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We recently graduated a   CF-18 Hornet Pilot from our Top Gun P2 Novice Paragliding Pilot program.  Read about his impressions of iParaglide.

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We are the only paragliding resource center conveniently located in downtown Vancouver at 1238 Seymour Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada, for all your paragliding needs.

iParaglide Flying Sites

We are central to paragliding sites in the Vancouver, Chilliwack, Pemberton and Bellingham area so students enjoy maximum variety and we can work with weather to optimize selection of the best location each day.

Right Stuff Equipment

We regularly test fly the latest paragliding gear and select only the very finest for our iParaglide Right Stuff Paragliding Equipment Store. This ensures our paraglider pilots enjoy a state of the art performance and safety advantage to accelerate their learning curve.

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Nov122010

H: Paragliding Books

iParaglide reads the latest paragliding books and updates this list of recommended material.  Only the finest paragliding books have been selected.

At a loss for words to explain the beauty of paragliding flight to your friends?  Andreas Busslingers masterful art photography in the stunning paragliding coffee table book, Airborne: At one with the Alps  inspires cover to cover with spellbinding images capturing all of paragliding's magic. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dennis Pagen brings the definitive "how to" paraglide book in the Art of Paragliding. Recommended companion book for P1 Student to P2 Novice paraglider pilots. Well illustrated, filled with drawings showing details and photos.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Understanding the Sky by Dennis Pagen is a paragliding pilots' must read to understand the invisible medium that allows free flight. Paramount for paragliding safety to decide when to fly or not and also for performance to understand sources of lift.  Essential reading for P1 beginner to P4 advanced paraglider pilots. Recommended companion book for our P2 Novice Paraglider Pilot Certification. 

 

 

 

 

 

Burkhard Martens exceptional use of modern graphics and photographic overlays give a comprehensive, easily understood, highly visual guide to paragliding concepts that are difficult to explain textually. Thermal Flying will aid you in your quest to soar and thermal as you progress as a P3 intermediate or P4 advanced paraglider pilot.  Recommended reading for our P3 Intermediate Paraglider Pilot Certification. 

 

 

 

Acro legends: Mike Kung, Alexander Meschuh Michael Nesler and Gundrun Ochsl combine talents in syncro as the "Professional Flying Team" to bring you Acrobatics: Paragliding Secrets:  the "Bible" on how to acro and do it on a safe progression.  Ideal book for once you are a seasoned advanced P4 pilot, flying hundreds of hours per year, ready to embark on the ultimate level of paragliding. Recommended reading for our P4 Advanced Paraglider Certification.