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Line-over

A type of deployment malfunction that occurs when one or more suspension lines pass over the top of the canopy during deployment preventing complete, normal inflation. Not to be confused with “partial inversions.”

Dictionary Term

Line-over

Definition

  • A type of deployment malfunction that occurs when one or more suspension lines pass over the top of the canopy during deployment preventing complete, normal inflation. Not to be confused with “partial inversions.”

References

  • Parachute Rigger Handbook, Federal Aviation Administration, 2015