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12. Reserve Deployment System. The reserve deployment system consists of items shown below. The reserve pilot chute has a 7-inch diameter crown and a 19-inch spiral spring, and is covered with a combination of Type I nylon and large hole nylon mesh fabric. A 2-inch wide by 18-foot bridle line is attached to the reserve pilot chute and deployment bag. The deployment bag constructed of nylon cloth, measures 12 by 16-inches. The mouth of the bag has a channel for an elastic safety stow loop and grommets for locking the bag closed. The suspension lines are stowed in the suspension line retention pocket. 

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## DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MAIN AND RESERVE PARACHUTE ASSEMBLIES 

The ram air parachute system consists of a main and reserve parachute mounted in tandem on the back of the parachutist. The differences between the main and reserve assemblies are as follows: 

1. The main and reserve deployment systems are different and are described in items 2. and 12., above. 

2. The main parachute may be deployed by a ripcord or by an Automatic Ripcord Release (ARR). 

3. The reserve parachute may be deployed by ripcord, a left main riser actuated reserve static line, or by the ARR. 

4. The main risers have excess control line keepers, toggle keepers and control line guide rings; the reserve risers have excess control line keepers and the control line guide rings only. 

5. There is an 8-inch difference in control line length. The main canopy control lines are longer than the reserve canopy control lines. 

6. The main ripcord has a single locking pin the reserve ripcord has two locking pins. 

