Static line
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In parachuting a static line is a line connecting the deployment bag of the parachute to the aircraft from which the parachutist jumps. After falling away from the aircraft, this short line (rarely more than a few yards) then pulls the parachute deployment bag from its container. After that, the parachute deploys. The static line separates from the parachute, and remains in tow behind the aircraft. It is subsequently pulled in and stowed away by the jumpmaster.
This method of parachute deployment is commonly used in several ways:
- training student skydivers
- BASE jumping
- military paratroopers jumping from very low altitudes (400+ feet).
