OverlanderJK
Resident Smartass
You keeping that? Thats a cool item to keep around.It’s amazing what you find in your shed during clean out. My old sport parachute rig. A lot of great memories were made with this!
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The main used a ‘throw out’ pilot chute.
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The reserve was last packed in 1996.
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The reserve pilot chute spring has been compressed since 1996 and still flew about 6 feet when deployed. Once again proving that springs do not wear out from being compressed, they wear out from being cycled.
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