 It enabled a student to make their first jumps on a ram-air parachute, which offers softer landings and more control.RAPS evolved into the category system, which allows students to use ram-air canopies from their first jump.In the early jumps the parachute is deployed automatically using a static line; after proving basic proficiency the student progresses onto freefall, opening their own parachute by means of a ripcord and spring-loaded pilot chute.