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  1. TracyS
    Thanks, will do. Canopies must all be female. If I treat mine good, she gives me a good ride. If I slap her in the bag, she will dump me like a turd. Courtesy of PRE7117, love that line.
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    Yoink, Thanks for your response. Southern_Man is correct that my question was specific to the Silhouette as that is the canopy that I have. Hopefully, by the time I move to other canopies, I'll have a better understanding of the construction of different types of canopies and the process of packing. I don't think that will be any time soon as I'm in no hurry to downsize beyond my experience or skill level. Canopies must all be female. If I treat mine good, she gives me a good ride. If I slap her in the bag, she will dump me like a turd. Courtesy of PRE7117, love that line.
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    Thank you both for your replies. I really want to learn to properly pack my canopy so that I can be self sufficient when the packers are swamped with more than they can keep up with. I think that the more I learn about my rig, the better it is for me as a skydiver. I appreciate you sharing your knowledge. Canopies must all be female. If I treat mine good, she gives me a good ride. If I slap her in the bag, she will dump me like a turd. Courtesy of PRE7117, love that line.
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    So, if I understand correctly, when I am separating the line groups while packing; I should have 5 lines to each group when flaking the lines? Canopies must all be female. If I treat mine good, she gives me a good ride. If I slap her in the bag, she will dump me like a turd. Courtesy of PRE7117, love that line.
  5. TracyS
    Allow me to clarify my question a little further. I know there are 10 "A" lines. For the "B, C & D" lines; are there 10 each of those WITH a stabilizer line coming off each of the end cell lines OR are the stabilizer lines also considered B, C & D lines making a total of 12 each, B, C & D? What I'm trying to do is label the lines for the purposes of practicing my packing. Canopies must all be female. If I treat mine good, she gives me a good ride. If I slap her in the bag, she will dump me like a turd. Courtesy of PRE7117, love that line.
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    I'm pretty new to skydiving and still VERY wet behind the ears and I know this is something I should know but I'm having some difficulty with. I know the lines on a canopy go from front to rear in A, B, C, D order. On a 9 cell PD Silhouette, How many of each line ( A, B, C, D ) are there? Which are the lines that are attached to the stabilizers? I'm trying to learn more about canopies so that I understand the equipment better. Thanks for any help someone can provide. Canopies must all be female. If I treat mine good, she gives me a good ride. If I slap her in the bag, she will dump me like a turd. Courtesy of PRE7117, love that line.
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    Get out there and go for it. I'm in the Atlanta area and just started my AFF jumps on December 23. Finished the 7 jumps before January was over and now have 14 jumps in. By no means am I bragging, just trying to encourage you to get out and go for it. Last Saturday, just before the door opened, the pilot announced that it was a chilly 1° outside. Don't let old man Winter stop you from getting started. Canopies must all be female. If I treat mine good, she gives me a good ride. If I slap her in the bag, she will dump me like a turd. Courtesy of PRE7117, love that line.