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Hesitator loop

One of a series of webbing loops that hold the suspension lines in an orderly position in the container when the parachute is packed and which pay the lines out in sequence (hesitate) for orderly deployment.

Dictionary Term

Hesitator loop

Definition

  • One of a series of webbing loops that hold the suspension lines in an orderly position in the container when the parachute is packed and which pay the lines out in sequence (hesitate) for orderly deployment.

References

  • Parachute Rigger Handbook, Federal Aviation Administration, 2015