[RealChute] How to get parachutes to fire on decoupling?

[peachoftree]

I currently have a spaceplane that does not quite have enough thrust to takeoff before the end of the runway, so I added some small SRBs to help. the problem is even though the parachutes are set to fire when the boosters decouple, they do not deploy unless I switch to the falling debris? is there a way around this other than switching to the debris?

Configuration:

Separation (notice lack of chutes):

[The_Rocketeer]

In the staging list, keep both on the same stage tab but move the chutes icon to below the decouplers icon. The list is resolved in order from bottom to top, but if the decoupler is first the chutes aren't connected to the control pod anymore, so they don't fire.

[Senormeens]

if your trying to recover the debris, theres a mod (I think called Stage Recovery if i remember correctly) that automatically recovers debris as long as they have enough parachutes, but I've run in to that debris that gets dropped at a low altitude doesn't recover, so in this case it may not help you.

[NathanKell]

Also make sure "arm rather than unstage" is set in the RealChute setting window in the SpaceCenter view. By default if you try to stage a chute and you can't, it will unstage rather than arming and waiting to deploy when it can.

[peachoftree]

I tried both suggestions, still did not work. When I fired the chutes before decoupling, the chutes cameout and then cut the moment I pressed the space bar. As to NathanKell, I turned on that option but it had no effect

[Foxster]

You are perhaps travelling too fast for the chutes not to fail. Max speed for that is about 200m/s.

[The_Rocketeer]

Yes I think Foxster might have it. Try swapping the chutes for drogues and/or reduce their fuel so they burn out at about 190m/s. See what happens.