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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 Sep 5, 2022

DateMonday, September 5, 2022 at 7:24

Paragliding Weather Forecast for the Vancouver, Chilliwack, Bellingham, Seattle, Whistler & Pemberton area, based on data available at 0700.

Jet stream near overhead dercreasing stability in region.  Transitioning pressure from low to high with 30% POP and low cloud early in mountains, progressively clearing to sunny skies as day progresses in Pemberton, Chilliwack and Vancouver.  Bellingham and Seattle with partly sunny skies becoming sunny by mid morning. 

YVR 3000 ft winds aloft light WNW to 28 km/hr becoming light and variable. Main valley wind light outflow to 10 km/hr becoming inflow early to 20 km/hr.  Woodside windtalker with early gusty inflow to 22 km/hr.  Hope and Chilliwack reporting early W inflow.  Advanced peak lapse rate -2.8C/1000ft.

SEA 3000 ft winds aloft N to 22 km/hr. Valley winds light and variable becoming NW to 12 km/hr. Intermediate peak lapse rate -2.4C/1000ft.  

iParaglide Right Site Ranking:

1. Paragliding Vancouver: -2.9C/1000ft Advanced peak lapse rate.  Wait for early cloud to lift and winds aloft to subside. Grouse for GMFT P3 pilots 1100-2000.  70% paragliding chances. 

2. Paragliding Bellingham: -2.4C/1000ft Intermediate peak lapse rate. Blanchard should be below N wind aloft influence and influenced most by sea breeze, but watch for possible lee-side conditions. Blanchard for P3 pilots 0900-2000. Chances to paraglide 60%. 

3. Paragliding Chilliwack: -2.8C/1000ft Advanced peak lapse rate. Jet steam near overhead decreasing stability.  Post frontal conditions. Strong West clearing wind aloft to 28 km/hr early.  Woodside wind talker reporting gusty West wind to 22 km/hr early.  Wait for early cloud to lift and west wind aloft to subside.  Watch for strong unpredictable conditions. Mt. Woodside 1100-1930 with P4 conditions. Bridal 1300-1900 with P4 conditions. Paragliding chances for P4 pilots 50%. 

4. Paragliding Pemberton: -2.8C/1000ft Advanced peak lapse rate.  30% POP early with clearing skies. Winds aloft West at 3000ft and strong to 28 km/hr early, making for a rough morning but forecast to ease to light and variable.  Proximity of jet stream complicating picture.   Mt. McKenzie for P4 pilots 1300-1900. Prospects for paragliding for P4 pilots 50%. 

5. Paragliding Seattle: -2.4C/1000ft Intermediate peak lapse rate.  North wind aloft placing Tiger in lee-side: paragliding not recommended today. 

6. Paragliding Whistler: -3.0 C/1000ft Advanced peak lapse rate.  With early strong west wind aloft, 30% POP and jet strean near overhead, paraglding not recommended today.

 

 

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