The Freefall Shop

10/24/2024

FB is saying we are posting copyright material and they are threatening to shut the page down… still no idea what material they are talking about.

04/26/2022

Class of April 2022, Senior Rigger Candidates…
Instructor Bill Lee in the house, these kids got a tremendous education….
Grateful each day for the opportunity to work with dedicated and talented people.

10/15/2021

10-13-21 US Army riggers complete the Senior Rigger Course….

04/23/2021

Airworthiness Directive Issued by the FAA

please see below

02/11/2021

It has recently come to our attention that a range of Vector SE student containers built between May 2013 and January 2021 are facing potential problems with reserve deployment. We have determined the problem and are working on carrying out the solution. Our customers' trust is important to us, so we wanted to let you all know that we are aware of this problem and are working hard on correcting it as quickly as possible.

Sizes affected: SE 360-1 SE 360-2, SE 360-3, SE 361, SE 364 and SE 364-1
Date range: May 2013 to January 2021

To read more details, as well as find instructions for a temporary field fix follow the link: https://uptvector.com/2021/02/11/vector-se-student-reserve-issue/

01/22/2021

Congratulations to the Master and Senior Riggers of the 68th RQS USAF Riggers, well done!!!

01/15/2021

Riggers getting it done

01/14/2021

01/08/2021

https://youtu.be/JzyMH2j2r1E

Part 1, of a series of videos, concerning suspension lines and the attachment points on the canopy.Periodic maintenance, what you may not know about your lin...

11/12/2020

Teaching Air Force Riggers is not only an honor but a joy, these young men are hard working, smart, polite and full of positive energy, they make teaching an adventure...

08/26/2020

https://uptvector.com/2020/08/24/type-7-webbing-notice/

We have recently been made aware that a batch of Type 7 webbing that we received in May 2019 was not up to our normal quality standards, and is showing signs of separation. Unfortunately, this defect was undetectable at the time of receiving and production. However, rest assured, this is not a safet...

03/10/2020

A big thank you to the beautiful ladies at West Houston Airport, they make my job so much easier and take care of my pilot clients...
These folks couldn’t be nicer and I am grateful for all they do for us.