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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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Right Site Paragliding Weather: Jul 04, 2020

DateSaturday, July 4, 2020 at 7:59

Paragliding Weather forecast for Vancouver, Chilliwack, Bellingham, Seattle, Whistler & Pemberton areas, based on data available at 0600.

Embedded low pressure aloft creating instability, with clearing in the flats, and scattered showers, low cloud base and 30% POP in mountain areas of Chilliwack and Vancouver.

Early clearing in Bellingham, Seattle and possibly Pemberton. 

YVR 3000 ft winds aloft light and variable all day. Valley flow light E outflow to 5 km/hr becoming west inflow to 10 km/hr by mid afternoon. Intermediate peak lapse rate -2.4C/1000ft.  

SEA 3000 ft winds aloft light and variable all day. Valley winds light and variable and becoming W to 10 km/hr. Advanced peak lapse rate -2.9C/1000ft. 

iParaglide Right Site Ranking:

1. Paragliding Bellingham: -2.6C/1000ft Intermediate peak lapse rate. Blanchard for P2 pilots 1000-1400 and 1600-1900 with intermediate conditions. Paragliding prospects 80%.

2. Paragliding Seattle: -2.9C/1000ft Advanced peak lapse rate. Tiger should work today once summit clears cloud. Watch for P2 novice conditions 0900-1300 and 1800-2100 with P4 advanced conditions 1300-1800. Paragliding chances 80%. 

3. Paragliding Pemberton: -2.7C/1000ft Advanced peak laspe rate.  While Pemberton summits in clouds early, it should break up by 1100ish.  Great day for triangles due to light and variable wind at 3000ft.  Advanced P4 conditions with strong thermals 1200-1800 with possible P2 Novice window 1800-2100.  Chances for paragliding 70%.

Paragliding not recommended in Chilliwack and Vancouver today due to 30% POP, instability (high lapse rate) and low cloud base. 

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