My 8 year old recently got a guided tour of the parachute-packing station at the local sport airport. Afterwards she asked me what happens if the parachute is improperly packed. Since it seemed to me that each parachute is packed by one person, there is no checking of human error.
How resilient are modern sport parachutes to packing errors? I would include in that any improper packing method or the packer overlooking some detail such as wear or tears. I'm not a parachutist so I don't know the intricacies to ask a more nuanced question.
Proud father update: A bit belated, but she's no longer eight years old and she enjoys, in her words, floating on imagination.
