Sponsored Athletes




Rigging Innovations is proud of its sponsored athletes!



Brandon

Brandon "B" Atwood

        My first few jumps were in Hollister, CA in July of 1994. After that I moved to Boise, ID and finished my training in Star, ID. I moved to Skydive Arizona in October of 2000 and have been here ever since. Some of my roles on the drop zone have included tandem packing, canopy coach, ground operations, wind tunnel driver, and even lawn mowing. I joined the local vertical formation skydiving team in 2007 and with my teammates Keith Fournier and Paul Hardin, also joined the Rigging Innovations team. Today I am a member of the VFS team Arizona Arsenal. I am proud to still be on the Rigging Innovations team. They provide quality products and their passion for always improving is unsurpassed.
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Hugues Orlianges

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My love for sports led me to discover skydiving which has become a true passion for me.

I started jumping in 2007 in Saumur, France, and did about 3600 jumps since then.

I was a member of the French National CRW (2-way) Team for over three years and now focus on Canopy Piloting. I am an AFF / Static Line & Tandem Instructor and also a CRW coach.

Most of my life is made up of skydiving: I jump all year long to earn a living, for fun and to compete. When I'm not in a plane, I love to surf, base jump and paraglide.

I am happy and proud to belong to the Rigging Innovation(RI) family and did the best jumps of my life with RI rigs on my back. Not only are they an efficient and innovative manufacturer, they also have a friendly team spirit that I found nowhere else.

My choice of containers is the amazing Curv. I use Cypres 2 speed, and PD canopies: Optimum 99, Velocity comp 75&79.

Some of my accomplishments are: Read More...

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Keith Fournier

        Keith Fournier has over 3700 jumps and more than 125 hours in the tunnel. His home dropzone is Skydive Arizona. He is a Project Management and Business Development Professional. He is a member of Arizona Drive, 4-way VFS Team Member (Tail), he is an organizer at Skydive Arizona, he holds a USPA Coach rating and he is PRO Rated. He also does tandem video and photography for Fun Air at Skydive Arizona. Some of Keith’s many accomplishments include: Read More...

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Mike "Friday" Friedman

        Friday has over 4000 jumps and over 600 hours of tunnel time. He spends his time working at SkyVenture Arizona, instructing at Skydive Arizona and working with his four way VFS team "Drive". He is proud to be apart of the Rigging Innovations team.
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Ty Losey

        Started jumping at Cline Falls Skydivers in central Oregon in 1995. jumped there for about two years then started earning my living from packing parachutes. packed at various drop zones and travelled to boogies until 2002 then started seasonal instructional work, summers in Montana and winters in Arizona or California. Came to Skydive Arizona winter of 2005 and have lived here since then. Joined Arizona Arsenal 4way VFS team april 2006. I've also been jumping a Voodoo since 2006. Other interests outside of skydiving include, land kiteboarding, water kiteboarding, surfing, flying my ultralight airplane.
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