Shyandinnocent

Thanks, I'll look into those. Do you know if the company has ever commented on the experiences people have with the Cobolt openings? It's never too late for a low turn!

Hi everybody! I'm writing on behalf of my better half, whose written english leaves some things to be desired! He has jumped a Cobolt 95 from Atair Aerodynamics now for 5 years. You know, the canopy they advertise you can use for high speed deployment, because of it's unique 2 stage opening. I have tried this canopy myself a few times, and can honestly say I would rather not jump at all. And I would NEVER, EVER consider a high speed deployment. Would probably take my head clean off. The 2 stages my man and I have experienced on this canopy are pretty much 1. Extract pilot 2. Open canopy This takes less than a second. It has pretty much behaved this way since it was new. It kept behaving this way no matter how it was packed, nose tucked inn, nose rolled, slider out, slider wrapped around lines, nose folded, tube stoes, rubber bands... It still behaved that way when the lines had 500 jumps on them and we were waiting for a new lineset from Atair. And it kept behaving that way after we had the new lines installed. I have tried to contact the company about this, but have had no reply, so now I turn to the general community. Have anyone else out there had similar experiences on their Cobolts? I am trying to figure out if it's the design, or if it's just this one canopy... Looking forward to some feedback. Blue Ones It's never too late for a low turn!

Two of the photographers on our DZ have their stills mounted on a bracket, so that the camera 'hangs' down in front of their forhead. I think this desing is a REALLY good way to snag lines or have riser hang ups in the event of wild openings. In light of the fatalities in recent years, where camerapeople have cut away mains snagged on their helmets and not released their helmets, I would not recommend this setup to anyone. Hope that answers your question! Peace and Love IM It's never too late for a low turn!

I have a kick ass flat top helmet from Cookie Composites (don't know the web-adress, but just search for them) here in Australia. They don't come lighter or better. I used to jump a heavier Bonehead, but switched to Cookie because of neckproblems. They come with ready mounted videocamera boxes which are perfect sighted to the flat top. Just add cameras... Good luck It's never too late for a low turn!

i have 100s of jumps from a 182 with a top mount stillscamera. In my opinion, that's the only place you'll want it... It's never too late for a low turn!