•  Equipment: Scissors, assorted hand tacking needles,  and modified navy end tab 1.  Take the needle and supertack and pass it through the  reinforcing tape at the bottom of the pilot chute mesh  capturing the spring coil.  [Figure A] 1.  Position the housing end flush with the end of the  housing channel. 2.  Take the needle and supertack and tie an overhand  knot approximately 1 inch from the end. 3.  Pass the needle through the inside of the housing  channel and then around the outside below the housing  end.  [Figure D]  The purpose is to choke the end of  the channel so that the housing does not protrude from  the end. Procedure Pilot Chute Housing 4.  Next take the needle and pass it through the top of the  channel fabric over the housing.  [Figure E] 5.  Take the needle and locate the grooves in the housing.  [Figure F]  Make three loops through the channel,  trapping the supertack in the grooves.  [Figure G] 6.  Secure the running end with a surgeon’s knot and  locking knot. 7.  Twist the supertack together and trim with a ¾ inch tail. 3.  Secure the ends of the supertack with a surgeon’s knot  and locking knot.  [Figure C]  Trim to a ¾ inch tail. 2.  Cross over the radial seam reinforcing tape and again  pass the needle through the reinforcing tape and  capturing the spring coil as before.  [Figure B] Hand tacking is an integral part of rigging skills. There are  numerous places where components or parts are joined.  Hardware, housings, cones, and other parts require hand  tacking to secure them to their positions. The following  figures show typical tacking techniques. 7-87