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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: May 21

DateMonday, May 21, 2018 at 4:46

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

High pressure with partly cloudy skies clearing as day progresses.

YVR 3000 ft winds aloft light and variable becoming NW to 11 km/hr post 1200.  Valley wind early outflow to 10 km/hr becoming W to 10 km/hr with sea-breeze arrival. Intermediate peak lapse rate -2.4C/1000ft.

SEA 3000 ft winds aloft N to 9 km/hr increasing to 19 km/hr. Valley wind light and variable becoming NW to 10 km/hr in afternoon. Novice peak lapse rate -2.2C/1000ft.

iParaglide Right Site Ranking:

1. Paragliding Chilliwack: -2.8C/1000ft advanced peak lapse rate.  Early katabatic flows due to partly cloudy skies.  Woodside for P2 pilots 0800-1300 and 1800-2100 with strong P4 advanced peak conditions 1300-1800. Bridal should be on today with light and variable winds becoming light NW yielding soaring conditions and strong thermals in afternoon. Bridal for P2 pilots 1000-1300 and 1800-2100 with P4 conditions 1300-1800. Chances to paraglide 80% early, 60% late. 

2. Paragliding Pemberton: -3.3C/1000ft advanced peak lapse rate. Pemberton with light and variable winds aloft early becoming light NW.  Cross country potential in all directions.  Mt. McKenzie 0900-1100 for P2 novice pilots with very strong conditions thereafter and P4 advanced conditions to un-flyable over developed conditions at peak 1300-1800.  70% paragliding prospects early, 50% late. 

3. Paragliding Vancouver: -2.4C/1000ft intermediate peak lapse rate.  Wait for possible clouds over summit to clear. Grouse for GMFT P4 advanced pilots 1000-2100.  70% paragliding chances. 

4. Paragliding Whistler: -3.5C/1000ft XXX peak lapse rate. Blackcomb with light and variable winds aloft becoming light NW in afternoon.  Whistler team P4 advanced pilots 0800-1100. Then watch for very strong conditions and potential over development in afternoon. 60% paragliding prospects early, paraglding not recommended late. 

5. Paragliding Bellingham: -1.7/1000ft novice peak lapse rate.  Blanchard Mountain for P2 pilots 0900-1300 then watch for possible increasing north wind aloft and rough conditions in mid afternoon. Paragliding prospects 70% early, paragliding not recommended late. 

6. Paragliding Seattle: -2.2C/1000ft novice peak lapse rate. Tiger in lee-side due to increasing north wind aloft. Paragliding not recommended today.  

 

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