PARACHUTE RIGGER HANDBOOK
 

Chapter 5 — Inspection and Packing

Identification    5-1
Inspection    5-1
Component Compatibility    5-3
Round Canopies and Pilot Emergency Systems    5-5
Straightening the Canopy    5-6
Damage Identification    5-7
Pilot Chute and Bridle    5-7
Reserve Canopy    5-7
Suspension Lines and Connector Links    5-8
Harness    5-9
Container    5-10
Ripcord    5-10
Airing and Drying    5-11
Ram-Air Reserves and Sport Piggyback Systems    5-11
Pilot Chute and Free Bag/Bridle    5-11
Ram-Air Reserve Canopy    5-11
Canopy Assembly and Line Continuity    5-12
Inspection    5-14
Harness   5-14
Container    5-15
Ripcord    5-16
Rigging and Repairs    5-16
Packing    5-17
Round Canopy into a Pilot Emergency Parachute System    5-17
Layout    5-18
Pleating the Canopy    5-19
Fold the Skirt    5-22
Closing the Diaper and Stowing the Lines    5-22
Skirt or Diaper Placement    5-24
Accordion Folding the Canopy    5-24
Closing the Container    5-27
Ripcord Pull Force    5-28
Sealing the Parachute    5-30
Ram-Air Reserve into a Sport Piggyback System    5-32
Assembling the Reserve System    5-32
Step 1. Layout, and Setting Up Packing Clamps    5-33
Step 2. Stacking and Pleating the Reserve Canopy    5-34
Step 3. Setting the Brakes    5-36
Step 4. Folding the Canopy    5-36
Step 5. Placing the Canopy into the Deployment Bag and Stowing the Lines    5-38
Step 6. Placing the Bag into the Container and Closing the Container    5-40
Documentation    5-43

 
 
 
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