At 06:12 PM 25/05/2007, you wrote:
>What do they do when they repack other than inspect for deterioration of
>the materials?
>Why is 6 months chosen as the interval?
>Anyone know?
>PeterS
Because the canopy, rigging lines and pilot chute can move around
inside the pack with donning, removal and generall wearing of the chute.
At a 1987 GFA seminar we had a very interesting talk by a parachute
rigger. He showed us that a chute will open quicker for the
first month or so after a repack and after that it stayed about the
same for a year.
I'd say the people who came up with the 6 months know this and just
applied a conservative safety factor.
Mike
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