The Company
Rigging
Innovations is located on Eloy Municipal Airport, in Eloy Arizona.
Adjacent to RI is Skydive Arizona and SkyVenture Wind Tunnel.
Rigging Innovations is one of the top three manufacturers of sport harness and containers in the world.
Besides their innovative design technology, a reputation has been
established as producing the highest quality product on the market
today.
Rigging Innovations, Inc. presently holds
three FAA TSO certifications under C23c:
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Talon Expert Harness and container Assembly - 1985.
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Telesis Training Harness and Container Assembly - 1988.
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Flexon Expert Harness and Container Assembly - 1992.
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Aviator Pilot Emergency Harness and Container System C23d - 1996.
The company operates a full service facility which includes packing and general maintenance of parachute equipment, canopy overhaul, harness overhaul and drop test programs. The loft is supported by both Master and Senior Parachute Riggers.
The People of
Rigging Innovations
The owners of the company are Sandy and Brenda Reid.
Sandy Reid is the designer and responsible for research and development,
engineering and all technical areas of the company.
Sandy is a
Master Parachute Rigger with 4000+ jumps, private pilot and an FAA
DPRE and an DMIR appointee.
Brenda Reid is the business and financial administrator for the company,
and is responsible for the daily operations of the company,
production coordination and scheduling, sizing of harness and
containers, and customer service. She has 1000 jumps and is a
private pilot.
RI Team
Our staff are all extremely experienced sewing machine operators and
the majority have in excess 8 years with RI. We are proud to call
them the "RI Team". They are dedicated and proud of what they
produce for your skydiving enjoyment!