 The kite balloon pilot had a parachute in a flat container attached to the observation basket suspended from the kite balloon, with the pilot only wearing a simple body harness around his waist, with shroud lines from the harness attached to the main parachute in the container.When the balloonist jumped, the main part of the parachute was pulled from the container, with the shroud lines first, followed by the main canopy.A similar parachute system for the entire observation basket was tested at Rockaway Naval Air Station, but it was not widely used.