Stowing Parachute Steering lines and toggles- parachute control system

The right way to stow a parachute steering toggle:
Stow the toggles through the finger trapped loop in the brake line and across the steel guide ring to keep the extra lower steering line from going through the metal steering line guide ring until the toggle is pulled:

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Wrong ways to stow a toggle:
Mis-stowed steering lines can lead to very hard openings, injuries, significant damage to the parachute canopy and toggle keepers, inoperable steering lines and an uncontrollable parachute.

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Orientation of the finger trapped parachute steering line loop relative to the steel guide ring is important. The fabric retaining loop, if so equipped, is not meant to carry the force exerted by the steering line on opening.

See also:
1) Another concern is how the resulting loose steering line is stowed; it must be free to pull up through the guide ring and slide up and down as the parachute is steered. if it hangs up instead, it might make the parachute turn or be uncontrollable. This PDF from Performance Designs primarily deals with that aspect of steering line stowing, then digresses into slink information. (Slink means Soft LINK; a fabric version of the connecting link that holds the parachute lines onto the riser strap. But then, I digress to Cypres AAD information on my Parts of a parachute page, so I don't guess I can complain.

2) Parts of a parachute

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Parachute steering system parts-

Riser
Elastic Keeper
End of steering Toggle
Steering Line guide ring
Finger Trapped Loop
Steering line (AKA Brake line)

Purpose of stowing end of toggle through the finger trapped loop is to hold the steering line down about 14" - 20" for a softer opening. Failure to stow the brakes will lead to very hard openings. Never put the end of the toggle through the steel loop or else the steering line will slip through the loop on opening as if it was never stowed, defeating the purpose of the finger trap. The resulting hard opening would hurt both the jumper and parachute canopy real bad.
Various schemes are used to hold the steering toggle to the riser until it is used:

Velcro

Straight Steel pins or Folded fabric sections that slide up into channels added to the riser.

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