pilot chute folding for IAD jump

[iranianjumper 2]

Any IAD instructors can help me by providing and sending a video about how to fold pilot chute in IAD jump ?

[riggerrob 452]

Fold an IAD pilot-chute pretty much the same way as you would for freefall, just leave the bridle outside of the fabric.

In other news, I always wrap two or three fingers around the pilot-chute adn the rest of my fingers around the lower lateral strap on the student's harness. This allows me to sense and control them while I am checking the spot, etc.

The other major point - of IAD - is always releasing the pilot-chute well below the horizontal tail of your airplane. With Cessnas, the simplest way to develop the habit of tossing the pilot-chute below the door sill ... every time.

[weldingninja41 11]

On 1/10/2021 at 12:58 PM, iranianjumper said:

Any IAD instructors can help me by providing and sending a video about how to fold pilot chute in IAD jump ?

send me an email address and I will shoot a video for you. I used to do it one way that Jay Stokes Taught me, after doing evals with Mike Wadkins he taught us a different and in my opinion better and safer way. you can email me at [email protected] juat a note to say hello and thay will giive me your address to send the video.

Blue Skies my friend

Edited March 4, 2021 by weldingninja41
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[Binary93 64]

6 hours ago, weldingninja41 said:

send me an email address and I will shoot a video for you. I used to do it one way that Jay Stokes Taught me, after doing evals with Mike Wadkins he taught us a different and in my opinion better and safer way. you can email me at [email protected] juat a note to say hello and thay will giive me your address to send the video.

Any chance you could post the video here so the rest of us could see it as well?

Thanks!

[weldingninja41 11]

2 hours ago, Binary93 said:

Any chance you could post the video here so the rest of us could see it as well?

Thanks!

i can make the video and ill post it on YouTube 3 and send the link. That way it'll be searchable for others also. ill get it done this weekend

 

[Binary93 64]

On 3/4/2021 at 11:34 AM, weldingninja41 said:

i can make the video and ill post it on YouTube 3 and send the link. That way it'll be searchable for others also. ill get it done this weekend

 

Not putting any pressure, just reviving the thread in case you forgot :)

Thanks!

[riggerrob 452]

Yes, Jay Stokes reminded us of his IAD pilot-chute folding technique during a USPA IAD and S/L standardization meeting immediately following the 2023 PIA Symposium in Reno.

We also watched a bunch of videos of good, bad and ugly IAD dispatch methods. One thing most of us agreed on was the importance of a minimum of exposed bridle. My preferred method is to wrap 2 fingers around the pilot-chute and 2 more fingers around the horizontal strap on the student's harness. That allows me to control student movement while checking the spot, chatting with the pilot, etc. Then I use that harness grip to assist the student in climbing out.

Other IAD J/Ms use a variation by grabbing both the student's pilot-chute and shoulder yoke with the same hand. This works well as long as the J/M remembers to "place" the pilot-chute low, Preferably at door sill level to prevent an entanglement with the airplane tail.

Finally, we discussed various methods of minimizing the number of loose pilot-chutes - in the airplane cabin - before the door opens. A few mentioned stuffing the pilot-chute down the front of the student's shirt. I have mixed emotions about this method.

A better method is to wrap a rubber-band around the chest-strap buckle and use that to control the pilot-chute while the instructor is busy with other duties.

The best method - that I have used - is to sew an extra Spandex pouch (like a BOC) onto the left side of the container. Teach IAD school packers to pack all of the pilot-chutes into the side pouch. Then we teach freefall students how to repack the pilot-chute into the BOC.