Hermes II Soft Goods Packing Procedures

• Parachute Packing Box (shot bag, line holder, extra lines)

• Sandbags
• Rubber bands
• Soft goods
• Swivels box
• Flathead screwdriver
• Quicklinks - Maillon Rapide 400 kg

Procedures

During this process, one person should be taking checkout photos throughout similar to the ones below.

1. Fold Main (also may refer to Hermes Parachute Packing Procedures)

   
   

1. Tie main parachute down, at the vent and at the end of lines, applying moderate tension

   

2. Gather 8 lines and put them into the lines holder with weights, so you can focus on the other 8 lines.

3. Go through each line and gore, inspecting gores for tears

   

4. Pleat gores so middles are together and put the lines in the holder as you go

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5. Once you've nicely folded one side (8 lines and gores), weigh down with sandbag and fold over other side to repeat 

   

6. Fold up base of parachute towards middle in a triangle pattern

7. Fold the wider sides of the parachute in towards the center line.Try to smooth out as much air as possible. Hold in place with sand bags.

   
   

   

2. Pack Main (Take checkout photos similar to below)

   1. Untie top of parachute from tension

   2. Attach the vent to bag bridle to the vent tapes by pulling it through its own loop

   3. Pull vent to bag bridle through the inside of the bag and the hole at the end. Secure bag handles and vent to bag bridle with a quick link.

      

   4. Fold down the line-holding section of the bag so the bag is partially inside-out.

      

   5. Z-fold the parachute and pack it into the bag.

   6. Once the entire parachute is in the lower portion of the bag, secure flaps using the locking loop and locking pin.

      

   7. Fold lines into bites, secure two bites with rubber bands on both ends. Secure Main Riser (Spectra) in z-fold with 2 rubber bands.

      

   8. Pack lines into line-holding portion of the main bag and secure locking loop

      
      

3. Pack Drogue

1. Similar to main (Take photos throughout similar to main)

2. Secure flaps with banding system (to be tested)

3. Coil lines into infinity loops, pack lines into side pocket.

   

4. Coil lines (Take at least one photo per lettered step)

1. Get green swivels/hardware box and lines and risers

2. Drogue riser (infinity loops)

1. Attach eye to eye swivel

3. Motor section riser (2 coils, (infinity loops)

1. Attach fork to fork swivel using motor riser loop

2. Tighten forks hard!

3. Check that there are 2 loops

4. Mission package riser ((infinity loops)

1. Attach smallest swivel