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At iParaglide Top Gun Flight School, we take pride in having taught over 2,000 paragliding students in our 27 years of operation.

 

We are the longest running school based in Metro Vancouver. Due to our central location, we are the only school that flies all of the relevant kiting parks, training hills and mountains within a 3 hour radius of Vancouver.  This empowers pilots to get to know the key training and flying spots early, optimizes and accelerates learning, and allows them to grow into great future pilots.  

We have the reputation of being an industry leader with an emphasis on engineered safety systems, quality instruction, the finest equipment and creating a positive learning environment for fun and empowering flying.

We offer the highest level of accreditation, with Senior HPAC and Advanced USHPA paragliding instructors, who coach from first flight to expert paraglider pilots and teach and qualify new paragliding instructors.

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iParaglide Right Site Weather: Sep 24

DateSaturday, September 24, 2016 at 6:51

Paragliding weather forecast for Vancouver, Chilliwack, Bellingham, Seattle, Whistler & Pemberton area, based on data available at 0700. 

Mostly cloudy due to transitioning pressure in Vancouver, Chilliwack, Whistler and Pemberton. 

Bellingham and Seattle mostly sunny.

YVR 3000 ft winds aloft light and variable becoming SE to 11 km/hr. Valley wind E to 10 km/hr becoming W to 10 km/hr as sea-breeze establishes. Novice peak lapse rate -2.3C/1000ft. 

SEA 3000 ft winds aloft light and variable. Valley wind light and variable. Novice peak lapse rate -2.2C/1000ft. 

iParaglide Right Site Ranking:

1. Paragliding Seattle: - 2.2C/1000ft novice peak lapse rate. Tiger for P2 pilots 0900-1900. Chances for paragliding 90%.

2. Paragliding Bellingham: -1.9C/1000ft noivce peak lapse rate.  Blanchard for P2 pilots 1000-1800. Chances for paragliding 90%.

3. Paragliding Vancouver: -2.3C/1000ft novice peak lapse rate.  Grouse for GMFT P4 pilots may have windows if summit remains clear of cloud 1000-1800. Paragliding prospects 60%.  

4. Paragliding Pemberton: -2.2C/1000ft novice peak lapse rate. Forecast lapse rate is suspect of being lower that actual.  If blue holes develop could get active. Provided summits get clear of cloud windows to fly may open up. Mt. Mackenzie for P3 pilots 1100-1800, with 50% chances to fly.

5. Paragliding Whistler: -2.4C/1000ft intermediate peak lapse rate. Forecast lapse rate is suspect of being lower than actual.  If blue holes develop could get active. Provided summits get clear of cloud windows to fly may open up. Blackcomb for P4 team pilots 1000-1800, with 40% chances to paraglide. 

6. Paragliding Chilliwack: -2.4C/1000ft intermediate peak lapse rate. Forecast lapse rate suspect of being lower than actual if blue holes develop. Cloud cover early followed by SE wind aloft, placing sites in light lee side, means sea-breeze unlikely to combat outflow until late.  Watch for rough conditions. Paragliding not recommended in Chillwack today.

 

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