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Parachute Rigger Handbook

FAA-H-8083-17A Version 2015 (Change 1)
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Chapter 5

Inspection and Packing

  1. Fold the canopy lengthwise in thirds, and then fold once more to the center in what is commonly called fifths. [Figures 5-46 through 5-48] Place packing weights on the canopy to hold it in place.
Figure 5-46. Fifths 1.
Figure 5-46. Fifths 1.
Figure 5-47. Fifths 2.
Figure 5-47. Fifths 2.

Closing the Diaper and Stowing the Lines

  1. Pull the container towards the canopy and form a loop of suspension lines above the top of the diaper. [Figure 5-49] Be sure to leave enough room to close the diaper.
  2. Close the diaper starting with the top grommet. Lock the grommet with a bight of line no more that 1.5 inches long. [Figure 5-50] Close the middle grommet in the same manner. [Figure 5-51]
Figure 5-48. Fifths 3.
Figure 5-48. Fifths 3.
  1. Close the bottom grommet over the bottom rubber band and then the end flap grommet over the side grommet. [Figure 5-52] Close with a bight of line no longer than 1.5 inches long.
Figure 5-49. Locking stow 1.
Figure 5-49. Locking stow 1.
Figure 5-52. Locking stow 4.
Figure 5-52. Locking stow 4.
Figure 5-53. Line stows.
Figure 5-53. Line stows.
Figure 5-50. Locking stow 2.
Figure 5-50. Locking stow 2.
Figure 5-51. Locking stow 3.
Figure 5-51. Locking stow 3.
Figure 5-54. Diaper stow.
Figure 5-54. Diaper stow.
  1. Finish stowing the remainder of the suspension lines using bights no more than 1.5 inches long. [Figure 5-53]

Skirt or Diaper Placement

  1. Lay the risers in the container and close the riser covers. Insert pull-up cords into both ends of the closing loop.
  2. Turn the skirt of the canopy 90 degrees and lay one edge of the diaper even with the top edge and inside the pack tray. [Figure 5-54]

Accordion Folding the Canopy

  1. Fold the canopy toward the bottom of the container leaving enough to fill the upper corner of the container.
  2. Fold the canopy toward the bottom of the container and leave approximately 4 inches of canopy past the bottom. [Figure 5-55]
Figure 5-55. S fold 1.
Figure 5-55. S fold 1.
  1. Fold the canopy back towards the top of the container and spread the canopy sideways to fill out the width of the container. [Figure 5-56] Make two folds between the lower edge of the diaper and the lower end of the closing loop. [Figure 5-57]