Notice d'utilisation parachute
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Packing tandem reserve
Tip: take advantage of having to repack your parachute, to deploy it on the ground and vent it for a while, prior proceeding to folding it again.
Before each repacking procedure, the following sequence must be observed:
- Carefully check each line from the canopy to the riser for any possible damage.
- Aerate the parachute for at least twelve ( 12 ) hours. Not in direct sunlight nor in a room filled with polluting chemical agents ( sprays ).
- Check the fabric for damage or soiling of any kind.
- Inspect the pod and parachute pocket for wear and tear to ensure a clean extraction using a properly fastened reserve parachute handle to the pod.
- Inspect the elasticated loop keeping the pod flaps securely closed.
- If you notice something unusual, send your parachute to be inspected by a professional specialized certified outfit.
Packing a reserve parachute is not very difficult but requires a methodical and precise folding procedure. If
you feel uneasy about repacking the reserve parachute yourself, it will be advisable for you to seek profes-
sional assistance to do the job correctly.
1. Folding preparation
a.
Make a selective list of the following items needed to complete the
repacking procedure:
• The unfolded parachute
• The small thin piece of line stored in the pod’s pocket
• A fixed point and the necessary means to coonect the single reserve parachute riser.
• Sand ballast, weights or books.
• Elastics to keep the lines in place.
• A pen.
• the POD.
b. Attach the parachute on a fixed point to keep it stretched and under tention.
