O P M L R N Note pad  .........................................................................6-8 Nylon ..............................................................................3-2 Identification and nomenclature................................... 6-16 Inor repair.......................................................................7-8 Inspect and repack (I&R)...............................................1-7 Inspection ............................................................. 5-2 ,  5-16 Inspection process ..........................................................7-2 Installing the needle and threading the machine..........6-21 Office area ....................................................................6-27 Operation............................................................ 2-19 ,  6-21 Operational theory .........................................................2-6 Lead seals and seal thread  ..............................................6-8 Lexan ®  ..........................................................................3-20 Line attachments  ............................................................7-6 Line dump  ......................................................................4-8 Lines  ...............................................................................7-5 Line separator (suspension line holder) .........................6-7 Line strip  ........................................................................4-8 Links  ..............................................................................7-5 Locking pull-up cord  ......................................................6-5 Lower leg strap shortening  ...........................................7-54 Packing  .........................................................................5-19 Packing data card  ...........................................................6-8 Packing fid .....................................................................6-5 Packing paddle  ...............................................................6-5 Parachute loft  ...............................................................6-24 Cutting table  .............................................................6-27 Harness table and machines  .....................................6-27 Metal working area  ...................................................6-27 Packing and inspection area  .....................................6-25 Work area including layout tables and sewing  machines  ...................................................................6-26 Parachute rigger  ............................................................. 1-1 Parachute Rigger Certificates.........................................1-2 Parachute service life  ..................................................... 1-9 Performance standards  ...................................................1-5 Pilot chute and bridle  .....................................................5-8 Pilot chute and free bag/bridle  .....................................5-13 Pilot chute attachment  ....................................................7-6 Pilot chute locking rod  ................................................... 6-6 Pilot chutes  ...................................................................2-17 Hand deploy design  ..................................................2-17 Spring-loaded design  ................................................2-17 Pilot chute threading tool  ............................................... 6-6 Pilot versus parachute size  ............................................. 1-9 Plastics and synthetics  ..................................................3-20 Pony clamps  ................................................................. 6-10 Proper ram-air orientation (PRO) packing.....................4-2 Pull-up cords  ..................................................................6-5 Ram-air reserve canopy  ...............................................5-13 Ram-air reserve into a sport piggyback system  ...........5-28 Ram-air reserve into a two-pin piggyback  ...................5-38 Ram-air reserves and sport piggyback systems  ...........5-13 Rawhide mallet  ............................................................ 6-13 Record keeping  ..............................................................1-7 Removal of bloodstains  ................................................7-10 Removal of fresh water  ................................................7-10 Removal of mildew  ......................................................7-10 Removal of perspiration  ...............................................7-10 Removal of petroleum products  ...................................7-10 Navy end tab  .................................................................. 6-9 Needle feed machine  ....................................................6-20 Needle-nose pliers  ........................................................ 6-11 Needles  .........................................................................6-20 Nomenclature  .................................................................2-5 Non-continuous line method  ........................................7-34 Machine maintenance  ..................................................6-23 Magnum ®  pilot chute  ...................................................2-17 Main and reserve closing loop manufacture  ................7-80 Main container side flap replacement ..........................7-46 Main deployment bag  ..................................................7-82 Main deployment bag repair—closing flap  grommet pullout  ...........................................................7-72 Main parachute canopy  ..................................................2-2 Main pilot chute  ............................................................. 4-9 Main riser 3-ring locking loop replacement  .................7-62 Main riser steering toggle Velcro ®  replacement  ..........7-64 Major repair  ...................................................................7-8 Manufacturing  .................................................... 7-80 ,  7-86 Master Parachute Rigger  ................................................1-2 Material repair and grommet replacement  ...................7-43 Materials  .............................................................. 2-6 ,  7-14 Materials storage area  ..................................................6-28 Miscellaneous  ..............................................................3-26 Modern design concepts  ................................................2-8 Hesitator loop configuration.......................................2-8 Nonrestrictive corners  ................................................2-8 Molar strap  .....................................................................6-5 I-3