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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 Weather Jul 24, 2022

DateSunday, July 24, 2022 at 4:57

Paragliding Weather Forecast for the Vancouver, Chilliwack, Bellingham, Seattle, Whistler & Pemberton area, based on data available at 0500.

High pressure with mostly sunny skies.

YVR 3000 ft winds aloft light and variable becoming NW to 31 km/hr. Valley wind light E outflow to 5 km/hr becoming strong inflow 20 km/hr early in Chilliwack and Pemberton.   Novice peak lapse rate -1.2C/1000ft.

SEA 3000 ft winds aloft N and increasing to 31 km/hr. Valley winds becoming NW to 10 km/hr.  Novice peak lapse rate -1.4C/1000ft.  

iParaglide Right Site Ranking:

1. Paragliding Chilliwack: -1.9C/1000ft Novice peak lapse rate. Chilliwack calling for SW wind to 20 km/hr in afternoon.  Woodside for P2 pilots 0800-1300 then watch for increasing wind to P3 or P4 conditions. Bridal for P2 pilots 1000-1400 the watch for increasing wind to P3 or P4 conditions. Chances for paragliding P2 conditions 80% early with increasing wind and P3-P4 conditions in afternoon.   

2. Paragliding Pemberton: -3.3 C/1000ft advanced peak lapse rate. Forecast lapse rate is suspect of being higher than actual, looking more like a 2.7 day. However, forecast calling for NW wind increasing to 31 km/hr in afternoon and SW wind in valley to 20 km/hr in afternoon and this may create blown out Whistler express S winds.  P2 Pilots early with 80% chances to fly 0800-1100 then watch for switch to P4 conditions with decreasing chances to fly and possible arrival of Whistler Express S wind.

3. Paragliding Vancouver: -1.2C/1000ft Novice peak lapse rate. Grouse for GMFT P3 Intermediate Pilots 1000-2000.  90% chances to paraglide early then watch for possible strong NW aloft. 

4. Paragliding Bellingham: -1.2C/1000ft Novice peak lapse rate. Strong wind N wind aloft forecast for Seattle.  If it does not manifest at Blanchard due to proximity to ocean, may be windows to fly for P3-P4 pilots.  Proceed only with  caution. Paragliding prospects 50%. 

5. Paragliding Whistler: -3.3 C/1000ft Advanced peak lapse rate. Whistler calling for  NW wind to 31 km/hr.  Paragliding not recommended.

6. Paragliding Seattle: -1.4C/1000ft Novice peak lapse rate. Strong N wind aloft creating lee side conditions at Tiger.  Paragliding not recommended. 

 

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