MickPatch 44 #1 Posted January 9, 2021 The little "ribbons" on the top skin of a canopy? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 558 #2 January 9, 2021 Those "ribbons" are packing tabs which come in handy when side-packing a ram-air canopy. You grab all the front packing tabs in one hand and all the rear packing tabs in the other hand, give the canopy a quick shake and lay it on its side. Then you stack line-groups, etc. These days fewer and fewer skydivers know how to side-pack because they only learned how to PRO-pack. There is nothing wrong with side-packing. The last time I worked as a tandem instructor, the DZO side-packed all the tandem rigs while young jumpers teased his antiquated packing methods. Since all the tandem openings were soft and consistent, I reminded young jumpers "Don't mess with success." 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MickPatch 44 #3 January 9, 2021 Thanks ever so much, Rob. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
