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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: Jun 27, 2021

DateSunday, June 27, 2021 at 10:17

Paragliding Weather Forecast for the Vancouver, Chilliwack, Bellingham, Seattle, Whistler & Pemberton area, based on data available at 0800.

High pressure yielding record heat temperatures for area. 

YVR 3000 ft winds aloft light and variable. Valley wind E outflow to 10 km/hr becoming inflow W to 20 km/hr. Novice peak lapse rate -1.4C/1000ft.  

SEA 3000 ft winds aloft E to 22km/hr. Valley winds light and variable becoming NNW to 10 km/hr. Novice peak lapse rate -2.2C/1000ft. 

iParaglide Right Site Ranking:

1. Paragliding Pemberton: -2.7 C/1000ft Advanced peak lapse rate. Mackenzie for P2 pilots 10:00-1300 and 1800-20:30 with P4 advanced conditions at peak 1300-1800. Watch for intense heat 39C and possibility of heat exhaustion. Hydrate and choose to fly or not accordingly.  Prospects for paragliding 70%.

2. Paragliding Vancouver: -1.4 C/1000ft Novice peak lapse rate.  Escape some of the severe heat inland with peak temperature at 33C in Vancouver.  Grouse for GMFT P3 Pilots 10:00-20:30. 80% chances to paraglide.

3. Paragliding Chilliwack: -2.9C/1000ft Advanced peak lapse rate. Watch for intense heat 42C and possibility of heat exhaustion. Hydrate, cover up and choose to fly or not accordingly. Light and Variable winds Aloft should make Bridal light up nicely with anabatic flows up the ridge line.  Bridal for P4 pilots 11:00-20:30.  50% chances to paraglide.

4. Paragliding Blanchard: -1.9C/1000ft Novice peak lapse rate. Blanchard for P2 pilots 10:00-19:00.  Proximity to ocean should combat outflow aloft and keep temperatures down. Paragliding prospects 80%.   

Paragliding is not recommended today in Whistler due to extrme heat and laspe rate., 

Paragliding is not recommended today in Seattle due to extreme heat and outflow aloft yeilding lee-side conditions.

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