I had the BVM chute tube setup in my first F-4 it worked OK but Redman's design in my current airplane is flawless. The attachment point for the chute is right on the chute tube and the chute tube is tied into the rear stab crutch very strong and as a bonus the way I setup the chute mechanism I can pickle the chute on taxi back to the pits. I have only had it fail to deploy a couple of times mostly due to my chute packing. A little baby powder helps and gives you the extra little "poof" for dramatic effect. Like Phil mentioned I slow mine down on the downwind and through the turn on base and final. By final approach I am at my landing speed with the nose up and pwer it to the runway.


DR