[MrForbes]

We haven't finished yet figuring out how much distance we can get, but it's looking like about 25 feet. The pneumatic cylinder has been able to release it ok so far. There's significant leverage on the release arm. We knew that could be an issue, so we worked to make the design with low friction, and plenty of release force.

The CIM gets a bit warm holding the winch in the full distance firing position, but it's nowhere near smoking.