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Packing directions
Main Preparations
The packing should be done mostly on a table. The minimum requirement is a clean
surface. The parachute has to be stretched on his overall length.
Afterwards one line will be pulled through the packing loops and fixed at the top of
the table (see picture 1). On the lower end of the table the raiser will be fixed and the
parachute tightened. The lines will be checked on straight and parallel course. Take
line one and the last of the lines and check there course U-Turn to the raiser. If there
are twisted lines remove them.
(Pic. 1) (Pic. 2)
Panel Adjustment
In this example we are assuming parachute type PROTECT 3 RIS XL which has 20
panels. The adjustment other parachutes differs only in the number of panels, but is
done always in the same way. Take panel 1 and count to the half of the panels (for
example PROTECT 3 RIS XL – count to 10) and put the divided lines to the left and
to the right (see picture 2). Now the panels 1-10 are on the right side and on the left
side you have panels 11-20. To lay out the panels start with number 10. This is
done with following procedure: Take panel 10 and pull the panels towards you.
Place panel by panel, beginning by 10 counting to 1 in that way that the lines are
be placed between your thumb and your forefinger of your right hand. Be sure that
lines 10-1, while retaking, are between your forefinger and middle finger of your
right hand. After that, panel 20-11 will be placed between thumb and forefinger.
(Pic. 3) (Pic. 4)
