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So, you've just landed from your first skydive. Now what?
Look around and make sure no other skydivers are about to swoop you in the landing area.
Remove your helmet and goggles and clip them to your chest strap so you look cool!!
Untangle yourself from your lines and place the brake toggles on the velcro at the rear risers. |
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Coil the lines into your hand while walking toward the parachute, (not dragging it toward you).
Pick up the parachute close to the line attachment points.
Locate the pilot chute, bridle and deployment bag, (attached to center point, top skin of parachute). be sure to pick up these parts as well to prevent dragging the pilot chute and effectively shortening the overall length of material over your shoulder.
Flip the whole package over your shoulder and start walking.
Remember to watch out for other landing skydivers!!! |
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When you arrive at the packing area, drop the parachute at one end and walk backward away from the pile. Remove your cheststrap, loosen your legstraps and place the container on the ground |
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Pull the brake line till the loop in the line comes through the ring. Place the hard end of the toggle through the loop making sure the end of the toggle lies over the ring. Mate the velcro to the riser. Open the pouch that holds the excess brake line. S-fold the excess line, place it into the pouch and cover it with the velcro flap. Check the entire toggle/brake line assembly for security. Do this for both left and right risers/toggles. |
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After the brakes have been set, perform the line check. Make sure there are no twists in the risers. Isolate the steering lines (on rear riser), the "C"&"D" Lines (also on rear riser) and the "A"&"D" (on the front riser) on each hand as shown. Walk forward to the canopy making sure the steering lines are free and clear of all other lines, from the tail all the way down to the riser, (both right and left sides). |
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Combine the line groups, remove any slack in the lines and place them over one shoulder. Locate the nose and count out the nine cells, placing them all together as a group. Grab all nine cells in one hand giving the entire nose a firm shake to arrange the lines inside the canopy. |
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Place the nine nose cells between your knees. |
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1/4 the slider. |
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Fold the stabilizers over the slider. |
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Pick up the tail of the center cell and place over the stabilizers. |
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Roll the tail (about 3 or 4 twists). |
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Carefully lay the canopy down. Place your knees on the center cell and get the air out of the canopy. |
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S-Fold the canopy from the bottom. |
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S-Fold the canopy from the top. |
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Open the deployment bag. |
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Place the canopy into the deployment bag. Use your knees to control the canopy. Put part of the canopy into the lower corner then the other. |
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Close the deployment bag. Start with the locking stows, stow the lines in the rubber bands |
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Leave about a foot of line between the risers and the last stow |
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Open main pack tray and remove temporary packing weight if used. |
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Stow bag in the pack tray with the lines down. |
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The bridle should come out of the top of the main pack tray. |
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Close container. Bottom-Top-Right-Left. |
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Insert closing pin. Make sure that the bridle has slack above the closing pin (mate velcro portion) |
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Lay pilot-chute out flat, bottom facing up. Fold in half towards the bridle. |
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Fold the sides of the pilot chute in to form a rectangle. |
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Fold the pilot chute up from the bottom and S-fold the excess bridle on top. |
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Insert the pilot-chute into the BOC
"Bottom of Container" pouch. |
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Tuck in excess bridle. WALAAA !!!
Now go see if it works |
