Javelin reserve bridle stow

[mark 107]

I recently opened a Javelin and found the reserve bridle stowed:
-- two long folds under each side flap (like Racer instructions)
-- remainder of bridle stowed side-to-side on top of the inner bottom stub flap, with the stows long enough to go under the side flaps (similar to Wings or Dolphin).

The occasional rigger who packed it also owns and jumps an early Javelin.

I know what the current Javelin packing instructions are.

I would like to know if there was at some time a different approved method of stowing the reserve bridle.

Mark

[Hooknswoop 19]

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I would like to know if there was at some time a different approved method of stowing the reserve bridle.

Yes, it used to be stowed that way.

Derek

[Danne 0]

Does anyone know when and why they changed to todays procedure?

/D

[ChrisClark 0]

The old manual is attached, the bridle was folded across the bottom and the pilot chute material evenly split top and bottom.
The method was revised about Feb 1993 after some riggers were stuffing the top half of pilot chute material under the flaps or even the free bag thus hindering the launch. I presume the newer bridle stow method was to accommodate the extra pc material under the bottom flap.

[mark 107]

Thanks all!

Mark

[ZigZagMarquis 9]

Interesting... I too recently opened a Jav where the previous rigger had stowed the reserve bridle the same way.