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What has always worked for me when people ask for a quicker opening is to pull the slider in front of the tail. I don't quarter it, but rather just grab it from underneath (in the centre) and pull it toward the tail of the parachute before I pull up the tail seam to wrap it.
QuoteI do tuck the steering lines in between the B's and C's
WHY?
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QuoteQuoteI do tuck the steering lines in between the B's and C's
WHY?
it is the way I was taught to pack
he said it provides a gentle opening
QuoteExplain what you mean by tucking the steering lines between the B and C lines. I would like to know how you do this. It might be something I am interested in doing. Thanks.
bear with me on this Im not good at explaining things in text form...
once you have flaked all of your line groups and have flaked the tail,
you carefully take the steering line groups and place them in between the c&b groups by wraping the steering line material of the tail around the c&d groups
while making sure to keep everything straight (its not difficult in any way)
follow the steps for each side
quarter the slider, then I mate up my slider stows
then pull the center of the tail up to the lines and gently push the nose into the center.
roll the tail several times and cocoon like normal
sagan 0
Sped up my Katana and Safire by simply not shoving the nose so far into the middle of the canopy and not "rolling" the tail aggressively, i.e. 2-3 turns.
To slow down, roll more aggressively.
To slow down, roll more aggressively.
-Patrick
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