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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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May192018

iParaglide Right Site Weather: May 19

DateSaturday, May 19, 2018 at 4:50

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

Transitioning pressure to low with mixed skies becoming progressively cloudier and increased chance of precipitation and risk of thunder showers in mountain areas as day progresses.  

YVR 3000 ft winds aloft light and variable becoming SE to 11 km/hr post 1100.  Valley wind early outflow to 10 km/hr becoming W to 10 km/hr with sea-breeze arrival. Intermediate peak lapse rate -2.4C/1000ft.

SEA 3000 ft winds aloft SE to 13 km/hr, becoming light and variable post 1600. Valley wind light and variable becoming W to 10 km/hr in afternoon. Advanced  peak lapse rate -2.7C/1000ft.

iParaglide Right Site Ranking:

1. Paragliding Bellingham: -2.0C/1000ft novice peak lapse rate.  Blanchard Mountain for P2 pilots 0900-1900. Paragliding prospects 80%. 

2. Paragliding Seattle: -2.7C/1000ft advanced peak lapse rate. Tiger should be on today.  P2 pilots 0800-1200 watch for increasing lapse rate with P4 conditions 1300-1800 with the potential for over development late in the day. Chances to paraglide 80% early, 60% late. 

3. Paragliding Vancouver: -2.4C/1000ft intermediate peak lapse rate.  Wait for possible clouds over summit to clear. Grouse for GMFT P4 advanced pilots 1000-1600.  Watch for strong conditions late in day.  70% paragliding chances early, 50% late. 

4. Paragliding Pemberton: -2.7C/1000ft advanced peak lapse rate. Pemberton with light and variable winds aloft early becoming light SE.  Cross country potential in all directions.  Mt. McKenzie 0900-1300 for P2 novice pilots with strong conditions thereafter and P4 advanced conditions to un-flyable over developed conditions at peak 1300-1800.  60% paragliding prospects early, 40% late. 

5. Paragliding Whistler: -2.9C/1000ft advanced peak lapse rate. Blackcomb with light and variable winds aloft and early and light SE late.   Cross country potential in all directions. Whistler team P4 advanced pilots 0900-1900. Watch out for potential over development and rsik of thunder shower in afternoon. 60% paragliding prospects early, 40% late. 

6. Paragliding Chilliwack: -2.6C/1000ft intermediate peak lapse rate. Early katabatic flows and light and variable winds aloft replaced by southeast wind aloft mid-day.  Watch for crosswind to lee-side and rough conditions. 40% POP and risk of thunderstorm as day progresses make Chilliwack not recommended for paragliding today.

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