It pulls out a 7 to 10-foot long (2 to 3-meter) piece of nylon webbing called the bridle. As the bridle is coming out of the container, it pulls a pin, called the closing pin, on the container. This pin holds the main canopy inside the container. Pulling the pin opens the container with a small pop.

What is the thing you pull on a parachute called?

A pilot chute is a small auxiliary parachute used to deploy the main or reserve parachute. The pilot chute is connected to the deployment bag containing the parachute by a bridle. Pilot chutes are a critical component of all modern skydiving and BASE jumping gear.

Where do you pull on a parachute?

Pulling the right side of your lines moves your parachute to the right; while pulling left guides you left. If you pull both at the same time (“flaring”), that'll slow down your descent— since this causes your canopy to reduce its rate of descent.