Above & Beyond Rigging

01/18/2017

Check out the events at Skydive the Rock. Our new home since April 2016. I am sure we will be here awhile!

Safety Day - March - TBDOpening Day - April 15th 9:00am to SunsetMemorial Day -  May 29th 9:00am to Sunset$17.76 Freedom Day -  July 4th 8:00am to SunsetTomorrow's Hope Demo & Fund Raiser - July 21st to 23rdFat Bastards Boogie - August - TBDLabor Day - September 4th 9:00am to Sunset

11/29/2013

A 15 year wait is nearly over!

iFLY Chicago is an indoor skydiving experience that creates true free conditions, just like skydiving, without having to jump out of an airplane!

11/25/2013

The United States Parachute Association and its 35,000 member skydivers enjoy and promote safe skydiving through parachuting training, rating, and competition programs. USPA represents parachute jumping from aircraft and helps keep skydivers in the air.

05/10/2013

Busy weekend ahead putting the new student gear into service.

03/14/2013

Busy busy day.... Helen is making lots of deliveries and pick ups today. She is just leaving for her 275 mile route. If you still need a pickup today call or text her at 616-304-7702. This is a FREE service to our customers.

03/03/2013

Getting ready to leave for Chicago and Aurora. If you need a rig pickup, send Helen a fb message or call.
Helen 616-304-7702

02/28/2013

Picking up rigs in Chicago on Sunday. Let me know if you want to be added to the list.

02/24/2013

Skydiving season is fast approaching and we are starting our weekly pickup and delivery service. I will be heading north from Champaign today, so if you would like a pickup, let me know.

We will be doing the pickups around customers schedules, so we can pickup whatever day is best for you. Also don't forget that we are up at Skydive Midwest so you can also pickup your rig and do some jumps out of our new Otter.

Helen. 616-304-7702 or send me a fb message.

02/01/2013

Just in case you have not seen this cypres service bulletin issued today:

CYPRES Service Bulletin Issued (updated 02/01/13)

Airtec GmbH & Co., maker of the CYPRES 2 automatic activation device, released a service bulletin dated January 31, 2013, that pertains to all CYPRES AADs manufactured from February 2009 through December 2012. Service Bulletin 31012013 instructs all CYPRES 2 users, after the unit is switched on, to check the unit before each jump by pressing the control unit push button one time and watching for the red LED light to flash to ensure the unit is functioning properly. If the LED light does not flash, the user should not jump with the unit, since, as Airtec states, “It is not in a safe working condition, and the unit will not function as intended on a jump.” Airtec reports that it "has become aware of a small number of CYPRES 2 units becoming 'non-responsive.' Although the subject units indicated a '0' (or the selected DZ setting) on the display, they were no longer operating." Additional details can be found in the service bulletin.

12/25/2012

Helen & I want to wish all friends, who happen to be our customers, a Happy Holiday and a safe New Years!

10/09/2012

The countdown has begun for Felix Baumgartner's epic jump from the edge of space. Supported by a team of experts, Felix will ascend in a helium balloon to an altitude of 120,000 ft / 36,576 m where he will take a leap of faith into the unknown in an attempt to become the first person to break the sp...