Hi! From a thread in 2008:

"Looping a shroud line through the parachute plastic and through the reinforcing ring(s) and then tying a knot in it just *has* to be more secure than expecting the tape disc to hold the shroud line in place against the plastic without tying it to anything."

I expect it is. Is it necessary? I'm bad at knots and not a weekly flyer. Mr. Gassaway has "loops under tape discs" in his competition tips at the NAR site, but competition models are meant for a different lifecycle than my middlingly-built models.

I imagine the answer is "why ask us? Just try it and see how it goes for you." But I'd be interested in the Forum's feelings on rings vs. discs.

Thank you!

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Bob Portnell, Sparks, Nevada
NAR #87762, NARTREK Silver, Not an actual Silver Snoopy awardee
"Flying Like It's 1980"

I tie a knot in at the end of the shroud line, then loop it under a tape disk. I find it easier to place it on the disc first then attach it to the plastic parachute. Then I use the end of my Exacto knife (the butt end, not the pointy end) to rub the disc into the plastic, being sure to run it along the looped shroud line. Never had an issue with it coming loose.

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Don
NAR 53455
"Carpe Diem"

Thank you! A knot at the end is easier to live with .

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Bob Portnell, Sparks, Nevada
NAR #87762, NARTREK Silver, Not an actual Silver Snoopy awardee
"Flying Like It's 1980"

+1 to exactly what barone does.
Same way over 40 years.

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Failure may not be an OPTION, but it is ALWAYS a POSSIBILITY.
ALL systems are GO for MAYHEM, CHAOS, TURMOIL, FIASCOS, and HAVOC !

+2 to the above...my *only* failure occurs with a really old chute that has dried-out tape discs. I can't seem to find a decent disc nowadays...they just aren't as sticky as days of old.

So on old chutes, I give the lines a tug and if the disc comes off, I stick down a new one, but then keep an eye on it.

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David Stribling
NAR 18402 SR
But it is rocket science!
Get yer Barrowmans here

Mr Gassaway recommended discs cut from adhesive bandage strips. The notion appeals.

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Bob Portnell, Sparks, Nevada
NAR #87762, NARTREK Silver, Not an actual Silver Snoopy awardee
"Flying Like It's 1980"