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Top Gun Flight School

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.

Top Gun References

We recently graduated a CF-18 Hornet Pilot from our Top Gun iP2 Novice Paragliding Pilot program.  Read about his impressions of iParaglide.

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iParaglide Location

Located at 962 - 51st Street Tsawwassen, near Vancouver, BC, Canada, for all your paragliding needs. We are ideally situated just minutes away from the finest training hill at Diefenbaker Park.

iParaglide Flying Sites

We are central to paragliding sites in the Vancouver, Chilliwack, Pemberton, Whistler, Bellingham and Seattle area so students enjoy maximum variety and we can work with weather to optimize selection of the best location each day.

Right Stuff Equipment

We regularly test fly the latest paragliding gear and select only the very finest for our iParaglide Right Stuff Paragliding Equipment Store. This ensures our paraglider pilots enjoy a state of the art performance and safety advantage to accelerate their learning curve.

Paragliding Webcams/Wind Stations

Vancouver Paragliding Webcams - get a view of cloud base to plan your paragliding cross country flight adventure.

Woodside Mtn Webcam

Woodside Wind Station

Bridal Webcam

Bridal Wind Station

Chilliwack Webcam

Hope Webcam 

Pemberton Webcam

Tsawwassen Webcam

Bellingham Bay Webcam

Tiger Mtn Webcam 

Sunday
Aug152021

Right Site Paragliding Weather: Aug 15, 2021

DateSunday, August 15, 2021 at 11:17

Paragliding Weather Forecast for the Vancouver, Chilliwack, Bellingham, Seattle, Whistler & Pemberton area, based on data available at 0600.

High pressure with mostly sunny skies, transitioning late afternoon to prefrontal conditons and increased cloud and wind. 

YVR 3000 ft winds aloft light SE at 9 km/hr becoming S to 13 km/hr.  Valley wind E outflow to 20 km/hr becoming W inflow to 20 km/hr late. Novice peak lapse rate -2.1C/1000ft.

SEA 3000 ft winds aloft light and variable becoming WSW to 9 km/hr. Valley winds SW to 10 km/hr. Novice peak lapse rate -1.7C/1000ft.  

iParaglide Right Site Ranking:

1. Paragliding Seattle: -1.7C/1000ft Novice peak lapse rate. Tiger with P2 conditions 0800-2000. Chances for paragliding 90%.  

2. Paragliding Bellingham: -1.3C/1000ft Novice peak lapse rate. Blanchard for P2 pilots 0800-1900. Paragliding prospects 90%. 

3. Paragliding Vancouver: -2.1C/1000ft Novice peak lapse rate. Watch for possible clouding over and increased winds late afternoon.  Grouse for GMFT P3 Intermediate Pilots 1000-2000. 90% chances to paraglide early,  50% late.

4. Paragliding Pemberton: -2.9 C/1000ft Advanced peak lapse rate. Mackenzie for P2 pilots 0800-1200 then watch for increasing wind and possible arrival of Whistler Express South wind with P4 advanced to un-flyable  conditions 1200-2000.  Prospects for paragliding early 60%, 30% late. 

5. Paragliding Chilliwack: -2.4C/1000ft Intermediate peak lapse rate. South winds aloft forecast with wind station on launch also registering south winds. Forecasting windy conditions in valley by mid afternoon.  Watch for cross wind (Woodside) to lee side (Bridal) with rough P4 advanced to un-flyble conditions. Paragliding not recommended.  

6. Paragliding Whistler: -3.6 C/1000ft XXX peak lapse rate. With south wind aloft, XXX lapse rate and prefrontal conditions by mid afternoon,  paragliding is not recommended in Whistler today.

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Saturday
Aug072021

iParaglide Right Site Weather Aug 07

DateSaturday, August 7, 2021 at 5:17

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

Low pressure with rain and possibility of thundershower in select areas. 

YVR 3000 ft winds aloft S to 30 km/hr and becoming SW and easing 24 km/hr as the day progresses. Valley wind E outflow to 20 km/hr becoming W inflow to 10 km/hr late afternoon.  Novice peak lapse rate -2.1C/1000 ft.

SEA 3000 ft winds aloft SW to 48 km/hr gradually easing to light and variable late in the day. Valley winds S to 13 km/hr. Novice peak lapse rate -2.1C/1000ft.  

iParaglide Right Site Ranking:

With strong un-flyable  south winds aloft at 3000 ft and rain or scattered showers throughout, paragliding is not recommended in Vancouver, Chilliwack, Whistler, Pemberton or Seattle today.  Bellingham adds the risk of thunderstorm. PARAGLIDING PILOTS ADVISORY: DO NOT FLY BELLINGHAM TODAY.

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Monday
Aug022021

Right Site Paragliding Weather: Aug 2, 2021

DateMonday, August 2, 2021 at 5:21

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 ESE at 9 km/hr becoming light and variable early.  Valley wind E outflow to 10 km/hr becoming W inflow to 10 km/hr early.  Novice peak lapse rate -1.8C/1000ft.

SEA 3000 ft winds aloft NNE at 11 km/hr increasing to 24 km/hr.  Valley winds NW to 10 km/hr. Novice peak lapse rate -1.3C/1000ft.  

iParaglide Right Site Ranking:

1. Paragliding Pemberton: -2.5 C/1000ft Intermediate peak lapse rate. Great day for pemby with light and easy XC conditions in any direction with light and variable winds aloft. Mackenzie for P2 pilots 0800-1400 and 1700-2000 with P3 intermediate conditions at peak 1400-1700. Prospects for paragliding 90%.   

2. Paragliding Chilliwack: -2.1C/1000ft Novice peak lapse rate. Woodside for P2 pilots 0800-2000. Bridal for P2 pilots at 1200-2000. 90% chances to paraglide.

3. Paragliding Vancouver: -1.8C/1000ft Novice peak lapse rate. Grouse for GMFT P3 Intermediate Pilots 1000-2000. 90% chances to paraglide.

4. Paragliding Bellingham: -1.0 C/1000ft Novice peak lapse rate. Blanchard for P2 pilots 0800-1900. Paragliding prospects 90%. 

5. Paragliding Seattle: -1.3C/1000ft Novice peak lapse rate.  NNE picking up to 25 km/hr in afternoon making for possible rough crosswind conditions. Tiger with P2 conditions 0800-1300 then watch for increasing conditions to P4 1300-2000. Chances for paragliding 90%e early, 50% late. 

6. Paragliding Whistler: -3.6 C/1000ft Advanced peak lapse rate. Watch for very strong day at Whistler.  Whistler for Whistler Flying Team P4 Advanced pilots 0900-2000. Chances for paragliding 70%.  

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Sunday
Aug012021

Right Site Paragliding Weather: Aug 1, 2021

DateSunday, August 1, 2021 at 5:10

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

Low pressure with mostly cloudy skies and 30-40% POP. 

YVR 3000 ft winds aloft light and variable becoming SE to 13 km/hr. Valley wind E outflow to 15 km/hr becoming W inflow to 10 km/hr.  Novice peak lapse rate -1.6C/1000ft.

SEA 3000 ft winds aloft NNE to 15 km/hr, easing to light and variable.  Valley winds WNW to 5 km/hr. Novice peak lapse rate -1.0C/1000ft.  

iParaglide Right Site Ranking:

1. Paragliding Vancouver: -1.6C/1000ft Novice peak lapse rate. Wait for summit to clear cloud. POP at 30% so marginal chances. Grouse for GMFT P3 Intermediate Pilots 1000-2000. 50% chances to paraglide.

2. Paragliding Seattle: -1.0C/1000ft Novice peak lapse rate.  Wait for Tiger summit to clear cloud. Marginal day with 20% POP. Tiger with P3 conditions 1200-1800. Chances for paragliding 50%.

3. Paragliding Bellingham: -0.6 C/1000ft Novice peak lapse rate. Marginal day with 40% POP. Blanchard often develops a blue hole when other sites rained out. P3 pilots 1200-1800. Paragliding prospects 50%. 

4. Paragliding Chilliwack: -1.4C/1000ft Novice peak lapse rate. Wait for summit to clear cloud. POP at 50% so marginal chances. Woodside for P3 pilots 1200-1800. Bridal for P3 intermediate pilots at 1300-1800. 30% chances to paraglide.

5. Paragliding Pemberton: -2.5 C/1000ft Intermediate peak lapse rate. Marginal day with 30% POP. Mackenzie for P4 advanced pilots 1200-1800. Prospects for paragliding 30%.   

6. Paragliding Whistler: -2.8 C/1000ft Advanced peak lapse rate. Marginal day with 30% POP. Paragliding not recommended.

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Saturday
Jul312021

Right Site Paragliding Weather: Jul 31, 2021

DateSaturday, July 31, 2021 at 4:58

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

Transitioning pressure bringing instability 20-30% POP with possibility of thunder showers in select areas. 

YVR 3000 ft winds aloft light and variable all day.  Valley wind light and variable becoming W inflow to 10 km/hr.  Novice peak lapse rate -1.0C/1000ft.

SEA 3000 ft winds aloft N at 26 km/hr and increasing to 31 km/hr. Valley winds light and variable becoming NW to 10 km/hr. Novice peak lapse rate -1.4C/1000ft.  

iParaglide Right Site Ranking:

1. Paragliding Pemberton: -2.7 C/1000ft Advanced peak lapse rate. Watch for clouds and potential for over development in the afternoon.  Mackenzie for P2 pilots 0900-1200 then watch for P4 advanced conditions 1200-2000. Prospects for paragliding 70% early, 50% late. 

2. Paragliding Whistler: -2.7 C/1000ft Advanced peak lapse rate. Strong a day in Whistler, with potential for over development.  Whistler team pilots 0900-1900.  Paragliding chances 70% early, 50% late. 

Paragliding is not recommended today in Vancouver and Chilliwack due to 30% POP and risk of thunderstorm.

Paragliding is not recommended in Seattle and Bellingham today due to strong 30 km/hr North wind aloft. 

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