Make things survive in-atmosphere while moving

[mynameisdatruth]

So, I decided to make a dropship.

It works wonderfully, but I've encountered a bit of an issue. When I drop the Kerbals, if I fly more than 2.5 KM away, they despawn. Obviously, that kind of removes the purpose of a dropship. So, while they're parachuting down, is there any way to keep them alive besides just not going too far away?

[magnemoe]

Unless you use mods who increase the distance, no.

My advice is to go low and slow, as in below 100 meter and 50 m/s slower.

If the kerbals are decoupled and their parachutes deploys. they can be dropped from 20 meter attitude.

[JTpopcorn]

There are a several mods. Try finding the one that creates saves when you decouple stages so you can continue flying your craft and then later land the stages.

For stock, low and slow and circle until the Kerbals have landed. Also you can drop from higher up and if you chase them it should work.