At iParaglide Top Gun Flight School, we take pride in having taught over 1900 paragliding students in our 26 years of operation.
We are the 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 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.
Sunday, July 4, 2010 at 12:48 Low pressure NE of Vancouver, continues to bring problematic weather.
Winds at sea level 280@25km/hr@17:00: Advanced.
YVR Winds aloft @3000ft@310@28km/hr@14:00-23:00: Advanced.
Lapse rate 14C/6000ft = 2.3: Novice.
Cloud base @2000ft, just at summit of Woodside, Bridal in cloud most of the day.
60% POP for Chilliwack.
Not the best day for paragliding.
Saturday, July 3, 2010 at 13:06 Two low pressure systems, NW and NE of Vancouver, continue to bring problematic weather.
Winds at sea level: peak to 270@20 km/hr@16:00. Intermediate.
Winds aloft: light and variable@ 3000 ft; 300@26km/hr@6000ft, 21:00-06:00Z.
Lapse rate 13C/6000ft = 2.2C/1000ft. Novice lapse rate.
Cloudy with sunny periods, changing to increasing cloud, and showers, as the day progresses.
Bridal falls in clouds majority of the day.
Not the best day for paragliding.
Thursday, July 1, 2010 at 4:44 Winds at sea level light and variable.
Winds aloft light and variable to 6000ft @+1C
Stratified cloud currently at higher altitude above Grouse, Woodside and Bridal. Rain forecast at 40% POP.
Mild outflow Vancouver, Abbotsford, Chilliwakc, Hope < 8km/hr inferred to dissipate.
Woodside may have a narrow window 07:15-13:00.
Saturday, June 26, 2010 at 5:04 Winds at sea level west at <10 kmhr.
Winds aloft light and variable to 6000 ft @ 7C.
Cloudy with sunny periods.
Woodside in the clouds this morning, with the potential to burn off later on.