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Usage examples of "pilot chute".
A moment later, he felt the barely perceptible tug as the static line pulled first the cover off and then the pilot chute from his main chute.
A pilot chute would pull away the lid, and the main chute should open above the probe.
As the seat's trajectory neared its peak, the spent rockets and seat platform fell away and his pilot chute deployed.
He pulled the pilot chute from a pouch and threw it into the wind.
The lanyard, reaching full extension, pulled free the rip cord's pack closing pins, the pack flaps were instantly drawn back by strong bungee cords, and a small spring-loaded pilot chute ejected, opened, and caught the air stream, drawing the main canopy out to the full length of its shroud lines.
For a heart-stopping moment there was nothing, and then the pilot chute unfolded, dragging out the main sail.