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eMailIn the early 80’s during my very limited dabbling in competition, I would hear Rich Pfeiffer psyche-out the competition by declaring "I have a parachute and I am not afraid to use it so you had better not get in my way!" With over 1000 skydives and several skydiving championships under his belt, everyone knew he was serious.
lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;At that time parachutes were a fairly new addition to hang glider safety gear and pilots would wear them with a false sense of security. Many thought that they could get away with trying anything they wanted in a hang glider because they had a parachute that would save them.lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Today we know that pilots are sometimes saved by their parachutes, but not always.lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;In this article I will address the issues of parachute/harness/deployment system compatibility, system strength requirements and routing/rigging issues.lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;For a clear understanding of when and how to use your parachute please refer to the following articles that appeared in Hang Gliding Magazine: lt;igt;:lt;ugt;Lookout, Lookout Lookout: How to Save Your Lifelt;/ugt; (Jan. 1998), lt;ugt;Basic Parachute for Pilots of All Stageslt;/ugt; (June 95), lt;ugt;Misconceptions About Parachuteslt;/ugt; (July 93), lt;ugt;The Ballistic Controversylt;/ugt; (1994), and lt;ugt;Parachute Quizlt;/ugt; (August 93).lt;/igt;lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;System Compatibility: Pilots Today must be Pro-activehellip;Know your equipment!lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;In order to open your parachute you must be able to get it out of your parachute container. The ease with which this can be achieved is determined by handle location, handle length, safety lock design, flap closure arrangement, and parachute location relative to the handle.lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;The best way to determine if your arrangement is adequate is to suspend yourself from a rope, hang in flying position and pull the handle of your parachute. If the safety pins release smoothly and your parachute container opens, your system is probably good.lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Try to make it fail.lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;It is just as important to know how your container will NOT open as it is to know how it will. Try to open your parachute container by pulling the handle in many different directions and seeing what happens.lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; align=quot;centerquot; style=quot;text-align: center; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;The chart below reflects some common parachute container problems:lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;pgt;lt;table class=quot;MsoNormalTablequot; border=quot;1quot; cellspacing=quot;1quot; cellpadding=quot;0quot; width=quot;544quot; style=quot;margin: auto auto auto 7.5pt; width: 408pt; mso-cellspacing: .7pt; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; mso-padding-alt: 5.25pt 5.25pt 5.25pt 5.25ptquot;gt;lt;tbodygt;lt;tr style=quot;height: 14.25pt; mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yesquot;gt;lt;td valign=quot;topquot; width=quot;15%quot; style=quot;border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 5.25pt; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.25pt; width: 15%; padding-right: 5.25pt; height: 14.25pt; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; padding-top: 5.25ptquot;gt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 0pt 0cmquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Problemlt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;/tdgt;lt;td valign=quot;topquot; width=quot;42%quot; style=quot;border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 5.25pt; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.25pt; width: 42%; padding-right: 5.25pt; height: 14.25pt; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; padding-top: 5.25ptquot;gt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 0pt 0cmquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Possible Causelt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;/tdgt;lt;td valign=quot;topquot; width=quot;44%quot; style=quot;border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 5.25pt; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.25pt; width: 44%; padding-right: 5.25pt; height: 14.25pt; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; padding-top: 5.25ptquot;gt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 0pt 0cmquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Remedylt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;/tdgt;lt;/trgt;lt;tr style=quot;height: 67.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 1quot;gt;lt;td valign=quot;topquot; width=quot;15%quot; style=quot;border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 5.25pt; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.25pt; width: 15%; padding-right: 5.25pt; height: 67.5pt; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; padding-top: 5.25ptquot;gt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 0pt 0cmquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Cannot grab the parachute handlelt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;/tdgt;lt;td valign=quot;topquot; width=quot;42%quot; style=quot;border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 5.25pt; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.25pt; width: 42%; padding-right: 5.25pt; height: 67.5pt; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; padding-top: 5.25ptquot;gt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 0pt 0cmquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Flimsey handle is caught on Velcro.lt;br /gt;Orlt;br /gt;Handle loop is too smalllt;br /gt;Orlt;br /gt;Handle is in a bad locationlt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;/tdgt;lt;td valign=quot;topquot; width=quot;44%quot; style=quot;border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 5.25pt; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.25pt; width: 44%; padding-right: 5.25pt; height: 67.5pt; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; padding-top: 5.25ptquot;gt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 0pt 0cmquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Add stiffener to handle and pre-flight carefully.lt;br /gt;Have handle replaced by qualified person.lt;br /gt;Have parachute container moved to a more suitable location.lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;/tdgt;lt;/trgt;lt;tr style=quot;height: 54pt; mso-yfti-irow: 2quot;gt;lt;td valign=quot;topquot; width=quot;15%quot; style=quot;border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 5.25pt; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.25pt; width: 15%; padding-right: 5.25pt; height: 54pt; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; padding-top: 5.25ptquot;gt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 0pt 0cmquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Difficulty opening velcroed parachute containerlt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;/tdgt;lt;td valign=quot;topquot; width=quot;42%quot; style=quot;border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 5.25pt; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.25pt; width: 42%; padding-right: 5.25pt; height: 54pt; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; padding-top: 5.25ptquot;gt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 0pt 0cmquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Velcro is too wide.lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;/tdgt;lt;td valign=quot;topquot; width=quot;44%quot; style=quot;border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 5.25pt; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.25pt; width: 44%; padding-right: 5.25pt; height: 54pt; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; padding-top: 5.25ptquot;gt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 0pt 0cmquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Cover a portion of the Velcro hook to achieve desired Velcro strength. Remember that the longer Velcro sits hooked together the more it grips and the harder it is to pull apart.lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;/tdgt;lt;/trgt;lt;tr style=quot;height: 67.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 3quot;gt;lt;td valign=quot;topquot; width=quot;15%quot; style=quot;border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 5.25pt; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.25pt; width: 15%; padding-right: 5.25pt; height: 67.5pt; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; padding-top: 5.25ptquot;gt;lt;/tdgt;lt;td valign=quot;topquot; width=quot;42%quot; style=quot;border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 5.25pt; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.25pt; width: 42%; padding-right: 5.25pt; height: 67.5pt; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; padding-top: 5.25ptquot;gt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 0pt 0cmquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Parachute container Velcro is buckling when you pull the handle instead of peeling open.lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;/tdgt;lt;td valign=quot;topquot; width=quot;44%quot; style=quot;border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 5.25pt; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.25pt; width: 44%; padding-right: 5.25pt; height: 67.5pt; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; padding-top: 5.25ptquot;gt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 0pt 0cmquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Have parachute container secured better to the harnesslt;br /gt;Orlt;br /gt;Insert stiffener between back of Velcro on flap and the harness material. This is done only on the edge of the container with the grommets.lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;/tdgt;lt;/trgt;lt;tr style=quot;height: 481.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 4quot;gt;lt;td valign=quot;topquot; width=quot;15%quot; style=quot;border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 5.25pt; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.25pt; width: 15%; padding-right: 5.25pt; height: 481.5pt; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; padding-top: 5.25ptquot;gt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 0pt 0cmquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;You pull the handle but your safety locks do not release.lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;/tdgt;lt;td valign=quot;topquot; width=quot;42%quot; style=quot;border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 5.25pt; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.25pt; width: 42%; padding-right: 5.25pt; height: 481.5pt; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; padding-top: 5.25ptquot;gt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 0pt 0cmquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Your parachute handle is too short for your harness container designlt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Orlt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Your safety locks are in a poor location for your container designlt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Orlt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;The grommets on your parachute container are too far apart or too close for the location of the safety locks on your handle.lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Orlt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Your parachute is too small for your container and slides down too much while you are in an upright position.lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Orlt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;You have clevis pins that do not rotate properly for an easy release. Note: Clevis pins are very dangerous for the following reasons: They can bind instead of releasing properly if pulled in the wrong direction. In time they have a tendency to flare at the tips which can keep them from releasing. They can bend easily which can cause many problems. Some have very sharp tips that can puncture your parachute container.lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Orlt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;The loop holding your pin is too tightlt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt; lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;/tdgt;lt;td valign=quot;topquot; width=quot;44%quot; style=quot;border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 5.25pt; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.25pt; width: 44%; padding-right: 5.25pt; height: 481.5pt; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; padding-top: 5.25ptquot;gt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 0pt 0cmquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Have a longer handle installed on your parachute container by a qualified person. Note: There were cases in Europe where pilots had quot;home madequot; handles that actually ripped off during attempted parachute deployments. lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Have your safety locks relocated by a qualified person.lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;amp;#160;lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;br /gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot; face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;Have your grommets re located by a qualified person.lt;/fontgt;lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Add foam or other filler in the bottom of your parachute container to help hold the parachute in the proper position. Make sure the filler does not interfere with any aspect of the deployment process.lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Orlt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Have you parachute container made smaller.lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;br /gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot; face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;Replace clevis pin with a standard curved safety pin.lt;/fontgt;lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;amp;#160;lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;amp;#160;lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;amp;#160;lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;amp;#160;lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Replace loop. Note: Over time your bungee loops can loose their elasticity or your rubber loops can tear.lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt; lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;/tdgt;lt;/trgt;lt;tr style=quot;height: 11.25pt; mso-yfti-irow: 5quot;gt;lt;td valign=quot;topquot; width=quot;15%quot; style=quot;border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 5.25pt; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.25pt; width: 15%; padding-right: 5.25pt; height: 11.25pt; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; padding-top: 5.25ptquot;gt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 0pt 0cmquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;amp;#160; lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;amp;#160;lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;amp;#160;lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;amp;#160;lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt; lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;/tdgt;lt;td valign=quot;topquot; width=quot;42%quot; style=quot;border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 5.25pt; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.25pt; width: 42%; padding-right: 5.25pt; height: 11.25pt; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; padding-top: 5.25ptquot;gt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 0pt 0cmquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Your parachute is placed in the harness the wrong way.lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;/tdgt;lt;td valign=quot;topquot; width=quot;44%quot; style=quot;border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 5.25pt; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.25pt; width: 44%; padding-right: 5.25pt; height: 11.25pt; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; padding-top: 5.25ptquot;gt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 0pt 0cmquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Flip the parachute over with the handle towards the outside of the container and try again.lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;/tdgt;lt;/trgt;lt;tr style=quot;height: 54pt; mso-yfti-irow: 6quot;gt;lt;td valign=quot;topquot; width=quot;15%quot; style=quot;border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 5.25pt; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.25pt; width: 15%; padding-right: 5.25pt; height: 54pt; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; padding-top: 5.25ptquot;gt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 0pt 0cmquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Your safety locks keep slipping out of their holderslt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;/tdgt;lt;td valign=quot;topquot; width=quot;42%quot; style=quot;border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 5.25pt; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.25pt; width: 42%; padding-right: 5.25pt; height: 54pt; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; padding-top: 5.25ptquot;gt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 0pt 0cmquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Loop is too largelt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;/tdgt;lt;td valign=quot;topquot; width=quot;44%quot; style=quot;border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 5.25pt; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.25pt; width: 44%; padding-right: 5.25pt; height: 54pt; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; padding-top: 5.25ptquot;gt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 0pt 0cmquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;If you have a bungee with a knot in it move the knot to make the bungee smaller or add washers to make the loop smaller. If you have a different system, reduce the size of the loop or replace the loop.lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;/tdgt;lt;/trgt;lt;tr style=quot;height: 165.75pt; mso-yfti-irow: 7; mso-yfti-lastrow: yesquot;gt;lt;td valign=quot;topquot; width=quot;15%quot; style=quot;border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 5.25pt; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.25pt; width: 15%; padding-right: 5.25pt; height: 165.75pt; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; padding-top: 5.25ptquot;gt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 0pt 0cmquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;You pull the handle but the parachute will not come out of the container.lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;/tdgt;lt;td valign=quot;topquot; width=quot;42%quot; style=quot;border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 5.25pt; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.25pt; width: 42%; padding-right: 5.25pt; height: 165.75pt; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; padding-top: 5.25ptquot;gt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 0pt 0cmquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;You are pulling in the wrong direction. lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;br /gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot; face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;Orlt;/fontgt;lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Your parachute container is poorly shaped or poorly placed for your deployment bag.lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt; lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;/tdgt;lt;td valign=quot;topquot; width=quot;44%quot; style=quot;border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 5.25pt; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.25pt; width: 44%; padding-right: 5.25pt; height: 165.75pt; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; padding-top: 5.25ptquot;gt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 0pt 0cmquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Try peeling the Velcro downward with the handle then extracting the parachute. lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;amp;#160;lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Replace the parachute container or deployment bag with the appropriate shape.lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt; lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;/tdgt;lt;/trgt;lt;/tbodygt;lt;/tablegt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;The importance of extracting your parachute cannot be over emphasized. Several years ago there was a pilot who found himself tumbling violently. He went for his parachute but could not get it out of his container. As he continued tumbling he remembered hearing about pilot who tumbled, righted herself and was able to fly the glider down. He then went back to the control bar hoping to regain control, but he kept tumbling. At this point he decided to go for his parachute again. By the time he finally got it out he was too low for a full deployment.lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;The big issue here is lt;igt;whylt;/igt; couldnrsquo;t he get the parachute out of his container?lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;This pilot had attended a parachute clinic 6 years before the incident at which time he did practice deploying his parachute. Two years before the incident he had purchased a new harness and parachute. He never practiced getting his parachute out of his new harness. He assumed the same direction of pull he used on his old system would work on his new harness. This was a big mistake.lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;ugt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;amp;#160;lt;/spangt;lt;/ugt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; align=quot;centerquot; style=quot;text-align: center; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;ugt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;VERY IMPORTANT:lt;/spangt;lt;/ugt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; align=quot;centerquot; style=quot;text-align: center; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Anytime you change your harness, parachute, deployment bag, and gain or lose weight, suffer an arm or shoulder injury be sure to practice getting your parachute out! Make sure all your safety system components are compatible. Practice extracting your parachute from your harness container while suspended in a prone position and a seated position. Practicing parachute extraction does NOT mean you have to re-pack your parachute, just get it out of your harnessrsquo;s container.lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Strength issueslt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Your safety system includes your parachute, bridle, paraswivel, Carabiner, hang straps and harness. It is only as strong as the weakest link. lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;How strong does your safety system really need to be? lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Your system needs to be strong enough to withstand the worst possible scenario. That may be a cross bar failure where your wings fold up or even a situation where you are separated from your glider and in freefall.lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;If you have a high performance glider you can conceivably reach speeds upwards of 90 mph. Your safety system needs to withstand those forces without failure.lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;In order to determine your personal strength requirements we will assume a maximum parachute-opening load of 5 grsquo;s after freefalling 7 seconds. Multiply your total launch weight (total weight of your hang glider, harness, parachute, clothed body weight, water, instruments, roll of toilet paper and anything else you fly with) by 5. Multiply that number by a safety factor of 2. The final number tells you how strong the weakest link in your system must be.lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; align=quot;centerquot; style=quot;text-align: center; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;2(Launch weight * 5) = strength needed for your weakest link.lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Remember that safety systems can lose strength due to environmental damage i.e. rust, abrasion, exposure to UV, extremely wet climates, extremely dry climates, freezing and thawing etc.lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;How can you identify inadequate construction?lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Examine your harness. Feel for continuous webbing structure or consult the manufacturer about the harness strength. Inspect all the stitching for frayed or pulled stitches. Be wary of worn or faded areas in your harness. Look at the bridle routing and your bridle attachment point to your harness. Pay special attention to your harness lines or areas that rub. Consult the following chart if you identify problems.lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;pgt;lt;table class=quot;MsoNormalTablequot; border=quot;1quot; cellspacing=quot;1quot; cellpadding=quot;0quot; width=quot;544quot; style=quot;margin: auto auto auto 7.5pt; width: 408pt; mso-cellspacing: .7pt; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; mso-padding-alt: 5.25pt 5.25pt 5.25pt 5.25ptquot;gt;lt;tbodygt;lt;tr style=quot;mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yesquot;gt;lt;td valign=quot;topquot; width=quot;21%quot; style=quot;border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 5.25pt; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.25pt; width: 21%; padding-right: 5.25pt; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; padding-top: 5.25ptquot;gt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 0pt 0cmquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Problemlt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;/tdgt;lt;td valign=quot;topquot; width=quot;35%quot; style=quot;border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 5.25pt; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.25pt; width: 35%; padding-right: 5.25pt; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; padding-top: 5.25ptquot;gt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 0pt 0cmquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Possible causelt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;/tdgt;lt;td valign=quot;topquot; width=quot;44%quot; style=quot;border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 5.25pt; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.25pt; width: 44%; padding-right: 5.25pt; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; padding-top: 5.25ptquot;gt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 0pt 0cmquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Remedylt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;/tdgt;lt;/trgt;lt;tr style=quot;mso-yfti-irow: 1quot;gt;lt;td valign=quot;topquot; width=quot;21%quot; style=quot;border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 5.25pt; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.25pt; width: 21%; padding-right: 5.25pt; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; padding-top: 5.25ptquot;gt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 0pt 0cmquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Too few stitches holding a structral component of the harnesslt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;/tdgt;lt;td valign=quot;topquot; width=quot;35%quot; style=quot;border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 5.25pt; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.25pt; width: 35%; padding-right: 5.25pt; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; padding-top: 5.25ptquot;gt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 0pt 0cmquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Sewing machine operator and final inspector goofed. lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Orlt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Harness design inadequatelt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Orlt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Heavy weight thread was used with the proper stitch pattern and stitch size but it just looks weak to the untrained eye.lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt; lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;/tdgt;lt;td valign=quot;topquot; width=quot;44%quot; style=quot;border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 5.25pt; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.25pt; width: 44%; padding-right: 5.25pt; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; padding-top: 5.25ptquot;gt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 0pt 0cmquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Return harness to be sewed properly by the manufacturer lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;amp;#160;lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Have qualified person reinforce the weak area.lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;None neededlt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt; lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;/tdgt;lt;/trgt;lt;tr style=quot;mso-yfti-irow: 2quot;gt;lt;td valign=quot;topquot; width=quot;21%quot; style=quot;border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 5.25pt; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.25pt; width: 21%; padding-right: 5.25pt; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; padding-top: 5.25ptquot;gt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 0pt 0cmquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Stitching coming undonelt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;/tdgt;lt;td valign=quot;topquot; width=quot;35%quot; style=quot;border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 5.25pt; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.25pt; width: 35%; padding-right: 5.25pt; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; padding-top: 5.25ptquot;gt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 0pt 0cmquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Sewn in a bad direction relative to the forces being applied in use. lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Orlt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Abrasion has weakened the stitching.lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt; lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;/tdgt;lt;td valign=quot;topquot; width=quot;44%quot; style=quot;border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 5.25pt; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.25pt; width: 44%; padding-right: 5.25pt; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; padding-top: 5.25ptquot;gt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 0pt 0cmquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Have it re-sewn by a qualified person using the proper stitch pattern and thread. lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Re-sewlt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt; lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;/tdgt;lt;/trgt;lt;tr style=quot;mso-yfti-irow: 3quot;gt;lt;td valign=quot;topquot; width=quot;21%quot; style=quot;border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 5.25pt; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.25pt; width: 21%; padding-right: 5.25pt; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; padding-top: 5.25ptquot;gt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 0pt 0cmquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Parachute container is falling offlt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;/tdgt;lt;td valign=quot;topquot; width=quot;35%quot; style=quot;border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 5.25pt; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.25pt; width: 35%; padding-right: 5.25pt; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; padding-top: 5.25ptquot;gt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 0pt 0cmquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Stitching has come undone lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Or lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;parachute container has tornlt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt; lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;/tdgt;lt;td valign=quot;topquot; width=quot;44%quot; style=quot;border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 5.25pt; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.25pt; width: 44%; padding-right: 5.25pt; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; padding-top: 5.25ptquot;gt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 0pt 0cmquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Re-sewlt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;/tdgt;lt;/trgt;lt;tr style=quot;mso-yfti-irow: 4quot;gt;lt;td valign=quot;topquot; width=quot;21%quot; style=quot;border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 5.25pt; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.25pt; width: 21%; padding-right: 5.25pt; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; padding-top: 5.25ptquot;gt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 0pt 0cmquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Parachute container keeps openinglt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;/tdgt;lt;td valign=quot;topquot; width=quot;35%quot; style=quot;border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 5.25pt; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.25pt; width: 35%; padding-right: 5.25pt; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; padding-top: 5.25ptquot;gt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 0pt 0cmquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Weak Velcro lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Or lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Stitching on Velcro has come off lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Orlt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Harness does not fit properlylt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;amp;#160;lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Orlt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Harness container is the wrong size for the parachute lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Or Harness parachute container is the wrong shape for your parachutelt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Orlt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Bridle is pulled too tightly into the parachute containerlt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt; lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;/tdgt;lt;td valign=quot;topquot; width=quot;44%quot; style=quot;border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 5.25pt; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.25pt; width: 44%; padding-right: 5.25pt; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; padding-top: 5.25ptquot;gt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 0pt 0cmquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Replace Velcro lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Re-sewlt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;amp;#160;lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;amp;#160;lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Try loosening the leg straps or adjusting the harness lines a different way.lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;amp;#160;lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Adjust or replace your parachute containerlt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;amp;#160;lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Replace deployment bag or containerlt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;amp;#160;lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;amp;#160;lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Allow enough slack in the bridle before it enters the parachute container to accommodate the harness stretch when your body weight loads it.lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt; lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;/tdgt;lt;/trgt;lt;tr style=quot;mso-yfti-irow: 5quot;gt;lt;td valign=quot;topquot; width=quot;21%quot; style=quot;border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 5.25pt; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.25pt; width: 21%; padding-right: 5.25pt; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; padding-top: 5.25ptquot;gt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 0pt 0cmquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Parachute handle is not accessible with aero tow bridle attachedlt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;/tdgt;lt;td valign=quot;topquot; width=quot;35%quot; style=quot;border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 5.25pt; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.25pt; width: 35%; padding-right: 5.25pt; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; padding-top: 5.25ptquot;gt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 0pt 0cmquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Detach or re-route the bridle after the towlt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;/tdgt;lt;td valign=quot;topquot; width=quot;44%quot; style=quot;border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 5.25pt; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.25pt; width: 44%; padding-right: 5.25pt; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; padding-top: 5.25ptquot;gt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 0pt 0cmquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Use a bungee cord to pull the bridle away from parachute interference or consider a different handle placement on you parachute container (consult your harness manufacturer.lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;/tdgt;lt;/trgt;lt;tr style=quot;mso-yfti-irow: 6quot;gt;lt;td valign=quot;topquot; width=quot;21%quot; style=quot;border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 5.25pt; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.25pt; width: 21%; padding-right: 5.25pt; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; padding-top: 5.25ptquot;gt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 0pt 0cmquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Zipper on legs of enclosed style harness will not zip all the way up lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;amp;#160;lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;amp;#160;lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;amp;#160;lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;amp;#160;lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;amp;#160;lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;amp;#160;lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;amp;#160;lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt; lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;/tdgt;lt;td valign=quot;topquot; width=quot;35%quot; style=quot;border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 5.25pt; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.25pt; width: 35%; padding-right: 5.25pt; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; padding-top: 5.25ptquot;gt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 0pt 0cmquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Your arm is too short to pull the length of the zipper. lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Orlt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;You are looking down at the zipper forcing the zipper to stay wide open at the top.lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Orlt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Your leg straps are too tightlt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt; lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;/tdgt;lt;td valign=quot;topquot; width=quot;44%quot; style=quot;border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 5.25pt; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.25pt; width: 44%; padding-right: 5.25pt; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; padding-top: 5.25ptquot;gt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 0pt 0cmquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Grab the cord to make a shorter distance to pull. lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;amp;#160;lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;br /gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot; face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;Arch your legs up as you zip to allow the complete length of the zipper to close.lt;/fontgt;lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;amp;#160;lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Loosen your leg straps.lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt; lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;/tdgt;lt;/trgt;lt;tr style=quot;mso-yfti-irow: 7quot;gt;lt;td valign=quot;topquot; width=quot;21%quot; style=quot;border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 5.25pt; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.25pt; width: 21%; padding-right: 5.25pt; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; padding-top: 5.25ptquot;gt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 0pt 0cmquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Difficulty in zipping your harness uplt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;/tdgt;lt;td valign=quot;topquot; width=quot;35%quot; style=quot;border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 5.25pt; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.25pt; width: 35%; padding-right: 5.25pt; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; padding-top: 5.25ptquot;gt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 0pt 0cmquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Your harness zipper has been damaged due to excessive strain when you fold it for storage. lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Your pant legs or shoe laces are getting caught in the zipperlt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Your harness is not adjusted properlylt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;The extra webbing from your adjustable leg loops is getting caught in the zipperlt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt; lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;/tdgt;lt;td valign=quot;topquot; width=quot;44%quot; style=quot;border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 5.25pt; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.25pt; width: 44%; padding-right: 5.25pt; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; padding-top: 5.25ptquot;gt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 0pt 0cmquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Fold your harness with the least amount of bend in the zipper. You try keeping the zipper open during storage. If you see damage in the coil or teeth , you may need to replace the zipper lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Wear tighter clothing.lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Tie your shoes with short laces behind your heel or cover up your shoelaces to keep them from hanging.lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Loosen the leg straps. If you have them too tight they can be holding the zipper open.lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Tuck the excess leg strap webbing into the leg pad or secure it in other ways.lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt; lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;/tdgt;lt;/trgt;lt;tr style=quot;mso-yfti-irow: 8quot;gt;lt;td valign=quot;topquot; width=quot;21%quot; style=quot;border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 5.25pt; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.25pt; width: 21%; padding-right: 5.25pt; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; padding-top: 5.25ptquot;gt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 0pt 0cmquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Your jacket style zipper opens during flightlt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;/tdgt;lt;td valign=quot;topquot; width=quot;35%quot; style=quot;border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 5.25pt; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.25pt; width: 35%; padding-right: 5.25pt; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; padding-top: 5.25ptquot;gt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 0pt 0cmquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Your zipper is not properly inserted into the sliderlt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;/tdgt;lt;td valign=quot;topquot; width=quot;44%quot; style=quot;border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 5.25pt; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.25pt; width: 44%; padding-right: 5.25pt; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; padding-top: 5.25ptquot;gt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 0pt 0cmquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Make sure your zipper is inserted all the way into the slider before zipping down.lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;/tdgt;lt;/trgt;lt;tr style=quot;mso-yfti-irow: 9quot;gt;lt;td valign=quot;topquot; width=quot;21%quot; style=quot;border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 5.25pt; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.25pt; width: 21%; padding-right: 5.25pt; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; padding-top: 5.25ptquot;gt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 0pt 0cmquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Your leg strap buckles keep slippinglt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;/tdgt;lt;td valign=quot;topquot; width=quot;35%quot; style=quot;border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 5.25pt; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.25pt; width: 35%; padding-right: 5.25pt; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; padding-top: 5.25ptquot;gt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 0pt 0cmquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Webbing is too slippery for the buckle to grip. lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Orlt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Buckle is attached the wrong direction.lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Orlt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;The direction of pressure on the buckle allows it to slidelt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt; lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;/tdgt;lt;td valign=quot;topquot; width=quot;44%quot; style=quot;border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 5.25pt; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.25pt; width: 44%; padding-right: 5.25pt; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; padding-top: 5.25ptquot;gt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 0pt 0cmquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Have qualified person sew on additional layers of webbing lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Have the buckle re-attached properly.lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;amp;#160;lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Tack the strap in place by sewing a x at the proper length.lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt; lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;/tdgt;lt;/trgt;lt;tr style=quot;mso-yfti-irow: 10quot;gt;lt;td valign=quot;topquot; width=quot;21%quot; style=quot;border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 5.25pt; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.25pt; width: 21%; padding-right: 5.25pt; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; padding-top: 5.25ptquot;gt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 0pt 0cmquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Other problems to avoidlt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;/tdgt;lt;td valign=quot;topquot; width=quot;35%quot; style=quot;border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 5.25pt; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.25pt; width: 35%; padding-right: 5.25pt; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; padding-top: 5.25ptquot;gt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 0pt 0cmquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;amp;#160;lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;/tdgt;lt;td valign=quot;topquot; width=quot;44%quot; style=quot;border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 5.25pt; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.25pt; width: 44%; padding-right: 5.25pt; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; padding-top: 5.25ptquot;gt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 0pt 0cmquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;amp;#160;lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;/tdgt;lt;/trgt;lt;tr style=quot;mso-yfti-irow: 11; mso-yfti-lastrow: yesquot;gt;lt;td valign=quot;topquot; width=quot;21%quot; style=quot;border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 5.25pt; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.25pt; width: 21%; padding-right: 5.25pt; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; padding-top: 5.25ptquot;gt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 0pt 0cmquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Accidental deployments lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;amp;#160;lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Body entanglement inside the harnesslt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;amp;#160;lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;amp;#160;lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Harness gets caught on cableslt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt; lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;/tdgt;lt;td valign=quot;topquot; width=quot;35%quot; style=quot;border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 5.25pt; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.25pt; width: 35%; padding-right: 5.25pt; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; padding-top: 5.25ptquot;gt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 0pt 0cmquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Safety pins not in place lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Parachute handle is located too close to the zipper pull cordslt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Freshly packed parachute has not compressed and pushes the container open.lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Foot gets caught on rope or bungee systems inside the harnesslt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Instruments or other options are located on the side of the harness.lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt; lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;/tdgt;lt;td valign=quot;topquot; width=quot;44%quot; style=quot;border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 5.25pt; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.25pt; width: 44%; padding-right: 5.25pt; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; padding-top: 5.25ptquot;gt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 0pt 0cmquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Preflight your safety pins before each launch lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Change your parachute container to locate handle in a better positionlt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Sit on your parachute after each repack to squash to air out. Do a knee test before you fly. Be sure Velcro is secure.lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Have a protective sleeve sewn to cover places of potential entanglementlt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Move the option off the side of your harnesslt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt; lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;/tdgt;lt;/trgt;lt;/tbodygt;lt;/tablegt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Parachute Bridle Routinglt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Sometimes we know intellectually that something bad can happen, but we are confident that it will never happen to us. Sometimes we can see a potential problem in a system, but since it never seemed to be an issue in real life situations, we minimize the danger.lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Sadly last year we learned an important lesson that cost one pilot his life. That lesson is thislt;igt;: The way you have your parachute bridle attached to your harness or routed from your harness can kill you.lt;/igt;lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;We strongly recommend your parachute bridle is attached directly to your Carabiner, routed down the outside of your harness and into your parachute container.lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Bridle problemslt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;pgt;lt;table class=quot;MsoNormalTablequot; border=quot;1quot; cellspacing=quot;1quot; cellpadding=quot;0quot; width=quot;544quot; style=quot;margin: auto auto auto 7.5pt; width: 408pt; mso-cellspacing: .7pt; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; mso-padding-alt: 5.25pt 5.25pt 5.25pt 5.25ptquot;gt;lt;tbodygt;lt;tr style=quot;mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yesquot;gt;lt;td valign=quot;topquot; width=quot;21%quot; style=quot;border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 5.25pt; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.25pt; width: 21%; padding-right: 5.25pt; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; padding-top: 5.25ptquot;gt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 0pt 0cmquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Problemlt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;/tdgt;lt;td valign=quot;topquot; width=quot;35%quot; style=quot;border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 5.25pt; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.25pt; width: 35%; padding-right: 5.25pt; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; padding-top: 5.25ptquot;gt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 0pt 0cmquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Possible causelt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;/tdgt;lt;td valign=quot;topquot; width=quot;44%quot; style=quot;border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 5.25pt; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.25pt; width: 44%; padding-right: 5.25pt; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; padding-top: 5.25ptquot;gt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 0pt 0cmquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Remedylt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;/tdgt;lt;/trgt;lt;tr style=quot;mso-yfti-irow: 1quot;gt;lt;td valign=quot;topquot; width=quot;21%quot; style=quot;border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 5.25pt; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.25pt; width: 21%; padding-right: 5.25pt; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; padding-top: 5.25ptquot;gt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 0pt 0cmquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Bridle has slipped out of the container.lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;/tdgt;lt;td valign=quot;topquot; width=quot;35%quot; style=quot;border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 5.25pt; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.25pt; width: 35%; padding-right: 5.25pt; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; padding-top: 5.25ptquot;gt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 0pt 0cmquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Bridle has a large loop where it comes out of the parachute containerlt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;/tdgt;lt;td valign=quot;topquot; width=quot;44%quot; style=quot;border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 5.25pt; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.25pt; width: 44%; padding-right: 5.25pt; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; padding-top: 5.25ptquot;gt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 0pt 0cmquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Attach Velcro loops or a Velcro strip to the harness to secure the bridle. lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;/tdgt;lt;/trgt;lt;tr style=quot;mso-yfti-irow: 2quot;gt;lt;td valign=quot;topquot; width=quot;21%quot; style=quot;border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 5.25pt; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.25pt; width: 21%; padding-right: 5.25pt; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; padding-top: 5.25ptquot;gt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 0pt 0cmquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Bridle looks fuzzy where it goes into parachute containerlt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;/tdgt;lt;td valign=quot;topquot; width=quot;35%quot; style=quot;border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 5.25pt; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.25pt; width: 35%; padding-right: 5.25pt; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; padding-top: 5.25ptquot;gt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 0pt 0cmquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Velcro hook damage.lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;/tdgt;lt;td valign=quot;topquot; width=quot;44%quot; style=quot;border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 5.25pt; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.25pt; width: 44%; padding-right: 5.25pt; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; padding-top: 5.25ptquot;gt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 0pt 0cmquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Replace bridle with a new one that has a protective cover.lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;/tdgt;lt;/trgt;lt;tr style=quot;mso-yfti-irow: 3quot;gt;lt;td valign=quot;topquot; width=quot;21%quot; style=quot;border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 5.25pt; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.25pt; width: 21%; padding-right: 5.25pt; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; padding-top: 5.25ptquot;gt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 0pt 0cmquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Bridle keeps wearing out at the Carabinerlt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;/tdgt;lt;td valign=quot;topquot; width=quot;35%quot; style=quot;border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 5.25pt; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.25pt; width: 35%; padding-right: 5.25pt; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; padding-top: 5.25ptquot;gt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 0pt 0cmquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Friction from rubbing against harness lineslt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;/tdgt;lt;td valign=quot;topquot; width=quot;44%quot; style=quot;border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 5.25pt; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.25pt; width: 44%; padding-right: 5.25pt; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; padding-top: 5.25ptquot;gt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 0pt 0cmquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Slide your bridle up your Carabiner opposite the gate, and secure it with a rubber tube, bungee or other method.lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;/tdgt;lt;/trgt;lt;tr style=quot;mso-yfti-irow: 4; mso-yfti-lastrow: yesquot;gt;lt;td valign=quot;topquot; width=quot;21%quot; style=quot;border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 5.25pt; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.25pt; width: 21%; padding-right: 5.25pt; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; padding-top: 5.25ptquot;gt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 0pt 0cmquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Parachute opening force is transferred to the pilot before it goes to the broken glider.lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;/tdgt;lt;td valign=quot;topquot; width=quot;35%quot; style=quot;border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 5.25pt; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.25pt; width: 35%; padding-right: 5.25pt; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; padding-top: 5.25ptquot;gt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 0pt 0cmquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Bridle is sandwiched inside the cover of the mains on your harness and the weak stitching does not release properly.lt;br /gt;Orlt;br /gt;Bridle is routed inside the harness then up to the Carabinerlt;br /gt;Orlt;br /gt;Bridle is attached to the harness at the hiplt;br /gt;Orlt;br /gt;Bridle is attached to a single or double loop on the back or shoulders.lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;/tdgt;lt;td valign=quot;topquot; width=quot;44%quot; style=quot;border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 5.25pt; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.25pt; width: 44%; padding-right: 5.25pt; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; padding-top: 5.25ptquot;gt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 0pt 0cmquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Route your bridle on the outside of the harness up to the Carabiner. Be sure to have velcros or staged attachment points so your bridle is snug to your harness.lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;/tdgt;lt;/trgt;lt;/tbodygt;lt;/tablegt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;The last item on the chart is extremely important. When the pilot is in between the parachute and the wreckage this is what can happen. The force of the parachute opening is transferred down the parachute lines through the paraswivel, down the bridle through the pilots harness to the Carabiner and finally to the wreckage. When the parachute opens the pilot will be jerked in the direction of the parachute. If there is anything in the way (tubing, control bars, cables, sail) the pilot can risk broken bones or snapped extremities including breaking his or her neck or back.lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Even if the parachute opens without injuring the pilot, the pilot will be descending with the wreckage at the same level or even slightly below him/her. Since broken gliders can be extremely erratic and violent, this again increases the pilots risk of injury.lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;The conventional parachute bridle attachment at the Carabiner allows the opening forces to be absorbed by the bridle, and transferred via Carabiner to the wreckage and then via hang strap, to the pilotrsquo;s harness. A pilot who is descending below the wreckage (if possible) reduces the risk of injury from flailing wreckage.lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Please note: damaged gliders can behave very violently even with the parachute open. The argument for having the pilot above the wreckage is that the pilot can use the wreckage to decelerate during impact. One argument against that approach is the possibility of becoming impaled on broken parts. The bottom line is this: there is no one perfect way to route the bridle that works best in all possible situations. The best we can do is to look at the situations that have occurred with similar performance hang gliders, and try to decrease our risk accordingly. We believe a bridle attachment to the Carabiner that does not include the harness is the best arrangement for most situations.lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;As hang gliders continue to develop and we continue to analyze parachute deployments, we may find that a different approach to parachute bridle routing or parachute deployment systems is beneficial to hang glider safety. I believe it is your responsibility to keep up with new developments. Remember different is not always better. Sometimes solving one problem can create a host of new problems. Evaluate each change with a critical eye! Remember it is your life we are talking abouthellip;lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;Fly Safely.lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 7.5pt 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autoquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;This article was inspired by problems we saw while doing parachute clinics around the country. I would especially like to thank members of Maryland Hang Gliding Association, Roanoke Hang Glider Pilots, Rouge Valley Hang Gliding Club, Sky Sports Aero Tow Club INC. of Whitewater WI, San Diego HG amp;amp; PG Association, Orange County Hang Glider pilots, and AZ , TX, FL, MI Hang glider pilots who attended clinics. In addition I would like to thank all the High Energy Sports dealers and customers who have passed on their words of wisdom in solving harness problems.lt;/spangt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot; style=quot;mso-bidi-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;; mso-fareast-font-family: #039;Times New Roman#039;quot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt;lt;p class=quot;MsoNormalquot; style=quot;margin: 0cm 0cm 10ptquot;gt;lt;span lang=quot;EN-USquot;gt;lt;o:pgt;lt;font size=quot;3quot; face=quot;Calibriquot;gt;amp;#160;lt;/fontgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/pgt;lt;pgt;lt;/pgt;
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