Example Training Syllabus for Master Rigger Training, Classes,  Demonstrations, and Projects A. Introduction B. The Parachute Loft C. Harness & Container Systems D. Square Parachute Systems Change 1 (December 2015) A-63 1.  Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations and rating privileges 2.  Review Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) parts 105, 91, detail part 65 required facilities, equipment, tools, materials, record keeping, repair testing 3.  Mil-Spec materials and values 4.  Technical Standard Order (TSO) standards and who creates them. Current standards, categories, and limitations and who maintains them 5.  Skills, responsibilities, and ethics of a master parachute rigger 6.  Record keeping 7.  Alterations, manufactures, FAA authorization process, records and documentation 1. Facilities 2.  Work areas, round canopies, square canopies, suspended, table 3.  Material storage, and support, conditions for material quality 4.  Inspection areas and lighting 5.  Hand tools, types, uses, control, maintenance 6.  Sewing machines  7.  Parachute equipment storage, short and long term 8.  Project tables, layout and cutting 1.  Reserve system deployment types, (internal pilot chute) (external pilot chute) 2.  Harness types, (standard harness) (partial articulated harness) (fully articulate harness) 3.  Hardware, current manufactures, (standard cadmium plated) (stainless steel) (rapide links, “galvanized” “stainless”)  (Slinks – Manufactured by Performance Design and Precision Aerodynamics) 4.  3-ring release systems, ring sizes, maintenance, riser sizes, lengths, construction 5.  Reserve ripcord systems, types, housings, ripcords 6.  Main canopy deployment systems, ripcord, throwout, pullout, bottom of container (BOC), PUD system 7.  Freebag systems, deployment bag types and cuts, line stow types, bridles and bridle assists, reserve pilotchute types 8.  Main canopy release systems, housing types, duel action systems (student equipment) 1.  Modern construction 2. Materials 3.  Airfoil types (elliptical, semi elliptical, tapered, multi cell) 4.  Cell construction types (I-beam, interlocking T-beam, half cell, spanwise) 5.  Suspension line types and line attachments types (Spectra, Kevlar, Vectran, HMA, Dacron) 6.  Canopy suspension line trim 7.  Modern canopy repair methods and limitations (Chapter 7 FAA Parachute Rigger Handbook) (RD Raghanti repair method) 8.  Square canopy design and flight definitions (A)  Airfoil section area (B)  Angle of attack (C)  Angle of trim (D)  Angle of incidence (E)  Aspect ratio (F)  Cascade line (G) Cell (H) Chord (I) Control line (J) Control line deflection