Definitions for "Static Line"
n, the traditional method of training skydivers. A line attached to the aircraft activates the student's canopy as soon as they jump. Once a student has demonstrated a stable exit and the ability to pull a dummy ripcord, they graduate to longer freefalls.
a cord attached the pack of a parachute to an aircraft to open the parachute after the jumper is clear of the plane
a fixed length of rope usually with some sort of quick-release on each end which is attached to a moving vehicle at one end and the hang glider at the other
Keywords:  demoscene, ezine, ran, july, ascii
See Control Line.
Static Line was an email-based ASCII Ezine that focused on the PC demoscene. It was a monthly publication with strong roots in the music aspect of the demoscene. It ran for 52 issues starting in July 1998 and finishing in March 2004.