A pilot chute is a small auxiliary parachute used to deploy the main or reserve parachute. The pilot chute is connected by a bridle to the deployment bag...
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pilot chute on the main canopy. Reserves, on the other hand, do not retain their pilot chutes after deployment. The reserve deployment bag and pilot chute...
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Malfunction (parachuting) (section Pilot chute in tow)
This happens with the popular throw-out deployment system where the pilot chute does not pull the pin and open the container or once opened does not...
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Drogue parachute (redirect from Drag chute)
Such a drogue is referred to as a pilot chute when used in a single user (sports) parachute system. The pilot chute is only used to deploy the main or...
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pilot-chute stowed in a small pocket outside the main container: and the "pull-out", where the skydiver pulls a small pad attached to the pilot-chute...
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and keeps the spring-loaded pilot chute inside. When the ripcord is pulled, the container is opened and the pilot chute is released, opening the parachute...
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up chute in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Chute or Chutes, may refer to: Chute (gravity), a channel down which falling materials are guided Chute (landform)...
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skydiving inventions. First he invented and patented the Hand Deploy Pilot Chute System. Later, he invented the 3-ring release system. The company's first...
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and slider, stowing the lines in a tail pocket, and fitting a large pilot chute. However, modified skydiving gear is then prone to kinds of malfunction...
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deployment. The main parachute deployment sequence starts via a throw-out pilot chute, which upon inflating with the high-speed relative wind going past a...
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examples where wingsuit pilots were publicly named in the press, including when wingsuit practice was not the first cause of death. "Chute mortelle d'un inventeur...
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parachutes: one 5-foot (1.52 m) pilot chute, one 16-foot (4.88 m) extractor chute, and three 48-foot (14.63 m) main chutes. Chute deployment depends on delivery...
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exiting the aircraft, and to teach how to deploy the canopy via the pilot chute mechanism. As mentioned above the parachutist must adopt and maintain...
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deployment, pilots adjust their flight configuration by flaring to reduce their air speed. The pilot then reaches back and throws a pilot chute to initiate...
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than that of the T-10 reserve pack tray so it can accommodate a larger pilot chute, spring, and bridle. The pack tray has a yellow stripe along the rip...
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the reserve container closing loop, allowing the spring-loaded reserve pilot chute to deploy. Examples of specific AADs are: AADs can malfunction and deploy...
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connect the pilot chute to the main chute was not properly connected. Therefore the pilot chute was not able to successfully deploy the main chute. Pre-flight...
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which is a 7- to 10-foot-long piece of nylon webbing connected to the pilot chute. The closing pin passes through the closing loop and in doing so, secures...
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in an opened condition. It is salmon or orange-pink in color; has no pilot chute and the shrouds have been cut away from the canvas pack and three of...
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also refer to: A part of a kite A line or strip of webbing connecting a pilot chute to the canopy of a parachute Scold's bridle, a 16th-century instrument...
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that allowed a pilot to manually deploy the parachute instead of depending on a static line connected to a plane, and a small pilot chute that pulled the...
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which cut the loop securing the drogue retention straps. This allows the pilot chute to pull the drogue pack from the SRB, causing the drogue suspension lines...
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more maneuverable, doesn't have a pilot chute or slider, and is not suitable for arresting free falls. The pilot can use a standing harness similar to...
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California, to determine the effects of deploying the pilot chute by a lanyard attached to the drogue chute. Phase I would be successfully concluded on April...
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Arizona ranch, where she noted the way cattle were confined in a squeeze chute for inoculation, and how some of the cattle immediately calmed down after...
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deceleration 2005 January 14, 09:10 Huygens deploys its pilot chute, followed closely by the main chute. 2005 January 14, 09:11 Huygens begins data transmission...
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attributed to the lack of a secure connection between the pilot chute and one of the main chutes. Chang, Kenneth (20 December 2019). "Boeing Starliner Ends...
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Spinnaker (redirect from Cruising chute)
the form of a cruising spinnaker or cruising chute, where the ease of handling is important. A cruising chute is a form of asymmetric spinnaker used by cruising...
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pilot attempts ejection, but zero-zero seat is outside of parameters, pilot chute deploys but main canopy does not have time to fully inflate. Pilot comes...
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opening their own parachute by means of a ripcord and spring-loaded pilot chute. The static line method is used in many countries, and although it varies...
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