TM 10-1670-287-23&P
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LAYOUT AND LINE CHECK
Perform layout and line check as follows:
1. Insert reserve ripcord cable through reserve ripcord housing. Insert reserve ripcord grip into ripcord
grip pocket. Insert single point release cable through cable housings. Mate hook tape on grip with
pile tape on harness. Attach reserve static line to container with reserve static line pull ring facing top
of container. Pass reserve ripcord cable through reserve static line pull ring and then through reserve
static line guide ring.
2. Lay out parachute on a clean dry surface with canopy on its left side. Leading edge (nose) will be to
the right when viewed from riser end. Stretch lines full length with a helper at riser end to check
continuity and hold lines taut.
3. Grasp high points of each cell and, with high points in the left hand, flip canopy toward trailing edge.
Canopy shall lie flat with trailing edge lines on left side when viewed from riser end.
Leading
Edge Lines
Reserve Static Line
Pull Ring
Reserve
Ripcord
Reserve Static Line
