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 

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3) Swing Connect Race Lite: XC and Competition Harness 

Swing Connect Race Lite Purchase Inquiry 

Cross-country flying is one of the ultimate disciplines in the sport of paragliding. There is no greater freedom for pilots than to begin their XC flying adventures from remote launch sites, which often can only be reached on foot. The sporty and elegant Connect Race Lite can be used as a comfortable cross-country paragliding harness whatever your plans.

It is light enough for extended hike and fly trips, and its construction and the materials used guarantee durability and easy handling both on the ground and airborne. The protector options and removable seat board allow you to optimize the Connect Race Lite according to your particular needs and purpose.

  

  • weight starting at 3.2 kg (depending on size and configuration)
  • choice of foam or inflatable protector
  • materials and seatboard suitable for everyday use



Removable Front Cocoon. The speedbag - front cocoon can be removed so it can be easily replaced when it has worn out, which ensures that you will be able to enjoy your harness for a long time.

 

Low Drag Tail Aero-Fairing. The ultra-light tail aero-cone trim surrounds your upper body to give the best possible aerodynamics. That means you can make the most of your glider.

 

Cockpit Fully integrated and detachable. The new Connect Race Lite has an aerodynamic and fully integrated cockpit that can also be detached so there’s no chance of your instruments being stolen.


Foam or Air Protection: It's up to you. Choose between two certified protector options, the inflatable AIR protector for the lowest weight and smallest pack size, or the 16cm foam protector.

 

 

Lightshield protection. The Lightshield back protection protects your back while adding minimal weight. 

Light and Failsafe Get-Up Seating. The Connect Race Lite features the Get-Up system. This locking system ensures maximum service life by doing away with a complex mechanism, but is lightweight.



Removable Seatplate for Maximum control. The removable seat plate gives you greater glider control and noticeably better canopy feedback.


Feel your glider. The ABS stability settings let you adjust agility and fine tune handling depending on your particular preferences.

Comfortable and smooth. Your new cross-country harness has a two-phase speed bar making it easy to get into the speedbag - so you can focus fully on flying even during the launch phase.

For hiking enthusiasts. The new Connect Race Lite has a large rear pocket with a tubular compartment where trekking poles can be safely stored. Ideal for your next hike and fly trip.

Robust and light. Your new harness is the ideal interconnection between lightness, comfort and durability. With minimal equipment, it weighs just 3.22 kg* despite the robust materials used. *Size M

Included with delivery

  • foam or AIR protector under the seat (please specify when ordering)
  • Lightshield back protection
  • 2 aluminium carabiners
  • reserve chute bridle and deployment handle
  • two-phase comfort speed bar


 

Swing Connect Race Lite Purchase Inquiry 

 

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