[Haul mk16 parachute into flight above kerbin]

I did that initially, at one point all the requirements were ticked and then as soon as i dropped below the min height the tick disappeared and i couldn't complete the contract.

[I dont know how fast my craft is travelling]

So im just starting out and again this info isnt served up in a way thats obvious to me.

How can i monitor the speed of my craft?

 

thanks

[Haul mk16 parachute into flight above kerbin]

OK so i may have just figured this out, when it gives an alt target (in this case 1000-6000m, thats not the height that the chute should be deployed at but the height that the craft itself should not exceed.

Not very well explained in the game ui

unless of course im wrong but this just finally made the contract completable, turning the fuel down by about 1/3 

[Haul mk16 parachute into flight above kerbin]

I have searched about this and cant seem to find what im doing wrong.

 

I laubch with said parachute, have the contracts open during flight waiting for all the green ticks to appear on the way down, deploy chute in the correct alt range (1000-6000m) but once i go under the 1000m range i lose the corresponding tick, and then as soon as i land i lose the "flying" tick.

I just dont know what im doing wrong