Smart VentTM is our trusty parachute that turns into a lighting-fast deflation system when you need it. What’s more, it’s reversible too! Pull one line and the top gathers into a fabric streamer below the crown ring, leaving an enormous hole that ensures an almost immediate deflation. Pull the opposing line and the Smart Vent closes again, so you can test it before you fly. And best of all -- for high wind landings -- once you pull the deflation line, it stays pulled. So you can hold on to the basket handles instead of pulling hard on the deflation line.
The Smart VentTM is not just for fast landings. Pilots flying in areas with tight landing spaces use the Smart VentTM too. It eliminates the balloon bouncing along the ground. And it's proving ideal for pilots who need to land and change over passengers half-way through a flight.
The Smart VentTM is VERY user-friendly. It rigs like a standard velcro tab parachute. There are no pins to install, or clips to tangle. An added bonus, the Smart VentTM won’t go out of adjustment with age. And perhaps the smartest idea yet - there’s no need for super-human strength to open it.
The Smart VentTM is available now on several A, O, and N series envelopes. We recommend to anyone contemplating the purchase of a large passenger balloon (105,000 cubic feet and higher) that they seriously consider the Smart VentTM in their next system. The Smart VentTM has to be the greatest advancement in balloon technology since the introduction of the PressureScoopTM and partitioned baskets.
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