The Parachute Industry Association is an international organization of companies and individuals who are leaders in the promotion of safety, quality, and accountability in the skydiving industry, both sport and military. We welcome members from every aspect of the parachute business.
For more than 40 years, PIA has engaged a diverse array of industry professionals from around the globe. From suppliers, manufacturers and government agencies, to industry-relevant businesses, riggers and DZOs, every facet of our industry is encouraged to join the conversation. PIA’s mission is to advance and support the growth, development, training and safety of parachuting activities and engage and serve participants in the parachuting industry. Together, we influence the future of parachuting.
Parachute Industry Association
6499 S Kings Ranch Rd #6-12
Gold Canyon, AZ 85118
Tel.: 480-982-6125 https://www.pia.com/
List of Members of Parachute Industry Association (PIA)
Company
Address
Contact Person
Phone
Email
Website
Details
A-Z Chuteworks LLC
1321 Upland Drive #3464
Houston, TX 77043
United States
AZC provides parachute system consultation services including support related to design, engineering, proposal drafting, manufacturing, systems integration and testing of parachutes.
Accurate Components Corp
49 Nancy Street
West Babylon NY 11704
United States
Manufacturer of quality fasteners & precision parts. We specialize in shoulder screws, captive panel screws, bolts, nuts and specials from prototype to production, etc.
Advanced Parachute Systems Ltd. is a subsidiary of AVA Sport Ltd., a manufacturer of skydiving equipment – sport, student and accuracy harness/container systems and components.
Aerial Delivery Solutions LLC
2601 Keswick Ct.
Kissimmee, FL 34744
United States
ATP is a full service design and manufacturing company specializing in sport and military parachute related equipment. ATP has 25 years’ experience in manufacturing products for the military and aviation industry.
Aerodyne Research LLC
1407 Flightline Blvd. - Unit 14
Deland, FL 32724-2189
United States
(Formerly Irvin Aerospace) California based full line designer, manufacturer and engineering center for space and recovery/high performance aircraft parachutes, airbags and related products as well as military troop and cargo parachutes. Part of the family of Airborne Systems companies.
Airborne Systems (New Jersey)
5800 Magnolia Ave
Pennsauken, NJ 08109
United States
(Formerly Para-Flite) New Jersey based full line designer, manufacturer and engineering center for JPADS – GPS Guided cargo delivery parachutes, ram-air and round military troop and cargo parachutes as well as HAHO/HALO oxygen systems. Part of the family of Airborne Systems companies.
Formerly Basic Research, founded 1993, Designer and Manufacturer of BASE specific parachutes- FOX and FLiK; harness/container systems- Apex DP, Vertex, Prism, Warlock, Wizard and Sorcerer and BASE specific accessories. BASE specific training courses. BASE events and aerial coordination including Super Bowl XXXVIII BASE jump.
Aprotech Corporation
2155 Us Hwy 1
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
United States
ATASS develops, delivers, introduces and supports all necessary systems and equipment. Service and training for airborne operations exclusively to military and governmental customers.
Total solution company specializing in products for military and law enforcement. We distribute reliable battle tested products and systems with a multitude of configurations essential for combat environments.
Bally Ribbon Mills
23 North 7th St.
Bally, PA 19503-1004
United States
Brookwood Companies, Inc. is an integrated textile -product company. At our Kenyon dye & finishing plant, we dye & finish milspec fabric for parachutes.
Carleton Technologies Inc dba Cobham Life Support in Orchard Park, NY is the world’s leading designer and manufacturer of parachutist high-altitude oxygen equipment.
ChutingStar Enterprises Inc.
1349 Old U.s. 41 Nw - Suite 105
Marietta, GA 30060-7929
United States
Civil defense personal injury lawyer. Defends lawsuits against skydiving industry professionals including riggers, dropzones, and tandem instructors. Also a C licensed skydiver.
Die-Matic Products LLC
130 Express Street
Plainview, NY 11803
United States
The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) along with its three centers, DLA Aviation, DLA Troop Support and DLA Land and Maritime purchase the spare and reparable parts used throughout the Department of Defense. DLA Aviation is the Agency’s Aviation Supply Center purchasing parts for all the military services. Life Support Equipment is handled by DLA Aviation. Another DLA Aviation function is the Standardization Program Branch which is responsible for the preparation and maintenance of numerous standards including MIL-STD-849 and the adoption notices for the PIA standards.
E.L. Wood Braiding Company, Inc.
P.O. Box 753
Marathon, NY 13803-0753
United States
e.sigma is a leading manufacturer of sophisticated parachute training systems and specializes in developing, manufacturing, implementing and integrating solutions for military and security applications.
Manufacturer, Sub-Contractor, Distributor. Manufacturer of Ram-Air, Round Parachutes and related accessories for both Military and Sport use. Consultant – Production Setups, Improvement and Efficiency. Engineering Support – Drawings, Technical Data Packages.
Manufacturer and finisher of fabrics for parachutes/canopies, packs and general aeronautical/aerospace applications, including our range of DecelAirTM Extreme fabrics, textiles for engineered deceleration.
High Time Skydiving Enterprise
18 Wagon Wheel Rd
Quakertown, PA 18951
United States
Headquartered in Cumberland, RI, we are a manufacturer of high quality parachute cords, elastic cords, military/apparel cords, bootlaces and narrow straps and webs for the military, aerospace, apparel, automotive and industrial markets.
IFAI is a member-owned, member-driven trade association representing the global industrial fabrics industry and work to advance the industry and support member companies. Specifically, the Narrow Fabrics Institute (NFI) and Advanced Textiles Products (ATP) are key IFAI divisions for collaboration.
International Skydiving Instructors Association (ISIA)
IrvinGQ are world leaders in Aerial Delivery Solutions and Personnel Parachutes. We preserve the internationally established brand names of Irvin & GQ parachutes, providing reliable products for 100 years.
ISODISC
7030 N. 97th Plaza Circle
Omaha, NE 68122
United States
The nation’s leading supplier of silk-screen printed recordable media, along with USB Flash media, to the parachuting industry. This media is sought after by jump schools, drop zones, equipment manufacturers because it enables them to promote their business, capture video and quickly, and effectively archive photographs and video at minimal costs while providing maximum brand recognition, ease-of-use, productivity and profitability.
“KNP Corporation Co., Ltd.” is one of the biggest manufacturers and suppliers of Military Parachutes and Equipment over the world as using high quality materials, accumulated know-how, quality control and skilled personnel. Moreover, we do adapt steadily new technology and effort continuously to maintain our high skill and quality products.
Kohli Enterprises
258 Udyog Vihar, Phase-6
Gurgaon, HARYANA 122001
India
We are into the fabrication of sports, cargo, military and various other parachute systems and airborne textile systems. We also manufacture tapes, webbings, cors and rigging lines for airborne applications. Looking for partners who would like to “Make in India” through us.
Florida Bar Board Certified in aviation law; Handle most aspects of aviation law; Represent parachute equipment manufacturers, DZs and others in the parachuting industry.
Law Offices of William E. Meyer
309 W. Prospect Ave.
Lake Bluff, IL 60044
United States
Full-service law firm with complex aviation, government contractor, and commercial litigation and counseling experience. Products liability and tort defense, including management of uninsured and excess risks. General corporate transactions and counseling, with experience in US and international commerce and regulation. Legal services delivered with an eye to business impact – lead attorney has over 20 years practice experience and a University of Chicago MBA.
Life Support International, Inc.
2250 Cabot Blvd W, Suite 225
Langhorne, PA 19047
United States
Serving the world’s Aviation, Marine, and Tactical communities, Life Support International (LSI) is a unique company specializing in providing the finest Safety, Survival Accessories, Search & Rescue, and Protective Clothing available on the market today. LSI is both a manufacturer & distributor of US Mil-Spec, FAA & USCG approved life support equipment.
m2 Distribution, Inc.
1200 Flightline Blvd
Suite 7a, DELAND 32724
United States
MFF Solutions Inc is a veteran owned, operated and staffed, California incorporated business dedicated to delivering professional military parachute training, equipment and logistics support to the US Military, her overseas allies and provides direct testing support to the commercial parachute industry to further the advancement of parachuting and safety of all parachute equipment.
MMIST is a full solution provider of Precision Aerial Delivery products and services including the Sherpa family of GPS guided parafoils, LaunchPads Mission Planner and SkyLink Parachutist Navigation Aid.
MMI Textiles, Inc. dba NDW Textiles
29260 Clemens Rd. - Bldg. Ii Suite B
Westlake, OH 44145
United States
Systems integration and complete life cycle support for aircrew egress systems and subsystems. Product areas include recovery systems, deceleration and stabilization, survival equipment, manual escape, TACAIR restraint, interfacing hardware and separation systems. Our Department possesses expertise in concept definition, component level design, manufacturing, acquisition support, fleet support, quality assurance, mishap investigation, and test. Quality assurance capabilities include full inspection facilities for escape and parachute related components.
Home of the Racer, Makers of complete parachute systems, Angelfire Reserves, FireBolt Mains, Tandem Systems, Military Systems, Industry supplier of Ripcords and Housings and Ripcord Pins. Online Catalog.
Parachute Magic
2026 County Road J, P.O. Box 603
Baldwin, WI 54002-0603
United States
Paratec GmbH D/B/A Paratec Group, located in Germany, is the leading European manufacturer of advanced ram-air sport and military parachuting systems and components since 1989.
Dedicated to leading the industry with state of the art designs in sport and military parachutes, top quality craftsmanship, and unsurpassed customer service.
Phoenix is a heavy duty textile sewing plant that specializes in sewn fabrics, webbings and nylons. Such items include the Single Point Release Parachute Harness, A-22 Cargo delivery net plus an additional 100 items.
Pioneer Aerospace dba Safran Electronics & Defense, Parachutes USA Corp
131 Phoenix Crossing
Bloomfield, CT 06002
United States
Leading the Parachute Industry in technology and innovation, Precision Aerodynamics is proud to build on its 36 year tradition of excellence in design, manufacture, and testing of parachutes and safety equipment for Skydiving, Military, and Emergency applications.
Precision Fabrics Group Inc.
301 N. Elm Street - Suite 600
Greensboro, NC 27401
United States
Located in Ansonville, North Carolina manufactures and markets nylon, polyester as well as other melt spinnable, solution dyed and additive filament yarns to the military, industrial, technical, medical, activewear, specialty apparel and hosiery market segments among others. The company has made investments for the past 7 years to produce High Tenacity Nylon 6.6 Fully Drawn Yarns for the parachute industry.
Revl’s system will record, upload, edit and deliver your guest videos 24/7 without ever needing breaks.
The benefits of scale are at your fingertips. Revl can edit and deliver up to 500 tandem photo and video packages per day. 100% automatic video editing and delivery just minutes after landing.
Rigging Innovations, Inc.
4910 N. Lear Dr. Hgr. 1 - P.O. Box 86
Eloy, AZ 85131
United States
Strong Enterprises is the largest full line manufacturer of parachute equipment in the United States. We are a full service manufacturer with abilities to make round or ram-air parachutes, harnesses and containers. Our product line includes Pilot Emergency Systems, Tandem Systems, Sports Systems, Military Personnel Systems and Cargo Systems. If it can be sewn or jumped, we can do it.
Saelim Industry Co
713-10 Noiri Nonggong Yup Dalsung Gun
Daegu, 42781
South Korea
SEOKWAN CO. LTD is a specialty company which produces textile of Webbing and tape, Cord, Fabric, Hardware etc. parachute material of military with a technology and know-how building during 15 years the best product produce and is suppying.
Sin City Skydiving
23600 S Las Vegas Blvd
Jean, NV 89019
United States
Founded in 1990, Skydive City Zephyrhills is the full-service parachuting and skydiving drop zone known as the World Famous Z-Hills, Skydive City or Skydive City Z-Hills on the Zephyrhills Municipal Airport.
Skydive Fyrosity
274 Horizon Pointe Cir
Henderson, NV 89012
United States
Drop zone family owned and operated since 1976. We operate year round and provide a resort facility with separate areas that can simultaneously accommodate large skydiving events and military training programs. 3 twin otters, 2 Sky Vans, Wind Tunnel, Bomb Shelter Sports Bar and Grill. Only an hour from the beach and Ski Slopes.
Skydive Store Inc.
6716 E Holly St.
Inverness, FL 34452
United States
Manufacturer of RSL shackles and related hardware. Contract machining of parachute and aerospace components. We are an AS9001C aerospace registered shop.
U.S. Academy Of Parachute Rigging
4910 N. Lear Dr. Hgr. 1 - P.O. Box 86
Eloy, AZ 85131
United States
The Materials and Textiles Lab is one of its kind in the U.S. Air Force and is responsible for testing of all types of textiles that make up life support equipment such as parachutes and many other items.
Vital Parachute is a major designer and manufacturer of many different military personnel parachutes, cargo parachute systems as well as highest quality sport parachute systems in the world. We are committed to high-performance, superior quality and leading technology as our contribution to the success of our customers’ missions.
Wamore, Inc.
1907 W. Parkside Lane
Phoenix, AZ 85027
United States
Wamore is a leader in autonomous guided parachute control systems, parachute ground releases, automated cargo gate release, aerial delivery systems engineering/development and airdrop test support.
Western Parachute Sales, Inc.
29388 S.e. Heiple Rd.
Eagle Creek, OR 97022-9664
United States
Since 1969, the WSCR award has been available to both women and men who successfully participate in a freefall star formation with a base of eight women skydivers.
