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→Packing Your Parachute
== Packing Your Parachute ==
== Packing Your Parachute ==
== Packing Your Parachute ==
When packing your parachute it should not fit too tightly within your airframe. You can test this yourself by giving a quick pull on the shock cord attached to the parachute. For the L1s, and most of the L2s, the parachutes are small enough that you should be able to have the entire parachute pop out of the airframe by doing this. If you find yourself having trouble either inserting your parachute into your airframe, removing it, or simply have no idea where to start there are a couple of styles of folding that may help.
'''''Half Fold:''''' This style is recommended if you have a relatively skinny airframe and are not concerned about airframe space.
'''''Triple Fold:''''' This style of folding results in a slightly thicker packed 'chute but it has a shorter length than the half fold.
Diagrams*
Here is a video.*
Some other techniques you may want to try:
*folding your lines in with your 'chute rather than wrapping them around the 'chute
*taping the folded lines with a bit of masking tape to act as a way of creating a "slider" to help slow the opening of the parachute. This essentially creates a faux dual deploy to help reduce recovery drift.
Don't forget to wrap the bottom end of your parachute in a heat resistant cloth like Nomex or Kevlar to prevent the ejection charge from burning holes into your parachute.
''coming soon*''
== Prepping Your Motor ==
== Prepping Your Motor ==