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How are parachutes folded up for reusing?

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Hi - thanks for the request to answer. I'm not a “Certified Packer”, and I don't even have my full skydiving licence yet. But I have seen skydiving parachutes being packed so I can offer a simple explanation, just not a very technical one. read more

Different parachutes are folded differently. Skydiving sport canopies are laid out and all their lines untangled. The canopg itself is folded into a small D-bag (deployment bag) after being squeezed to remove the air still inside the cells. read more

Step 4 - "Z" fold the parachute into thirds. Step 5 - Pull the fabric on the underside of the parachute around the edge and onto the top. You want the fabric on the underside smooth with no folds. read more

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