Course Cost: $2500 After January 01, 2026

Deposit required 30 days in advance of course: $500

FAA Practical Test following the course: $275.00 for Senior Rigger,

$350 for Master Rigger.

Add $75 for each additional rating.   

A stand alone test for added rating is $200. Only one or two students per day can be tested. You may need to stay on for additional days to get your test done. This is why it’s advisable to come to us with some of your pack jobs completed. The first trainees who qualify, will test early, possibly before the formal course has finished. Those candidates will then rotate back into the class to continue training.

We can help you register for IACRA and PSI to take the written Airman Knowledge Test (FAA Exam).

Our students take the AKT at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach (just 18 miles drive).

The cost to be paid to ERAU is $175 (subject to change).

Books

In the past we strongly recommended the Parachute Manual, Volumes I & II by Dan Poynter. These have recently gone out of print.

They can still be found on Amazon, eBay, and Craigslist, but they are becoming rare. We have electronic and hard copies here that we will make available to you.

The Parachute Rigger Handbook - FAA-H-8083-17A can be downloaded from FAA.gov for FREE or you can buy it from Amazon.

Material Sample Book - $35.00 each. We can supply this. 

Tools

Tools are supplied during the course. You may purchase any, all, or none of them, including a soft briefcase-style rigger's kit.

Tests

Tests will be conducted at the end of the course. The written is $175, and the Oral & Practical is $275 for the Senior Rigger O&P and $350 for the Master Rigger O&P.

A standalone test for an added rating is $200.