Originally Posted by
Bonkey
How long did they take to pack away each time - and who actually did this? Presumably they had to be qualified to pack these things away to ensure they deployed correctly next time?
I can't speak for other types, but a Caravelle's brake chute wouldn't typically be repacked on a turnround.
Instead, if one was likely to be needed on the next sector, a pre-packed chute would be carried in the hold and swapped for the deployed one, which in turn would be repacked once back at base.