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So what if a parachutist has a collapse? Won't it re-open? Parachuters jump out of airplane with their parachute COMPLETELY collapsed, wrapped up even. This too is a chute. It re-opens. Collapses are extremely rare. Almost always pilot induced or caused. What we may have is a ruffle, say a 10% wing collapse, for a split of a second. Usually during shifty winds and with performing maneuvers. Even so, they come right out before you even knew it happened. I’ve seen paramotorers fly safely straight and level with a 50% (pilot induced and held) collapse. We do it just for fun some time, pilot induced - purposely caused. To do it we pull hard on front lines on one side and hold it down. Let go and it goes back. I now almost always do wingovers (pilot comes over horizontal to wing) and even swing myself above the wing, or loop it- ALMOST EVERY TIME I FLY NOW for the last two years! With carefully chosen wing make/brand, I have no collapses or even ruffles. I used to have a reserve chute, but I stopped carrying it, because I really feel confident in the air without it.

So what if you do have a collapse?! So what! - It's a parachute too!

pilot induced, B-line stall pulled past B-line maneuver into a stall