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Top Gun Flight School

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.

Top Gun References

We recently graduated a CF-18 Hornet Pilot from our Top Gun iP2 Novice Paragliding Pilot program.  Read about his impressions of iParaglide.

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iParaglide Location

Located at 962 - 51st Street Tsawwassen, near Vancouver, BC, Canada, for all your paragliding needs. We are ideally situated just minutes away from the finest training hill at Diefenbaker Park.

iParaglide Flying Sites

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.

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.

Paragliding Webcams/Wind Stations

Vancouver Paragliding Webcams - get a view of cloud base to plan your paragliding cross country flight adventure.

Woodside Mtn Webcam

Woodside Wind Station

Bridal Webcam

Bridal Wind Station

Chilliwack Webcam

Hope Webcam 

Pemberton Webcam

Tsawwassen Webcam

Bellingham Bay Webcam

Tiger Mtn Webcam 

Sunday
Jul162023

Paragliding Right Site Weather Jul 16, 2023

DateSunday, July 16, 2023 at 4:58

Paragliding Weather Forecast for the Vancouver, Chilliwack, Bellingham, Seattle, Whistler & Pemberton area, based on data available at 0500.

High pressure with jet stream overhead and pre-frontal in Vancouver-Chilliwack-Pemberton areas. 

No jet-stream overhead in Seattle-Bellingham.  

YVR 3000 ft winds aloft N to 9 km/hr becoming SE to 17 km/hr.  Valley winds in Vancouver E outflow to 30 km/hr becoming W to 10km/hr. Valley winds in Chilliwack early SW inflow to 5 km/hr increasing to 30 km/hr by noon. 

SEA 3000 ft winds aloft N to 9 km/hr becoming light and variable.  Valley winds becoming W to 10 km/hr. 

iParaglide Right Site Ranking:

1. Paragliding Seattle: -2.4C/1000ft Intermediate peak lapse rate.  Tiger for P2 pilots 0800-1400 and 1800-2100 with P3 conditions at peak 1400-1800. Chances for paragliding 90%. 

2. Paragliding Bellingham: -1.9C/1000ft Novice peak lapse rate. Blanchard for P2 pilots 0900-1900. Chances to paraglide 90%. 

Jet stream is overhead in Vancouver-Chilliwack-Pemberton area combined with pre-frontal conditions is causing instability and potential for very strong and sudden increase in ground wind speeds. PILOTS ADVISORY: DO NOT FLY.


 

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Saturday
Jul152023

Paragliding Right Site Weather Jul 15, 2023

DateSaturday, July 15, 2023 at 4:35

Paragliding Weather Forecast for the Vancouver, Chilliwack, Bellingham, Seattle, Whistler & Pemberton area, based on data available at 0500.

High pressure with sunny skies throughout. 

YVR 3000 ft winds aloft light and variable. Valley winds early light E outflow to 10 km/hr becoming SW to 10km/hr. 

SEA 3000 ft winds aloft light and variable becoming NNW to 10 km/hr. Valley winds becoming NW to 10 km/hr. 

iParaglide Right Site Ranking:

1. Paragliding Chilliwack: -2.7C/1000ft Advanced peak lapse rate. Woodside for P2 pilots 0800-1300 and 1800-2100 with P3 to P4 conditions at peak 1300-1800.  Bridal with P2 conditions 1100-1400 and 1800-2100 with P3 conditions at peak 1400-1800. Paragliding chances 90%.  

2. Paragliding Vancouver: -2.0C/1000ft Novice peak lapse rate.  Grouse for GMFT 1100-2000 for P3 pilots. Chances for paragliding 90%.

3. Paragliding Seattle: -2.0C/1000ft Novice peak lapse rate.  Tiger for P2 pilots 0800-2100. Chances for paragliding 90%. 

4. Paragliding Bellingham: -1.4C/1000ft Novice peak lapse rate. Blanchard for P2 pilots 0900-1900. Chances to paraglide 90%. 

5. Paragliding Pemberton: -3.5C/1000ft XXX peak lapse rate. Mt. McKenzie for P2 pilots 0800-1300 and 1800-2100 with P4 conditons at peak 1300-1800. 90% paragliding chances off peak 70% at peak.   

6. Paragliding Whistler: -3.9C/1000ft Extream peak lapse rate. Whistler P4 team pilots choose to fly or not accordingly. 

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Sunday
Jul092023

Paragliding Right Site Weather Jul 9, 2023

DateSunday, July 9, 2023 at 4:42

Paragliding Weather Forecast for the Vancouver, Chilliwack, Bellingham, Seattle, Whistler & Pemberton area, based on data available at 0500.

High pressure with low aloft bringing mixed skies and 30% POP and risk of thunderstorm to Pemberton-Whistler area, other areas mostly sunny. 

YVR  3000 ft winds aloft light and variable. Valley winds early light E outflow to 10 km/hr becoming SW to 10km/hr. 

SEA 3000 ft winds aloft light and variable. Valley winds becoming W to 10 km/hr. 

iParaglide Right Site Ranking:

1. Paragliding Chilliwack: -2.1C/1000ft Novice peak lapse rate. Woodside for P2 pilots  0800-1400 and 1800-2100 with P3 conditions at peak 1400-1800.  Bridal with P2 conditions 1100-1500 and 1800-2100 with P3 conditions at peak 1500-1800. Paragliding chances 90%. 

2. Paragliding Vancouver: -1.6C/1000ft Novice peak lapse rate.  Grouse for GMFT 1100-2000 for P3 pilots. Chances for paragliding 90%.

3. Paragliding Seattle: -1.7C/1000ft Novice peak lapse rate.  Tiger for P2 pilots 0800-2100. Chances for paragliding 90%. 

4. Paragliding Bellingham: -1.3C/1000ft Novice peak lapse rate. Blanchard for P2 pilots 0900-1900. Chances to paraglide 90%. 

5. Paragliding Pemberton: -3.0C/1000ft Advanced peak lapse rate. Pemberton 30% POP and risk of thunderstorm.  P4 pilots choose to fly or not accordingly.  

6. Paragliding Whistler: -3.5C/1000ft Advanced peak lapse rate. 30% POP and risk of thunderstorm.  Paragliding not recommended today. 

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Saturday
Jul082023

Paragliding Right Site Weather Jul 8, 2023

DateSaturday, July 8, 2023 at 4:21

Paragliding Weather Forecast for the Vancouver, Chilliwack, Bellingham, Seattle, Whistler & Pemberton area, based on data available at 0500.

High pressure with low aloft bringing mixed skies to mountain areas.  

YVR 3000 ft winds aloft SE to 22 km/hr easing to 15 km/hr.  Main valley wind in Vancouver with early gusty SE wind to 25 km/hr becoming West to 10 km/hr km/hr in afternoon. Chilliwack with light and variable winds becoming SW to 20 km/hr midday.  

SEA 3000 ft winds aloft S to 10 km/hr and easing to light and variable. Valley winds WSW to 10 km/hr. 

iParaglide Right Site Ranking:

1. Paragliding Seattle: -1.7C/1000ft Novice peak lapse rate.  Tiger for P2 pilots 0800-2000. Chances for paragliding 90%. 

2. Paragliding Bellingham: -1.3C/1000ft Novice peak lapse rate. Blanchard for P2 pilots 0900-1900. Chances to paraglide 90%. 

3. Paragliding Vancouver: -1.7C/1000ft Novice peak lapse rate.  Vancouver with early gusty SE wind to 25 km/hr.  Wind aloft at 3000 ft also forecast out of the SE placing Grouse in potential lee-side.  Wait to see if positive W flow establishes mid afternoon. Grouse for GMFT 1400-2000 for P3 pilots. Chances for paragliding 50%.

4. Paragliding Chilliwack: -1.8C/1000ft Novice peak lapse rate. Woodside wind station reporting early light lee-side wind.  SE  wind aloft forecast placing Woodside and Bridal in potential lee-side.  Then watch for strong arrival of sea-breeze at 1300 and shear layer aloft. P4 pilots chose to fly or not accordingly. Paragliding chances 30%. 

5. Paragliding Pemberton: -2.7C/1000ft Advanced peak lapse rate. Pemberton with SE winds aloft, 30% POP and risk of thunderstorm.  Paragliding not recommended today. 

6. Paragliding Whistler: -2.9C/1000ft Advanced peak lapse rate. Whistler with SE winds aloft, 30% POP and risk of thunderstorm.  Paragliding not recommended today. 

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Sunday
Jul022023

Paragliding Right Site Weather Jul 2, 2023

DateSunday, July 2, 2023 at 4:26

Paragliding Weather Forecast for the Vancouver, Chilliwack, Bellingham, Seattle, Whistler & Pemberton area, based on data available at 0500.

High pressure with mostly sunny skies throughout. 

YVR 3000 ft winds aloft NW to 20 km/hr easing to 13 km/hr.  Main valley wind in Vancouver with early gusty NW wind 35-50 km/hr easing to 20 km/hr mid afternoon. Chilliwack with light and variable winds becoming SW to 20 km/hr midday.  

SEA 3000 ft winds aloft N 22 km/hr and increasing to 28 km/hr.  Valley winds NNW to 15 km/hr. 

iParaglide Right Site Ranking:

1. Paragliding Bellingham: -2.0C/1000ft Novice peak lapse rate. Watch for possible NW wind aloft and rough conditions. Blanchard for P3 pilots 1100-1900. Chances to paraglide 70%. 

2. Paragliding Vancouver: -2.4C/1000ft Intermediate peak lapse rate.  Vancouver with early gusty W wind to 50 km/hr.  Wait to see if wind settles early afternoon. Grouse for GMFT 1300-2000 for P3 pilots. Chances for paragliding 50%.

3. Paragliding Chilliwack: -2.7C/1000ft Advanced peak lapse rate. Woodside wind station reporting early W wind to 10 km/hr. Watch for possible blown out conditions by 1100.  Woodside for P4 pilots 0900-1100 then watch for possible blown out conditions.  Paragliding chances 40%. 

4. Paragliding Pemberton: -3.3C/1000ft XXX peak lapse rate. Pemberton with strong NW winds aloft and probable arrival of Whistler Express S wind.  Watch for XXX conditions.  XXX pilots chose to fly or not accordingly. 

5. Paragliding Seattle: -2.2C/1000ft Novice peak lapse rate.  Watch for strong north wind aloft and lee side conditions.  Do not fly. 

6. Paragliding Whistler: -3.9C/1000ft extreme peak lapse rate combined with probable arrival of strong Whistler Express S wind. Do not fly. 

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