Aerial rigging

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Aerial rigging is the process of setting up equipment used to make humans fly, specifically aerial circus equipment. The field is of very critical importance, and a thorough grasp of the principles of rigging is essential.

Aerial Rigging is commonly practiced to different degrees by specialty fabricators, professional riggers, professional aerial artists, and amateur aerial artists. By and large, most aerial circus equipment is built by a select few fabricators around the world that build equipment specifically for the circus industry. Professional riggers are the select few professionals that have the training, education and experience to make new and unique effects work.

Aerial artists, both professional and amateur, often become riggers out of necessity. They generally learn to rig what they need.

WLA (Weak Link Analysis) is the process of systematically analyzing aerial rigging for the weakest link or links in the system. WLA is the most common process used by aerial riggers to assess and improve rigging. however it is not the only system used.