planning on sending a gopro around 100,000 feet up. When the balloon pops, I want it to eventually open a parachute and fall down to the ground safely. Although if the parachute opens right away, it could drift...