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I jumped vary times Cobalt 85 and my opinion is the following: - RW Jumps to 12000 feet - Load at 2 and 2.1 - Container: Power Racer - F111 kill line pilot chute 70 Cm - wind 0 (null wind) in more jumps Openings:Very good, Impeccable, aligned and soft, previsible, without excessive retard Glide ratio: Balanced, without excessive ground hunger. Hears two jumps in that we were out of Drope Zone and me I had occasion of comparing the flight of the cobalt with stilletos 135 and 170, sabres 190 and a spark 190. I verified that the cobalt has a good slope with the brakes to half. Control of front risers: good, not excessively heavy. Landings: Excellent, total controls, same windless Summary: For besides the qualities of the finishes and construction, for me the cobalt excels all of the canopys in opening qualities, in flight and landing, without rival and much better than any other HP canopys than I already flew even today (Stilleto 107, 120, 135, 150, BT 40/50, BT Pro 120, Contrail 95, 105, 120, 135, SViper Alpha 94 and 105, Jedei 105, Hate Wave 150 and 170 etc)

With about 175 jumps I started pulling the slider down and loosening the chest strap. The landings went from good to perfect, try it.

Had to sell my Factory Diver. It did not have a flip-up visor. In California it worked just fine. But when I moved to Alaska I began having troubles with lense's fogging. On the point when I was on the final approach ready for landing I could not see anything! That really scared me, so I got rid of it.

I bought a used Z1. Yeah, right, now I'm carrying a gluegun with me. But that does not bother me much. I still love it MUCH better than a factory diver that I owned before. Here is why : the chin strap is way more secure than that tiny piece of velcro that SkySystem is using; I am using the Z1 for freefly. Can any of you, factorydivers and oxygens users do the same ? Nope, the visor just flips wide open in freefall. Nothing like that happens with my Z1. I also love the washable liner!

The Rigging Innovations (RI) has the best web site in the harness industry. If you are looking for a new one, it is a must to check it out. The Voodoo section explains alot about the container. I own one. I am very satisfied. As Talon, the hip rings (D-rings in the case of Voodoo) are attached directly to the laterals. The end of the laterals are the true fulcrums for the lower main lift webs and the leg straps. This is the case for any rig. So it just make sense to have rings there. RI is the only company that put hip rings in the correct place. Because of this, there are no unnecessary bend at the bottom of the lower main lift webs which sometimes causes the bottom of reserve and cutaway handles to detach from them. If you are a flat flyers and you only arch, having the ring on the leg harness is okay because you guys never bring your knee up. i hope you can picture this. I dont know if if this is the consequence of having the hip rings at the right place, but the leg straps never come up to the back of you knee or run up your thighs when you are sit flying. The Voodoo leg straps are equiped with loops so you can attach Bungee cord to keep the leg straps together, but it is not necessary to do so. When you order a Voodoo, you have a choice between thin and wide leg straps. I recommend wider ones unless you are really skinny. I am 5'10" and 150lb, so slim. I am happy with the wider leg straps. It makes a lot of difference in comfort when you are under canopy. The Voodoo is very comfy when you are flying a canopy. I think the Mirage G3 is comfy, too. But Voodoo is really comfortable. I've done bunch of spirals with relatively high wing loaded canopy. The Voodoo didn't make my thighs go as numb as othe harness. I like their toggles a lot. they are thin and grommet less. They fit in your hands better in my opinion. If you do hook turns, you might want to request your dive loop to be located higher. They do this for you "if" you ask. The risers are covered all the way down to the three rings. The riser covers have "never" come undone for me. I have flown with othe Voodoo owners and I have never seen their riser covers come undone, either. The secondary riser covers are no hassle when you pack unlike in the cases of two other rigs which have secondary riser covers. The reserve compartment is basically same as Talon's. (Acording to my rigger) So the rig is proven to work. I like the hevy duty (80 lb or something, I might be wrong but RI use the strongest spring in the industry) spring loaded reserve pilotchute. The reserve pilot chute bridal have pockets to capture more air when the pilotchute lauchs. I dont know how much of a help that would be, but I like it better than catapult. The reserve riser covers are no longer there. My rigger said it didnt matter. The D-bag is hevy duty. Same as others, I think. I didnt like the key ring used to stop bridal to move up and down, so I asked my rigger to saw bridal directly to the bag. I like the longer upper main lift web. It makes chest strap to come donw to the lowest part of the chest. I like that because it is easy to losen it when I am under canopy. It also gives me more upper body movement when you hook. If I had money to buy another buck up rig, I would get another Voodoo. I might sound like a morons on infommercials, but I don't think I am buying others' unless others come up with something better.