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In parachuting, a static line is a cord connecting the deployment bag of the parachute to the aircraft from which the parachutist jumps. After falling away from the aircraft, this short line (rarely more than a few meters) then pulls the parachute deployment bag from its container. After that, the parachute deploys. The static line separates from the parachute, and remains in tow behind the aircraft. It is subsequently pulled in and stowed away by the jumpmaster. Static lines are used in order to make sure that a parachute is deployed immediately after leaving the plane, regardless of any actions taken by the parachutist. Until recently round canopies were used by static line jumpers. The down side of a round parachute was that the jumper had little control over the direction that the parachute would fly in, could be dictated to by the wind and would have to endure a thump on landing. The main canopy would be sited on your back with a "front mounted" reserve attached to metal loops in front of your waist.

Today's static line jumpers don't have the same discomfort thanks to RAPS (Ram Air Progression System), which means you can now jump a square canopy on your first jump, contained in a so called piggyback system with main and reserve parachutes in one neat pack on the back. This system offers softer landings and more control under canopy plus continuity of equipment and drills if you decide to take the sport up.