Paragliding - Cobra Launches Episode 3  

The best Cobra launches tutorial i've seen. Simple ,with both brakes in hands, redy to control. Nice ,thanx!

At last i found the most clear and visual explanation of cobra launch!

Really great video! Of all the many titled ‘cobra’, this one actually tells you how to do it, and clearly! Thanks Marc!

Best cobra video explanation I have seen. Good job.

Best explanation so far. Thank you. For high winds do you recommend Cobra or center A's ( as shown in another video)? I'm used to pulling A's and using the above pulley technique already on normal days.

Nice tutorial ! Thanks !

Awesome. I'm only a beginner but I find Cobra launches straight forward after watching this. The way you showed to set up the glider is spot on. However there are a few things missed out (unless I missed them) that I discovered from watching other videos. Firstly and importantly, make sure your up wind/hill riser is on top or else when the wing comes up you will find yourself facing the wrong direction to launch and you will need to do an extra twist to face forward. Secondly, you only need to initiate using the outer A not all the As on the top side. Thirdly, the top brake hand controls backward/forwards as explained in this video but your body turn controls up/down. Turn into wind/downhill to bring the wing over your head, turn away from the wind to face uphill to bring the wing tip down. I find this launch is equal or easier in difficulty as the reverse launch now. Maybe it's good to learn both together as a beginner - it had helped me recover the wing when it goes terribly wrong while doing the reverse launch for example.

Best explanations on RU-vid - thanks for posting

I wish I'd have seen this before all those hours trying to figure it out myself! Great presentation!

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Greetings Mark, Great to see and hear you again mate. Super tutorial… looking forward to giving it a go. Come visit in Cape Town. Lotsa love to the mates on the Mynd.

U excellent man .most difficult for anyone.

I must have watched 5 different videos on the Cobra launch. I think I finally can do it after watching this 🤙

Great stuff.... Thoroughly enjoyed this, never thought I had much love for the cobra, but watching this tells me I need to give it a go.... I wanna add, its clear to see video production is getting better with each episode, brilliant work all round, thanks! 👍 .....Looking forward to the side landing video 😊

Hi Marc, great vid, made learning the cobra on my own much easier. Quick question though; you said you can do either left or right twist when rigging up, doesn’t the downwind riser have to be on top? Otherwise you’d be turning 270° to face into wind instead of 90°?

❤ You did it again Marc, a fantastic down to Earth instruction, and your toy paraglider is just so good, because here we see it al, thanks a lot Marc, keep it like that, in this way we al understand it😊 have a happy day, best regards Sören

Best method I've found. Used it yesterday in strong conditions. Launched like a pro. 8 times started the launch then just laid it down using brake as Mark shows it in this vid. Practice makes prefect so I'll be following this method a lot in the coming weeks

Hello, great video and presentation. Rarely used in our country, no one teaches. Do you always place the parachute sideways into the wind and how many ms minimum is required for success? Be good!

Very happy to have discover your channel. Best tuto on cobra launches on the net. Only one question... What does 14 stone weight?

Took it to the field and sho-nough it was easy with your simple direction. And once again can I thank you for demonstrating numerous time?

you spelt CHIEF wrong in your youtube message. Please demo this again in high wind ?

Very cool explanation! Thank you from Ukraine!

Hello Marc, I have a question: Why is it that I see almost never someone actually using the cobra launch in strong wind? Even experienced pilots seem not to use it. Greetings from Germany, Erik

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Good Video and explenation

Love your training videos. Best explanations.

I have never seen a cobra launch video easer than this one .. good job bro ill start practicing it

Can't wait to try this. Quick idea for you @Marc: when using the toy paraglider indoor, put an arrow on the floor to show wind direction.

Brilliant, Marc, excellent instruction. Thankyou, thankyou, thankyou for clearly explaining the hand controls so clearly. It makes it much easier to follow and understand your wing inputs. I must try this technique for moving the A across the body at first lift. Being able to raise the wind in higher winds under control is so critical.

These details are precise.

very good!!! I will try and film to show you. Do you have Instagram?

Thks a lot for your tutorials Episodes.😎👍 For this one, windsock could be a good reference 😉 Continue this way, make us dream and hope is just essential. Chris from France Wind grows up, I'll test this in 1 hour..!!👌

Wow nice

Excellent

Brilliant

Hi Mark. Love your videos. I have a watched a few others that SHOW what to do but you EXPLAIN what to do and how it all works. Best training clips I have seen. Thanks for all your work for the paragliding community.

I've been trying to do cobra, I can get the wing to go straight up, but I can't figure out how to pick up the wing from the ground, the other side of the wing just stay on the ground the whole time

I get the bit about bringing the A-riser across and keeping lines slack etc. but what's the idea behind leaning away? What lines are you trying to engage with this?

Brilliant instruction Marc, thanks so much, its saved hours of trying to figure it out.

Perfect tips 👏🙏💫

I had never done a cobra launch, after watching your video I was able to do 4 cobra launches. The I can honestly say your videos are amazing !

Marc, I like your ideas on this. Will practice your Technique. Sometimes the hill feels best to layout with right or left tip downwind. I try to always keep my downwind riser on top. Do you suggest the same?

What an excellent vid, such a clear and detailed explanation, first time I see in so small detail explaining this technique, thank you so much Marc, thumbs up and you have a new sub.

Nice vid Mark, well made under less than ideal conditions.

I always tend to pull the downwd riser a bit, Just enough to get it up. I will deffinatly field test your idea. Thanx man👍

Brilliant!!! The best instruction I’ve seen so far!! Stronger wind launches are my weaknesses and I can’t wait to now practice this technique! Thank you 🙏🏻

I'm looking for a good paragliding gloves, please recommend any. Thanks

Love me a slow day at work so I can binge watch a few of these. Can't wait to put some of it to use down the road.

cannot thank you enough

I love it, thank you for your videos !

Enjoyed watching that. Marc. That’s something I’ve always wanted to do but never knew how., wow amazing just to watch some parts you make it look so easy,

I really appreciate your teaching and the way you show and tell what you do. The many repetitions help a lot. Details could be seen easier when the sun would be behind the camera and not behind the glider. Many pictures are relatively dark (because of the backlight). So there is a very good teaching video - with further potential. I am looking forward to more of your videos. ;-) With best regards

thanks~!!

you are a very good teacher. thank you

let the wind do the work sehr gut erklärt

Spot on. Can’t wait to try it.

Wow that's insane Well done

Fair play Marc you have a knack for explaining things Nice one 👍

Another great video Marc thanks.

Best Cobra launch video in history, thank you!

when we use the cobra lunch ?

Thanks, great vid! Been using this successfully for a while as I find my kite launching experience is a good crossover. Always works well in moderate wind with wing fully open. However in stronger wind the upwind tip tends to get blown about and rolled over the lines leading to a cravat quite often. Any tips for how to lay out in stronger wind when the wing won't just lie there nicely fully open?

Great stuff Marc, really clear tutorial. thankyou

Brilliant. Can't wait to try this new tip.

nice and clear instruction

you are an amazing coach . love your video . where did you get your toy glidier ? can i buy it from your site ?

Great instructions 👍

Best cobra technique video ever.

Really helpful. Thank you Marc

What do you do to land it cobra style ?

Is it your experience .. or is it in reality easier than the other methods of Launches??!!!!

Love that videos from you 👊❤️ beginners best advices ever found 💪🪂🪂