Parachutes again

Graeme Cant wrote:



Here's a question to the riggers - in what ways would it be unsafe to
make the repack cycle 1 year for canopies and cases less than 10 years old?

I noticed the 5 year repack cycle parachute on the Autoflug website some
time ago but it seems to have changed. Do any German readers know if
it's a civilian or military product? The current website refers to the
"Durachute" which it describes as vacuum-packed but it seems to have a
military style harness. Perhaps the armed forces are more
cost-conscious than the FAA?

Here's another fact: the BRS (ballistic parachute systems) has a 6 year
(2170 days) repack cycle. What makes that possible for them, while
personal parachutes are limited to 120 days?

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Eric Greenwell
Washington State
USA