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POIGNEE TEMOIN [1 record]

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Record 1 2004-02-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sports Equipment and Accessories
  • Skydiving, Paragliding and Hang Gliding
  • Airborne Forces
CONT

After these two jumps you do a "dummy pull" - that is you pretend that you don't have a static line (though you will have) and pull a dummy ripcord handle to show that you would open your parachute if you weren't on a static line.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et accessoires de sport
  • Parachutisme, parapente et deltaplane
  • Forces aéroportées
DEF

Poignée factice placée sur un parachute à ouverture automatique et destinée à juger de l'aptitude d'un para au saut à ouverture commandée.

CONT

On dote le parachute de l'élève d'une Poignée Témoin (PT) placée là où sera placée la future poignée d'ouverture du [parachute] principal.

Spanish

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