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

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iParaglide Right Site Weather: July 8

DateSaturday, July 8, 2017 at 4:34

Vancouver, Chilliwack, Bellingham, Seattle, Whistler & Pemberton area paragliding weather forecast, based on data available at 0500. 

High pressure ridge with mostly sunny skies. 

YVR 3000 ft winds aloft NW to 11 km/hr becoming WNW to 24 km/hr. Valley wind E  to 10 km/hr becoming W to 10 km/hr as the sea-breeze establishes. Novice peak lapse rate -1.5C/1000ft. 

SEA 3000 ft winds aloft NNE to 22 km/hr becoming NNW to 11 km/hr.  Valley wind NE to 10 km/hr becoming NW to 10 km/hr as the sea-breeze establishes. Novice peak lapse rate -2.0C/1000ft. 

iParaglide Right Site Ranking:

1. Paragliding Pemberton: -2.8C/1000ft advanced peak lapse rate.  Forecast lapse rate is suspect of being higher than actual. Good day for paragliding at Mt. Mackenzie. Mt. Mackenzie with P2 conditions 0800-1400 then watch for increasing NW winds aloft and P4 conditions 1400-1900. 90% chances to fly.

2. Paragliding Chilliwack: -2.5C/1000ft intermediate peak lapse rate. Woodside with P2 conditions 0800-1300 then watch for increasing NW wind and P4 conditions 1300-1900. Bridal with better alignment with NW winds aloft with P2 conditions 1000-1400 and P3 conditions 1400-2000. 80% chances to fly.

3. Paragliding Whistler: -3.0C/1000ft advanced peak lapse rate. Forecast lapse rate is suspect of being higher than actual.   Blackcomb P4 team pilots 0900-2000 with 70% chances to paraglide. 

4. Paragliding Vancouver: -1.5C/1000ft novice peak lapse rate. Grouse for GMFT P4 team pilots 0900-2000. Watch for increasing NW wind aloft.  60% paragliding prospects.

5. Paragliding Bellingham: -1.9C/1000ft novice peak lapse rate.  Proximity to ocean and lower altitude may overpower N wind aloft influence, however, watch for possible leeside conditions.  Blanchard for P3 pilots 1100-2000. Paragliding prospects 50%.

6. Paragliding Seattle: - 2.0C/1000ft novice peak lapse rate. Watch for N wind aloft exceeding 20 km/hr placing Tiger in lee until late afternoon.  Tiger Mt. not recommended today. 

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