Learn How to Pro Pack a Parachute

1. Drop the parachute and walk backwards stretching the lines to full length.
2. Set the brakes. If you do not know how to set the brakes then ask your instructor.
3. Walk up the lines making sure they are clear, no line twists and No STEP THROUGHS. Again, if you do not know how to do this, as your instructor.
4. Locate the nose and count the 9 cells or 7 cells if you are jumping a 7 cell canopy. An easy way to do this is to find the stabilizer which usually has a logo on it. Begin counting the cells from there.
5. Put the nose of the canopy between your legs.
6. Check the A, B, C and D lines and Flake the Canopy.
7. Quarter the Slider. Make sure the slider is all the way up! If it is not there is a very good chance that you will have a very hard and fast opening. Ouch!
8. Pull the tail up to the slider. Most Canopies have the Warning Label in the center of the tail. Use the Warning Label as your reference.
9. Gently pull the tail and wrap it around. Use the Patented PD (Performance Desingns) Knee Trick for this.
10. Once you have wrapped both sides of the tail begin to gently make a few rolls using the tail seam as a start.
11. Place the canopy on the ground. Do Not BODY SLAM the Canopy! Doing so can cause your neatly stacked lines to separate causing a greater risk for a Line Over.
12. Lay on the Canopy and get the air out.
13. Cacoon or Sausage the Canopy.
14. S Fold the Canopy – If you do not know how to do this ask your Skydiving Instructor.
15. Open the Deployment Bag
16. Place the Canopy into the D-Bag. This is your right of passage Grasshoppa!
17. Close the Bag
18. Begin Your Stows – Try to keep your stows straight and tidy. No Spaghetti Lines.
19. Place the D-Bag into the Container.
20. Make sure to have the bridle come out of the the tray.
21. Close the Container. Most containers close in this order: Bottom, Top, Right, Left.
22. Insert the Closing Pin into the Closing Loops.
23. Make sure there is slack in the Bridle where it lies above the Closing Pin. Most bridles have some velcro on them. Use the
24. Velcro as a reference. If unsure, you guessed it. Ask your Instructor!
25. Tuck in all the excess bridle.
26. Fold and Stow Your Pilot Chute! You do know how to fold your Pilot Chute don’t you?
27. Do a Complete Gear Check and go to Manifest and Get on a Load!

Now Watch these Nick Grillet How to Pro Pack Videos

Also Very Highly Recommended is Brian Germain’s The Parachute and It’s Pilot