It started the way most of these stories start. A jumper who could sew, a few friends who needed a stash bag or a custom belly band, and a sewing machine that kept getting more use than the day job warranted.
What started as side income is now a real business. Fly Science Manufacturing operates as a Colorado LLC, with proper insurance, written records, and the structure to grow without losing what makes the work good.
The shop is still small on purpose. Every order is built on the same bench, by the same hands, with the same standard applied — whether the product is a $3 keeper or a serialized pilot chute.