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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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iParaglide Right Site Weather: Aug 20

DateSunday, August 20, 2017 at 5:03

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

High pressure with yielding clearing skies and mild winds.

YVR 3000 ft winds aloft light and variable becoming W to 13 km/hr becoming NW to 19 km/hr.  Early light outflow quickly replaced by inflow to 10 km/hr as sea-breeze establishes. Novice peak lapse rate -2.0C/1000ft.

SEA 3000 ft winds aloft N to 11km/hr. Valley wind WSW to 10 km/hr as sea-breeze establishes.  Novice peak lapse rate -2.2C/1000ft.

iParaglide Right Site Ranking:

1. Paragliding Chilliwack: -2.5C/1000ft intermediate peak lapse rate. Wait for summit to clear early cloud. Woodside for P2 pilots 1100-1300 then watch for increasing NW cross-wind aloft and switch to P4 advanced conditions 1300-2000. Bridal should be "on" today with anabatic flows and northwest wind aloft to 19 km/hr lighting the ridge line up with dynamic lift creating good soaring and thermalling prospects for P3 intermediate pilots 1200-1900. 80% chances to paraglide. 

2. Paragliding Vancouver: - 2.0C/1000ft novice peak lapse rate.  Wait for early cloud to lift. Grouse Mountain for GMFT P4 members 1100-1400 then watch for increasing crosswind NW aloft.  80% chances to fly early, not recommended late.  

3. Paragliding Bellingham: -1.9C/1000ft novice peak lapse rate.  Blanchard Mountain may be below north wind aloft influence and dominated by sea-breeze, however watch for possible lee-side and do not fly accordingly. P4 pilots 1100-1800. Paragliding prospects 60%. 

4. Paragliding Pemberton: -2.3C/1000ft novice peak lapse rate. Provided cloud lifts, P3 conditions should exist 1100-1300 then watch for increasing NW wind aloft and possible arrival of Whistler express strong south wind in valley, with shearing wind between. Paragliding prospects 50% early, not recommended late. 

5. Paragliding Whistler: -2.5C/1000ft intermediate peak lapse rate. NW crossing aloft and sea-breeze make for rough conditions, paragliding not recommended today.  

6. Paragliding Seattle: - 2.2C/1000ft novice peak lapse rate.  North winds aloft to 20 km/hr puts Tiger in lee-side. Paragliding not recommended at Tiger Mountain today. 

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