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Rig Repack Log

Every visit filed before you leave the site.

Every rig's reserve repack date, its AAD service and end-of-life dates, the rigger's log behind each pack card, and which jumper has each rental rig.

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Some records run on a different interval; the app applies it from the record itself.

From 14 CFR 105.43(b) reserve parachute packing (eCFR), checked Thu, October 29, 2026.

The rules, with where each one came from.

Each date this app counts and each check it runs on a save is listed here with its source and the day we last read it. Where a rule lives in a paid standard, we cite it and keep the same facts in our own layout; we never copy the standard's text or forms.

16

sourced rules in this trade, each read on or after Oct 29, 2026.

Dates it counts

  1. Reserve repack: 180 days from the last visit.From 14 CFR 105.43(b) reserve parachute packing (eCFR), checked Oct 29, 2026. Some records run on a different interval, which the app applies from the record.
    Rule

What it checks when you save

  1. Only a certificated parachute rigger packs the reserve.From 14 CFR 105.43(b) reserve parachute packing (eCFR), checked Oct 29, 2026.
    For reference
  2. A reserve whose canopy, shroud lines and harness are synthetic only is used within 180 days of being packed by a certificated parachute rigger.From 14 CFR 105.43(b)(1) reserve packed within 180 days (eCFR), checked Oct 29, 2026.
    Warns on save
  3. A reserve with any silk, pongee or other natural fiber is used within 60 days of being packed by a certificated parachute rigger.From 14 CFR 105.43(b)(2) reserve packed within 60 days (eCFR), checked Oct 29, 2026.
    For reference
  4. A main is packed within 180 days before the date it is used.From 14 CFR 105.43(a) main parachute packing (eCFR), checked Oct 29, 2026.
    For reference
  5. A main is packed by a certificated parachute rigger, by the person making the next jump with it, or by someone without a certificate working under a certificated rigger's direct supervision.From 14 CFR 105.43(a) main parachute packing (eCFR), checked Oct 29, 2026.
    For reference
  6. The rigger signs the pack card of every parachute they pack with their name and certificate number.From 14 CFR 65.131(c) parachute packing record (eCFR), checked Oct 29, 2026.
    Stops the save
  7. A reserve repack carries the rigger's signature.From 14 CFR 65.131(c) parachute packing record (eCFR), checked Oct 29, 2026.
    Warns on save
  8. The rigger who packs a parachute writes the date and place of packing and any defects found on inspection on the packing record attached to it.From 14 CFR 65.131(c) parachute packing record (eCFR), checked Oct 29, 2026.
    For reference
  9. A rigger keeps the record of each pack, repair and alteration for at least 2 years after the date it is made.From 14 CFR 65.131(b) rigger records (eCFR), checked Oct 29, 2026.
    Stops the save
  10. An installed AAD is maintained as its maker's instructions say. The service date here is the one entered from those instructions.From 14 CFR 105.43(c) automatic activation device (eCFR), checked Oct 29, 2026.
    Warns on save
  11. An installed AAD is maintained as its maker's instructions say. The end-of-life date here is the one entered from those instructions.From 14 CFR 105.43(c) automatic activation device (eCFR), checked Oct 29, 2026.
    Warns on save
  12. A rigger packs, maintains or alters only the parachute types their certificate is rated for.From 14 CFR 65.129(a) performance standards (eCFR), checked Oct 29, 2026.
    For reference
  13. A rigger works under the certificate only after at least 90 days of rigging within the preceding 12 months, or after showing the FAA they can do the work, and with the maker's current instructions understood.From 14 CFR 65.129(f) performance standards (eCFR), checked Oct 29, 2026.
    For reference
  14. A parachute is thoroughly dried and aired before a rigger packs it.From 14 CFR 65.129(c) performance standards (eCFR), checked Oct 29, 2026.
    For reference
  15. Each rigger has a seal with an identifying mark and seals the pack after packing, as the parachute's maker recommends.From 14 CFR 65.133 seal (eCFR), checked Oct 29, 2026.
    For reference

Asked, and answered from the rule.

How often does a reserve parachute have to be repacked?

  1. Reserve repack: 180 days from the last visit.From 14 CFR 105.43(b) reserve parachute packing (eCFR), checked Oct 29, 2026.
  2. A reserve whose canopy, shroud lines and harness are synthetic only is used within 180 days of being packed by a certificated parachute rigger.From 14 CFR 105.43(b)(1) reserve packed within 180 days (eCFR), checked Oct 29, 2026.
  3. A reserve with any silk, pongee or other natural fiber is used within 60 days of being packed by a certificated parachute rigger.From 14 CFR 105.43(b)(2) reserve packed within 60 days (eCFR), checked Oct 29, 2026.

Who is allowed to pack a main parachute?

  1. A main is packed by a certificated parachute rigger, by the person making the next jump with it, or by someone without a certificate working under a certificated rigger's direct supervision.From 14 CFR 105.43(a) main parachute packing (eCFR), checked Oct 29, 2026.
  2. A main is packed within 180 days before the date it is used.From 14 CFR 105.43(a) main parachute packing (eCFR), checked Oct 29, 2026.

What does a rigger write on the pack card?

  1. The rigger who packs a parachute writes the date and place of packing and any defects found on inspection on the packing record attached to it.From 14 CFR 65.131(c) parachute packing record (eCFR), checked Oct 29, 2026.
  2. The rigger signs the pack card of every parachute they pack with their name and certificate number.From 14 CFR 65.131(c) parachute packing record (eCFR), checked Oct 29, 2026.

How long does a rigger keep packing records?

  1. A rigger keeps the record of each pack, repair and alteration for at least 2 years after the date it is made.From 14 CFR 65.131(b) rigger records (eCFR), checked Oct 29, 2026.

What it keeps for you.

Rig

Rig number, Use, Owner, Harness and container make and model, Container serial number, and more.

Rigger's log entry

Date, Work done, What was done, Place, Defects found on inspection, and more.

Rigger

Name, Certificate number, Certificate, Type ratings, Seal symbol.

Rental

Jumper, Out on, Reserve date on the pack card, AAD switched on, Handed out by, and more.

What your client receives.

The reserve repack record, as the app issues it the moment the visit is saved: signed, dated and frozen, with what is next due. This one is filled with invented records so you can read it before you sign up.

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Sample Inspection Co. (fictional) · Rig Repack Log

Reserve repack record

Rig number 1

Rig

Rig number
Rig number 1
Use
Student
Owner
Northgate Fabrication
Harness and container make and model
Harness and container make and model 1

and 10 more fields

Rigger's log entry

Date
Oct 8, 2025
Work done
Alteration
Place
Place 9
Rigger
Avery Lund

and 2 more fields

Reserve repack

Canopy thoroughly dried and aired before packingPass
Packed to the procedure of the reserve's makerPass
AAD service and end-of-life dates read against the maker's instructionsPass
Pack card shows the date, place and any defects, signed with name and certificate numberPass
Pack sealed with the rigger's sealPass

Signature

Not signed in the app; signed on paper if at all.

Next due

Reserve repackFeb 28, 2027Set by rule

A recordkeeping aid. It does not certify compliance and is not legal advice.

Every name, date and number on this sample is invented.

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