PRO TIPS TO AVOID GETTING DRAGGED IN HIGH WIND KITING

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Learn to Kite in High winds safely with these pro Cobra Inflation tips and tricks with your paramotor or paraglider wing!

[@NathanWillis82]

Right on man the video came out great and the Cobra is one of many awesome skills I enjoyed learning from you I still have much work to do! Looking forward to flying with you again!

[@richardhensser5754]

Great Video Matt helped me a lot in my progression.Good to meet ya at the point

[@ChrisJewell7333]

Great Stuff Matt…! Been launching on Highwind days lately getting some airtime for the paraglider and ridge souring and I get dragged around quite a bit I’ll give your style a try.

[@johnbeaver8085]

Awesome video - love the techniques you described.

[@kamleshjethwa4151]

Excellent video! Something that I was looking for in high winds. Thanks Matt

[@wayneherron2161]

Nice! This is exactly what I need to work on. Thank you so much.

[@MitchelBurton]

Awesome tips, thank you for putting this together!

[@PPGExplorer]

Love it. Just the refresher I needed. Love the new camera work! Keep the vids coming! Thanks Matt!

[@minyardmatt]

Better content coming asap my editor is on it everyday

[@roberteshelman5917]

Very nice tutorial, Matt! Thanks for sharing.

[@johnpublic438]

Great video! Thank you for sharing your knowledge!

[@eliguillot6685]

Nice video buddy! Great production quality!

[@MotoPolus]

Got dragged, lifted and slammed on the ground after emergency breaking on my very first ground handling hours today. I was wondering if you can safely have fun in strong wind GH and here comes your video. Thank you for sharing!

[@minyardmatt]

Yes we specifically teach in high wind along the gulf of mexico + offer kiting clinics you can signup online at paramotorlouisiana.com and we also teach all summer in TX on the beach because we can fly every single day of the week! Holler if you want me to coach you

[@bradleybeck9978]

Fantastic skills to share man, thanks!

[@ryandinan]

Great stuff Matt! I always enjoy learning from your videos.

[@minyardmatt]

Thanks Ryan 🙏

[@laquentinboyd2962]

Thanks as always loved the video

[@foxyparamotorgirl2126]

Thank you for this video, Matt. I was dragged in a gust front recently and this is a really helpful tutorial.

[@minyardmatt]

Happy to help :)

[@robc8838]

Great Video. Thanks for making it.

[@ChrisReedstuff]

Wow ! Love the video! Awesome as always!

[@torqdoff]

Awesome info! Thanks Matt.

[@thomaswidmann3443]

Great Control and great Video ! Thank you !

[@rovpilot1]

Thank you 👍👍👍👍

[@samuelwarner9411]

Thanks for sharing!

[@pauledwards3325]

I can't wait to get some practice gear to learn your techniques. I can see it takes a little muscle. I am psyched about the cobra

[@parikshitde3147]

real fun to watch and learn.

[@Efntodd]

Thank you for this video. 🤙

[@iavesta]

Great stuff, THX

[@jamesschaeffer1770]

Fantastic tutorial! The paramotor world is fortunate to have you, Matt.

[@81darocha]

Perfect tips. As a beginner I have a lot to improve, specially on windy days. Here at my site we don’t have strong winds, but strong thermals. Thanks to share

[@minyardmatt]

Come and visit us anytime or we can come visit you to help as needed!

[@wiredsmile]

Good info!! Most PPGers would benefit from more kiting. Thanks for sharing

[@skycowboyak4549]

Nice work Matt!

[@minyardmatt]

Thx stay tuned for more videos like this, appreciate you!

[@JohnTrapani007]

Wow, great video, thanks!!

[@ColinMacKenzieRobots]

Such a great video! 👌

[@mikes6216]

Good video, good camera work, good energy, good topic. Your content is very good, 1 viral video and you will get the subscriber train rolling. 1 thing to add is that I noticed you dont get dumped like I do in strong winds because you are able to stay directly under the wing. I need to figure that out because the grass is WAY harder IRL than it is in videos.

[@Patrick_cb]

Thanks . Very useful. Probably I'll need to watch this few more times and practice to learn it :)

[@flierbill]

Good stuff! I'd love yo have some laminar higher winds to practice in like that !

[@2002OMG]

As one of many who have gotten dragged on those days when random gust fronts blow through, I am intrigued by the cobra inflation. I´ve seen it before and your video is awesome. Think I´ll get my smaller 18 meter Firebird out and have a little fun the next windy day we get and practice this.

[@minyardmatt]

Come visit us to learn about cobras and new wing tech... In short the new wings like this one can be flown by lighter pilots than ever before while staying safe! 2022 is rad

[@ppgtraininguk]

Good job 👏

[@jeff28092]

The man to take tips from great video

[@BSmithPPG]

Nice. Thx Matt.

[@candidoalcantara6718]

best out there, thanks

[@minyardmatt]

Thanks!!

[@reeferdood]

Nice video Matt, all of us can benefit from more kiting. I admit it is one area that I am guilty of not doing enough of! Cheers bro!

[@minyardmatt]

I'm trying to give pilots what they need, totally agree I think the missing link now is detailed info while training + also everyone who has already been "trained" may not be sharp or confident about kiting sooooo there is a huge need for advanced lessons which I happen to excel at providing! Long story short I think everyone should sign up for a day or two with me to get their smile on + skill building and approx $295 / day we can touch all subjects about kiting, motor adjustment, takeoff + landing approach tips to nail it every time! Thx brother! Appreciate the support as always! Now go fire those rockets off 🔥

[@ntdeas]

Yo I love that helmet! Do you have a link?

[@minyardmatt]

Paramotorlouisiana.Com give me a call

[@jamesdelano7126]

Hi Matt, great video! Can I ask what kind of harness that is. I need one to practice kiting. Thanks!

[@minyardmatt]

They are listed on my website paramotorlouisiana.com $250

[@gopappa1]

Nice! Thanks Matt

[@minyardmatt]

Did we do a good job on cam, you know how it goes live the most!

[@candidoalcantara6718]

hello; to me you are the best out here too bad I dont have my paramotor yet.

[@york5378]

It’s always cool when pilots share their know-how! Videos of pilots flying to to get some fast food is pretty tired…

[@shanewyman9419]

Not sure why I just seen this now but reminds me that I need to do more kiting and build those skills on the ground vs flying all the time. I can't wait till the day I'm in your neck of the woods, or should I say beach and put some work in under your supervision! Good video

[@minyardmatt]

Come over anyday! You are welcome here :)

[@ripmanridin7092]

Good stuff .................

[@reedmusic]

Heck yeah

[@CloudWalker33]

That's a sick helmet 🤙🤙

[@itvwings9007]

You're amazing 😉🤙

[@5ty717]

Very good

[@verticallines212]

love you sharing ur youtube channel on IG! nyc

[@minyardmatt]

My kinda support! You earned yourself a free flight anytime we meet up for that!

[@GDFred88]

Good stuff. You know I live om an Caribbean island and the winds are typically 17-24 mph. I'm 230lbs. Kiting my 28m Universal 1.1 can get hairy. What's a good, affordable (

[@minyardmatt]

Call me and let's talk on the phone about it, long story short it depends on what you can handle + I'm pretty knowledgeable about sizing wings for each pilot! Feel free to call me anytime, l sent you a text about it, anyone reading this who wants to call me, my cell # is all over my website

[@adhbadoang1086]

This is my main reason for following your channels, paragliders, for more than 10 YEARS. living at an altitude of 678 meters above sea level, looking at my place of origin at a height... while wishing I could fly above the earth's surface... because a paragliding parachute WILL NOT BE REACHABLE FOR ME......

[@MechInvent]

No wonder, I've been pulling As and brake and got werked. Lol. Maybe I'll have the confidence now to go back out

[@sailorman8668]

When you were learning, you were never instructed on the reverse (back to the wind) inflation technique? Oh dear.

[@murdockdacoon2055]

THe man the myth the legend. Good vid bro. Next time I wanna see you get yarded.

[@minyardmatt]

My right cobras look weaker than my left, time to work on those, I'm like 2000 : 1 on my left to right cobra ratio flying tandem inflation's in strong winds, time to sharper my inflation's facing the right.. I could tell that is my weakest point rNow

[@minyardmatt]

The day I get yarded on camera, you will see! Oh $hit actually stay tuned to see me throw me maybe or maybe not toss my reserve 😜

[@murdockdacoon2055]

@@minyardmatt Yup, it's how you skateboard bro. If you like left foot forward like me....then you prefer cobra to the right. or wing on your right, wind coming across your right shoulder and inflating the (wing's right hand tip up first) and using your left hand to control the brake input to control the rise up on the cobra. When I do the opposite side I'm all over the place. You'll always see me throw the gatorade bottle down on the upwind side to my right to keep the tissue paper calypso from blowing away. haha.

[@alex-in-the-sky]

Best part of the tutorial is the effortless backfly cobra at 11:08 ! Love it !

[@minyardmatt]

Is there any benefit to trying harder? Its all about great planning and execute the plan you prefer, i like it smooth and easy, especially with the tandem glider in high winds there is only one way to inflate it

[@alex-in-the-sky]

@@minyardmatt absolutely true! I'm training ground handling on a much higher aspect ratio wing than the one I'm flying so it's not as effortless because it's wingtip is much more tricky to control in backfly without it collapsing or stalling (it's an Alpina 4). Will try again next time with more of your technique and important details as is hips orientation and walk direction etc

[@minyardmatt]

@@alex-in-the-sky i fly a lot of high end gliders also and yes you have to stare at the tip and the closed cells the most and everything else will follow, quick to release to keep the tip pressurized, generally hands are a lot higher with those wings.. the key is shifting the hips and the feet before contacting the brake

[@alex-in-the-sky]

@@minyardmatt thanks for the advice, really appreciated. What do you mean exactly by hands are higher? Yes the closed cells... Also the brake tends to act more on the center of the wing on such a wing so it's quite difficult to inflate the tip at all in backfly...

[@JoshuaMarshPPG]

I got the Baja 29m. My very first wing. Any other tips for this wing in particular? Thanks for sharing

[@minyardmatt]

Very nice, tips for me are to enjoy your wing and learn all of it's behaviors like any wing, with enough altitude first + a clear head!

[@minyardmatt]

Another unique thing about the BAJA is that it's a totally new shape, unlike any other beginner wing I have ever seen, it can penetrate plenty of winds with the trimmers at / near the bottom.. it takes off slow and provides nice lift, and also GAINZ sooooo much speed, making it a great one choice wing for beginners that won't get boring and feel super slow with! Excellent choice wing to begin your PPG journey with! First class materials will make it last as long as you need it to, honestly you nailed it choosing that as your first wing! Take it from me, ten years down the line of being obsessed with everything that flies, this wing is newer tech than any paragliding / paramotor crew has by far!

[@JoshuaMarshPPG]

Thank you. Yeah I realized it can penetrate wind when I was doing 38mph ground with only about a 5-10 tail wind. That was set at neutral also. Thanks for the tips and advice. 3 flights and going.

[@minyardmatt]

@@JoshuaMarshPPG great feedback to hear from an UN biased new pilot! I can agree with you about the sensation of using this beginner wing is very unique compared with models in the same beginner class, this one will serve you well! We are finding out that most pilots want to fly a wing that is quite dangerous and out of their league, yet they do it to look cool, now we can look cool ( stylish when we fly ) and also keep a high level of passive safety especially when you find some strong winds out of nowhere :) fly safe my friend -mm

[@markmcgoveran6811]

God bless you friend for stepping out there in a 20 mile an hour wind to show us all there is a way. I just started paragliding my mom died left me enough money to scratch together and buy a used epsilon 9. It looks like a circus tent flying through the sky 40 mouths like Mick Jagger gobbling wind to inflate the cells. I was trying to kite the epsilon 9 in a 10 mile an hour wind. I was kind of doing okay and then all of a sudden I found myself laying on the ground face down 15 ft away from where my feet had been standing on the ground and it was starting to drag me. It only drug me three or four feet, I had it shut down that quick thank God. I live in the devil's bowels for miserable poor flying. There is a flat River bottom and a bunch of hills in rows.. the speed gradient is going to be brutal coming down out of the sky in an area like this. I'm old and poor, if I'm going to fly I'm going to have to get the skills to pay the bills. I watch one video about landing that was 5 minutes long. I watched it 20 times at least. I'm going to watch you 20 times on this video at least. I had resigned myself to being drug beating slapped abused by the relationship between the sky and the ground while I'm trying to make the transition from walking on ground and flying in air and flying in air to walking on ground. You give me great hope.

[@minyardmatt]

Glad we can help you! You are welcome to come and kite with us anytime or take our kiting clinics to learn

[@markmcgoveran6811]

@@minyardmatt if I had the money I'd be over there in the morning.

[@DiegoTheWolf]

But i would also suggest some(light) gloves

[@Silversurfer1972]

Nice and useful video! Only annoying is that the subtitles are behind on the talking…. 🙃

[@pentachronic]

I don’t think you showed Mitso’s A&C’s ?

[@chicketychina8447]

A's and breaks is such a dumb Idea in strong winds. I think I tried it once when I hadn't 5 hours and never used it again

[@minyardmatt]

For some reason that's totally still the program on so many of the takeoffs and the cobra inflation a surely making life a lot more flyable

[@lt.dansparamotoradventures2592]

High winds? I stay home and watch KZbin videos!

[@MechInvent]

Why is the sound not working?

[@minyardmatt]

Sounds works right now

[@MechInvent]

@@minyardmatt quick reply, thanks man. I needed this... I ended up getting drug (and flying) over a backstop at a park lmao. Rope burn cut both hands. It's all part of the experience I guess. Is there a max wind speed you'll kite in?

[@cloudpandarism2627]

i call your video BLASPHEMY! 🤣 but hear me out: i am flying a APCO karisma EN-A 31meter for paramotor. i see you at 5:30min grabbing the whole rear riser and your wing folds mid air like nothing. i tried that last time while kiting too at around 4-5m/s winds. impossible! if the wing is up and even on fastest trim setting - that thing stays up. it feels you try pulling down a rock solid wall. i pulled the whole riser with everything i got. wing comes down about half and goes straight back up. risers at that point are beside my knees. i cant pull any deeper. what am i doing wrong? i also tested to pull B to fold it right i the middle. no success here either. the surface area on such a big wing is just too much and even half deflated this wing will drag you. i was holding on with dear life that day. barely made it to collapse and run towards to throw myself on it. 🤪 cheers for that video mate!

[@minyardmatt]

Come visit me please and we can fix this story in the field with you starring in the next video

[@cloudpandarism2627]

@@minyardmatt dude... i wish i could. i am living in china as expat. no chance anytime soon for me to travel across the world. buuuuuut i heard there are epic places in china. in case you visit asia someday. i give you the grand tour 😄

[@minyardmatt]

@@cloudpandarism2627 yeah ive toured 3x in china and love it

[@cloudpandarism2627]

@@minyardmatt stop it right now. 😍 i am loosing my shiat here! oh dear god PLEASE come around guangdong area next time if you plan to visit asia. i will literally pay for your time here. i have no friends to fly. nobody really able to teach. if i go out i always fly alone. how can i get in touch? instagram?

[@minyardmatt]

@@cloudpandarism2627 yes mattayspice on the gram lets do it, i have a few years left on my Chinese visa... Love to be there to teach you

[@nulsum252]

Always wear gloves if you’re kiting. I know a instructor, who learned it the hard way. (Fingers)

[@minyardmatt]

Love it !! I'm a guy who generally has gloves on me, wears yhen often but this is up for debate, as a high level operator I can use gloves just fine but a new pilot generally feels nothing wearing gloves so it's optional for now

[@turkeyphant]

Skills and advice are great but that's not remotely close to strong conditions.

[@minyardmatt]

Ok as you say! Come over and see if we can fly well or kite in strong conditions :) next time we will include videos of the windsocks + windspeed for the haterzzzzzzz ... Give yall some data points

[@turkeyphant]

@@minyardmatt I mean we regularly fly in 15-20mph winds here, anyone can tell just from the behaviour of the wing it's not close to that fast. It will be thrashing and dragging with anything less than full arms of Cs at about 17mph even if perfectly laminar.

[@minyardmatt]

@@turkeyphant i used to say the same until i opened this wing

[@minyardmatt]

@@turkeyphant after the most recent 14 days in a row using it in blown out conditions, i stand strong! It was still windy AF when i made this video and it looks smooth, awesome! Anyways this wing can handle winds better than your other EN A glider i will be sure to recognize that!

[@HilltopZombieShop]

Here's the secret....ready? DON'T DO IT

[@DrAElemayo]

He makes it look very easy. It's really not....

[@minyardmatt]

It's easy with good techniques that's for sure

[@DellSchanze]

That is between 9 and 11 mph of wind. Not even remotely close to 20 or he would get his butt handed to him as he doesn't have much skill or all the understanding of how to properly control his glider. There are so many things he just doesn't know and technique he doesn't have because he has never had any proper training himself. If he were in true 20 mph wind he would get utterly destroyed. Gliders don't just sit there when you try to bring them down in 20 mph of wind. They would be flapping violently and not want to stay on the ground or still for even a second. That is very mild calm total beginner wind at SUPER training not high winds. I really should do a video pointing out the many things he just doesn't know he doesn't know and how to do it properly in real actual 20 mph wind. This is what high winds actually looks like. You can't stand up almost straight like Matt was doing but have to must every single ounce of your weight on that seatboard that is possible or you will immediately get drug: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j6TTnJhmjb2LfMk notice the wind is so strong you can even see the clothing flapping.

[@minyardmatt]

Hahahah we love you buddy wish you all the best and if you want to learn from me you are welcome to signup for my courses online if you want to learn what's currently happening in 2022 I would be happy to share my knowledge with you! However you are so wrong if you think for a second that I will get dragged when it's 20MPH hahahahahaha only you on your old ass 15+ year old wings would be struggling to manage! You are washed up and ignorant of the new data + you are phased out my guy! Go rant somewhere else on some person's page who is a Jerry, you barking up the wrong tree right now

[@minyardmatt]

I remember when I was on the come up and you started shit talking me in 2014, in fact I'm probably the only dude who's always saying how skilled superdell is at flying but he would be great if he didn't have some old ass flat top gear and an out of current production like all of your kit.. literally your wing supplier asks me why you are still ordering that wing which was discontinued 14 years ago... You are a joke my guy you are not even considered to be in the game anymore as of the past ten years! Give it up bro, you are wasting your time here challenging me, I will smoke you in every discipline there ever was at flying and I could do it tomorrow morning or anyday anywhere you can name it! Officially you gave your business to Trevor and after allllll of your knowledge he is asking me for advice ! Yeah he asks me, so Don't act like you are knowledgeable when you are not even familiar with what's going on these days, when you are not flying to Europe or 30+ countries to fly, when you are not doing airshows, you are not doing shit at all these days and you were a joke for the past ten years straight @dell schanze

[@minyardmatt]

If you ever want to be a man and reach out to say how you feel you can find my # online paramotorlouisiana.com I'll answer and challenge you to Any task you want, only required thing for you is to FB live when I pass you up and dust you out!

[@razorsharpbt7666]

@@minyardmatt My wife and I ordered a Flat Top paramotor April 3, 2023 only to find out later that the Flat Top was no longer in production. He did not tell us at the time of order that they were no longer in production and that he had nothing to sell. He stole almost $10,000 including money for a reserve parachute and shipping costs from us. He states that he will not issue a refund. He is deleting my customer inquiries on his Facebook page and has shadow-banned me on his KZbin channel. This has been my introduction into this hobby and now I cannot even fly due to this man and his dishonesty. I just want to take the time to let everyone who might be contemplating doing business with this man to beware. I would recommend staying away from him and saving yourselves a lot of money and trouble. I sincerely hope this helps someone out there to avoid what we're going through. Try hard to find someone reputable and do your homework first.

[@minyardmatt]

@@razorsharpbt7666 yeah you aren't the only one who got robbed by him... As of this week I sold a complete paramotor kit to a student of his who also paid and got robbed, what a disaster! But that's making it easy for me to be professional if I have to complete with crooks! If you need any support I have it for you 24-7/365