FAA Senior / Master Rigger Course

Team

11 Jan 2022

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5 min

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REGISTRATION LINK / DATES

Senior Rigger Course takes Seven-Days to prepare you for the Senior Rigger Oral and Practical tests for the Back-type certification. Additional ratings for Seat & Chest type are available but will require extra preparation or time and additional training/testing costs.

The full course and testing time is over 11 days, but that includes a weekend and testing days. So the general schedule is:

The first Tuesday-Friday is Rigger Training, Packing & Repair work
Saturday/Sunday is off unless you're behind in your pack jobs or repair skills
Monday/Wednesday is more Rigger Training, Packing & Repair work

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Topics covered in the school include:

Square Reserve Assembly, Inspection and Packing: Container/parachute/AAD inspections, compatibility, assembly procedures, line trim, flaking, packing, closing techniques and paperwork. A variety of rigs and parachutes will be available.
Round Emergency Parachute Inspection and Packing: Round canopy assembly, inspections, compatibility, TS 108 testing, closing loop manufacturing, owner’s manual overview, flaking, packing, closing techniques and paperwork.
Basic Sewing Machine Operation and Maintenance: Machine types, thread types, bobbin winding, threading, needles, tension, stitch locking, materials, feeding, jumpsuit repairs, small parts manufacturing and trouble-shooting.
Minor Parachute and Container Repairs and Maintenance: Topics include container washing, parachute cleaning, hand tacking, container repairs, grommet removal/setting, line replacements, canopy repairs and canopy patching.

The course is held in the Ground Rush Rigging Loft at 20701 Cereal St, Lake Elsinore CA 92530

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