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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.

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Apr172011

iParaglide Right Site Paragliding Weather Apr.17/11

DateSunday, April 17, 2011 at 6:52

Paragliding Weather summary based on 07:00 forecasts.   Low pressure dissipating, yielding mixed skies, 40% POP, and strong lapse rate. Vancouver paragliding: winds aloft at 3000 ft forecast to 10:00 as NW to 30 km/hr reducing to W to 19 km/hr through 21:00.  Fraser River Valley ground stations forecasting valley winds W to 10 km/hr. Seattle paragliding: winds aloft at 3000 ft light and variable through 16:00. Ground stations in Bellingham & Seattle calling for SW winds to 16 km/hr. Marginal paragliding day.

iParaglide Right Site Ranking:

1. Paragliding Bellingham: lapse -2.9C/1000 ft. Strong Lapse rate and southwest soaring breeze would make Blanchard epic for P4 advanced paraglider pilots that don't mind para-waiting for a blue hole.  Chances 60/40.  

2. Paragliding Pemberton: lapse -2.4.  Moderate lapse rate and W valley make Pemberton a good choice for Intermediate P3 pilots snowshoe and paraglide  at Mackenzie.  Watch clouds to lift and for possible overdevelopment late in the day.  Chances 60/40.

3. Paragliding Whistler:  lapse -2.4. Watch clouds to lift and for possible overdevelopment late in the day. Whistler Paragliding team Advanced P4 members only.   Chances 60/40. 

4. Paragliding Seattle: lapse -3.1.  Strong lapse rate and SW wind makes Tiger a consideration for P4 advanced or expert paraglider pilots only. Watch for potential for overdevelopment and thundershowers. Chances 50/50.

5. Paragliding Vancouver: Lapse -3.0. Strong lapse rate and OD potential over grouse summit. Grouse Mountain Flying Team only, advanced P4 paraglider pilots.  Chances 40/60. 

6. Paragliding Chilliwack: lapse -3.0.  Strong lapse rate and NW wind to 30 km/hr and low cloud base starting the day makes Woodside a proceed with caution consideration for P4 advanced and expert paraglider pilots only if the west wind subsides, cloud base lifts and then overdevelopment does not set in. Watch for big OD potential and risk of thundershowers late in the day. With POP at 40% and other factors chances are 30/70. 

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