Index
L
| Entry | Pages |
|---|---|
| Lead seals and seal thread | 6-8 |
| Lexan® | 3-20 |
| Line attachments | 7-6 |
| Line dump | 4-8 |
| Lines | 7-5 |
| Line separator (suspension line holder) | 6-7 |
| Line strip | 4-8 |
| Links | 7-5 |
| Locking pull-up cord | 6-5 |
| Lower leg strap shortening | 7-54 |
M
| Entry | Pages |
|---|---|
| Machine maintenance | 6-23 |
| Magnum® pilot chute | 2-17 |
| Main and reserve closing loop manufacture | 7-80 |
| Main container side flap replacement | 7-46 |
| Main deployment bag | 7-82 |
| Main deployment bag repair—closing flap grommet pullout | 7-72 |
| Main parachute canopy | 2-2 |
| Main pilot chute | 4-9 |
| Main riser 3-ring locking loop replacement | 7-62 |
| Main riser steering toggle Velcro® replacement | 7-64 |
| Major repair | 7-8 |
| Manufacturing | 7-80, 7-86 |
| Master Parachute Rigger | 1-2 |
| Material repair and grommet replacement | 7-43 |
| Materials | 2-6, 7-14 |
| Materials storage area | 6-28 |
| Miscellaneous | 3-26 |
| Modern design concepts | 2-8 |
| ↳ Hesitator loop configuration | 2-8 |
| ↳ Nonrestrictive corners | 2-8 |
| Molar strap | 6-5 |
N
| Entry | Pages |
|---|---|
| Navy end tab | 6-9 |
| Needle feed machine | 6-20 |
| Needle-nose pliers | 6-11 |
| Needles | 6-20 |
| Nomenclature | 2-5 |
| Non-continuous line method | 7-34 |
| Note pad | 6-8 |
| Nylon | 3-2 |
O
| Entry | Pages |
|---|---|
| Office area | 6-27 |
| Operation | 2-19, 6-21 |
| Operational theory | 2-6 |
P
| Entry | Pages |
|---|---|
| Packing | 5-19 |
| Packing data card | 6-8 |
| Packing fid | 6-5 |
| Packing paddle | 6-5 |
| Parachute loft | 6-24 |
| ↳ Cutting table | 6-27 |
| ↳ Harness table and machines | 6-27 |
| ↳ Metal working area | 6-27 |
| ↳ Packing and inspection area | 6-25 |
| ↳ Work area including layout tables and sewing machines | 6-26 |
| Parachute rigger | 1-1 |
| Parachute Rigger Certificates | 1-2 |
| Parachute service life | 1-9 |
| Performance standards | 1-5 |
| Pilot chute and bridle | 5-8 |
| Pilot chute and free bag/bridle | 5-13 |
| Pilot chute attachment | 7-6 |
| Pilot chute locking rod | 6-6 |
| Pilot chutes | 2-17 |
| ↳ Hand deploy design | 2-17 |
| ↳ Spring-loaded design | 2-17 |
| Pilot chute threading tool | 6-6 |
| Pilot versus parachute size | 1-9 |
| Plastics and synthetics | 3-20 |
| Pony clamps | 6-10 |
| Proper ram-air orientation (PRO) packing | 4-2 |
| Pull-up cords | 6-5 |
R
| Entry | Pages |
|---|---|
| Ram-air reserve canopy | 5-13 |
| Ram-air reserve into a sport piggyback system | 5-28 |
| Ram-air reserve into a two-pin piggyback | 5-38 |
| Ram-air reserves and sport piggyback systems | 5-13 |
| Rawhide mallet | 6-13 |
| Record keeping | 1-7 |
| Removal of bloodstains | 7-10 |
| Removal of fresh water | 7-10 |
| Removal of mildew | 7-10 |
| Removal of perspiration | 7-10 |
| Removal of petroleum products | 7-10 |
| Removal of soil | 7-10 |
| Repair techniques | 7-12 |
| Reserve bag extraction force | 4-14 |
| Reserve canopy | 5-9 |
| Reserve container | 2-8 |
| Reserve parachute canopy | 2-2 |
| Reserve pilot chute repair—mesh, tackings, and bad grommet | 7-65 |
| Reserve static line (RSL) systems | 2-21 |
| Responsibilities of a Certificated Parachute Rigger | 1-5 |
| Rigger’s logbook | 6-8 |
| Rigging and repairs | 5-19 |
| Rigging ethics | 1-9 |
| Ring release housing replacement | 7-49 |
| Ripcord | 5-12, 5-18 |
| Ripcord pocket Velcro® replacement | 7-55 |
| Ripcord pull force | 5-27 |
| Ripcords, cables, and swages | 3-24 |
| ↳ Intermediate pin | 3-25 |
| ↳ Terminal pin | 3-25 |
| Ripstop roller | 6-11 |
| Round and square canopy—basic patch repair | 7-17 |
| Round canopies and pilot emergency systems | 5-7 |
| Round canopy into a pilot emergency parachute system | 5-20 |
| ↳ Accordion folding the canopy | 5-25 |
| ↳ Closing the container | 5-25 |
| ↳ Closing the diaper and stowing the lines | 5-23 |
| ↳ Fold the skirt | 5-22 |
| ↳ Layout | 5-20 |
| ↳ Pleating the canopy | 5-21 |
| ↳ Skirt or diaper placement | 5-24 |
| Round canopy—non-continuous line replacement | 7-30 |
| Round canopy—panel replacement | 7-21 |
| RSL designs | 2-21 |
| ↳ Dual side RSL | 2-21 |
| ↳ Joint Efficiency | 2-24 |
| ↳ Fabric | 2-24 |
| ↳ Reinforcing | 2-25 |
| ↳ Stitches per inch | 2-25 |
| ↳ Stitch type | 2-25 |
| ↳ Thread tension | 2-25 |
| ↳ Thread type | 2-25 |
| ↳ LOR system | 2-21 |
| ↳ Main riser attachment | 2-22 |
| ↳ Ripcord cable routing | 2-23 |
| ↳ RSL lanyard and container mount | 2-23 |
| ↳ Single-side RSL | 2-21 |
| ↳ The collins lanyard/Skyhook™ system | 2-22 |
| Rubber bands | 4-10, 6-8 |
S
| Entry | Pages |
|---|---|
| Safety Stow® | 2-14 |
| Salt water contamination | 7-10 |
| ↳ Action | 7-10 |
| Scalpel or Exacto® knife | 6-2 |
| Scissors | 6-4 |
| Screwdriver–multi-tip | 6-11 |
| Sealing the parachute | 1-8, 5-27 |
| Seal press | 6-7 |
| Seam restitching | 7-15 |
| Seam ripper | 6-2 |
| Seam starts | 7-6 |
| Seam work | 7-6 |
| Securing the deployment device | 2-14 |
| Senior Parachute Rigger | 1-2 |
| Sewing machine attachments | 6-24 |
| Sewing machines | 6-14 |
| Sewing theory | 6-18 |
| ↳ Oscillating hook | 6-18 |
| ↳ Rotary hook | 6-18 |
| Shot bags | 6-7 |
| Shoulder strap hook | 6-10 |
| Size “O” rolled rim spur grommet handset | 6-12 |
| Slider | 7-5 |
| Specifications | 3-2 |
| Sport parachute main packing techniques | 4-2 |
| Spring-loaded pilot chutes | 2-17 |
| Spring scale and fabric testing clamps | 6-12 |
| Square canopy | |
| ↳ Control line replacement | 7-33 |
| ↳ Crossport repair | 7-36 |
| ↳ Main line replacement | 7-31 |
| ↳ Partial panel replacement | 7-22 |
| ↳ Pilot chute attachment point repair | 7-28 |
| ↳ Rib repair | 7-25 |
| ↳ Trim check and re-trim | 7-37 |
| Stabilizers | 7-5 |
| Standard harness main lift web replacement | 7-57 |
| ↳ Background | 7-58 |
| ↳ Inspection | 7-62 |
| ↳ Procedure | 7-59 |
| Stealth pilot chute | 2-17 |
| Stimpson Co., Inc | 6-13 |
| Straightening the canopy | 5-7 |
| Suspension lines and connector links | 5-10 |
T
| Entry | Pages |
|---|---|
| Tape measure | 6-10 |
| T-bar positive leverage device | 6-6 |
| Technical Standard Order (TSO) | 1-8 |
| Temporary locking pins (temp pins) | 6-6 |
| Tension board assembly with apex tiedown | 6-12 |
| T-handle bodkin | 6-6 |
| The parachute loft | 6-24 |
| The Safety Stow® | 2-14 |
| The stealth pilot chute | 2-17 |
| Thread snips | 6-3 |
| TSO certification and placard limitations | 4-14 |
| TSO standards | 2-4 |
| Types of approved data | 7-12 |
V
| Entry | Pages |
|---|---|
| Velcro® | 3-22 |
| Velcro® line protectors | 6-6 |
| Volume | 4-16 |
W
| Entry | Pages |
|---|---|
| Waxed nylon “supertack” | 6-9 |
| Webbing and tapes | 3-3 |
| Webbing selection | 3-4 |
| ↳ Needle weave | 3-4 |
| ↳ Shuttle weave | 3-4 |