Partial inversion

Definition

• A type of deployment malfunction that occurs when one or more gore sections near the skirt become inverted during deployment and form a small pocket which inflates, causing a partial inversion of the canopy. The condition may or may not work out or may become a complete inversion (i.e., the canopy turns completely inside-out). It is the skirt, not the line, which is “over;” not to be confused with a “line-over.” Also known as a “Mae West.”

References

• Parachute Rigger Handbook, Federal Aviation Administration, 2015