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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 

Monday
May202024

Right Site Weather May 20, 2024

DateMonday, May 20, 2024 at 7:48

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

High pressure with mostly sunny skies throughout. 

YVR 3000 ft winds aloft NW to 19 km/hr becoming light and variable.  Vancouver Valley east outflow becoming west to 10 km/hr. Early west wind at Hope with Chilliwack valley wind forecast to gust SW to 20 km/hr from noon onward.  

SEA 3000 ft winds aloft light and variable becoming W to 10 km/hr.  Valley winds light and variable.

iParaglide Right Site Ranking:

1. Paragliding Vancouver: -2.6C/1000ft Intermediate peak lapse rate.  Grouse for GMFT 1100-1900 for P3 to P4 pilots. Chances for paragliding 90%.

2. Paragliding Seattle: -3.1C/1000ft Advanced peak lapse rate.  Great day for Tiger for P2 pilots 0900-1200 and 1800-2100 with P4 conditions at peak 1300-1800.  Prospects for paragliding 90%.

3. Paragliding Bellingham: -2.9C/1000ft Advanced peak lapse rate.  Blanchard for P2 pilots 0900-1300 and 1700-2000 with P4 conditions 1300-1700. Chances to paraglide 90%. 

4. Paragliding Pemberton: -3.3C/1000ft Advanced peak lapse rate. Mt. Mckenzie for P2 pilots 0900-1200 and 1800-2100 with P4 conditions at peak 1200-1800. Chances to paraglide early 90%, late 70%. 

4. Paragliding Chilliwack: -3.0C/1000ft Advanced peak lapse rate.  Woodside for P2 pilots 0900-1100 then watch for development of advanced lapse rate and arrival of gusty sea breeze at noon and possible blown out conditions. P4 pilots choose to fly or not accordingly. 

6. Paragliding Whistler: -3.6C/1000ft XXX peak lapse rate. Watch for extreme lapse rate and arrival of Whistler Express S wind. Whistler P4 team members choose to fly or not accordingly. 

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Sunday
May192024

Right Site Weather May 19, 2024

DateSunday, May 19, 2024 at 8:21

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

Low pressure with transitioning skies in valleys and mostly cloudy and 30-60% POP in mountains. Pemberton with added risk of thunderstorm.  Seattle and Bellingham with cloudy skies early breaking up to mostly sunny skies.

YVR 3000 ft winds aloft W to 26 km/hr.  Vancouver Valley wind gusty NW to 20 km/hr early easing around noon.  Chilliwack valley wind gusting SW to 20 km/hr from noon onward.  

SEA 3000 ft winds aloft light and variable.  Valley winds W to 10 km/hr. 

iParaglide Right Site Ranking:

1. Paragliding Bellingham: -3.1C/1000ft Advanced peak lapse rate.  Blanchard for P2 pilots 0900-1300. then watch for P4 conditions 1300-1800.  Chances to paraglide 80%.

2. Paragliding Seattle: -3.1C/1000ft Advanced peak lapse rate.  Tiger for P2 pilots 0900-1300 then watch for increasing lapse rate to P4 conditions 1300-1800.  Prospects for paragliding early 70%.

 

Paragliding is not recommended in Vancouver, Chiliwack and Pemberton today due to 30-50% POP.  Pemberton is calling for possible thunderstorms in afternoon. 

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Saturday
May182024

Right Site Weather May 18, 2024

DateSaturday, May 18, 2024 at 9:38

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

Low pressure pressure with rain in mountain areas throughout. Seattle wiht aded risk of thunderstorm. 

YVR 3000 ft winds aloft W to 20 km/hr.  Valley winds SW to 20 km/hr. Advanced Peak Lapse Rate at -3.1C/1000ft. 

SEA 3000 ft winds aloft SW to 15 km/hr. Valley winds SW to 10 km/hr. Advanced Peak Lapse Rate at -2.8C/1000ft. 

iParaglide Right Site Ranking:

Paragliding is not recommended today with rain in mountain areas of Chilliwack, Vancouver and Pemberton, Bellingham and Seattle.

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Sunday
May122024

Right Site Weather May 12, 2024

DateSunday, May 12, 2024 at 5:35

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

High pressure with mostly sunny skies throughout. 

YVR 3000 ft winds aloft W to 28 km/hr.  Vancouver Valley wind gusty NNW to 30 km/hr early easing around noon.  Chillwack valley wind gusting SW to 20mkm/hr from noon onward.  

SEA 3000 ft winds aloft light and variable becoming N to 20 km/hr.  Valley winds NW to 10 km/hr. 

iParaglide Right Site Ranking:

1. Paragliding Vancouver: -2.4C/1000ft Intermediate peak lapse rate.  Wait for strong west winds aloft to subside, Grouse for GMFT 1400-1900 for P3 to P4 pilots. Chances for paragliding 90%.

2. Paragliding Bellingham: -2.1C/1000ft Novice peak lapse rate.  Watch for possible building north winds aloft late in the day. Blanchard for P2 pilots 0900-1700. Chances to paraglide 90% early, 60% late. 

3. Paragliding Seattle: -2.5C/1000ft Intermediate peak lapse rate.  Tiger for P2 pilots 0900-1200 then watch for increasing lapse rate to P3 conditions followed by increasing north winds aloft leading to rough lee side conditions and shutting things down late int h day.  Prospects for paragliding early 90%, late 30%.

4. Paragliding Chilliwack: -3.2C/1000ft Advanced peak lapse rate.  Woodside for P4 Advanced pilots only. Watch for strong west wind aloft and advanced lapse rate then arrival of gusty sea breeze at noon and possible blown out conditions. Choose to fly or not accordingly. 

5. Paragliding Pemberton: -4.0C/1000ft XXX peak lapse rate. Mt. Mckenzie for P4 to XXX pilots only due to XXX lapse rate today.  Possible arrival of Whislter Express 1400 onward may further complicate things. Choose to fly or not accordingly.

6. Paragliding Whistler: -4.2C/1000ft XXX peak lapse rate. Watch for extreme lapse rate and arrival of Whistler Express S wind.  Paragliding not recommended today.

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Saturday
May112024

Right Site Weather May 11, 2024

DateSaturday, May 11, 2024 at 5:36

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

High pressure with mostly sunny skies throughout. 

YVR 3000 ft winds aloft W to 17 km/hr.  Vancouver Valley wind NW to 10 km/hr.  

SEA 3000 ft winds aloft light and variable.  Valley winds NW to 10 km/hr. 

iParaglide Right Site Ranking:

1. Paragliding Chilliwack: -2.8C/1000ft Advanced peak lapse rate.  Woodside for P2 pilots 1000-1200 and P4 Advanced conditions 1200-1800.  Bridal for P2 pilots 1100-1300 and P4 pilots 1200-1800.  Paragliding chances 90%. 

2. Paragliding Seattle: -2.5C/1000ft Intermediate peak lapse rate.  Tiger for P2 pilots 0900-1300 with P4 conditions 1300-1900. Prospects for paragliding 90%.

3. Paragliding Pemberton: -3.5C/1000ft XXX peak lapse rate. Mt. Mckenzie for P2 pilots 0900-1200 with P4 conditions 1200-1900. Chances to paraglide 80%.  

4. Paragliding Vancouver: -1.9C/1000ft Novice peak lapse rate.  Grouse for GMFT 1100-1900 for P3 to P4 pilots. Chances for paragliding 90%.

5. Paragliding Bellingham: -1.8C/1000ft Novice peak lapse rate.  Blanchard for P2 pilots 0900-1900. Chances to paraglide 90%. 

6. Paragliding Whistler: -3.9C/1000ft XXX peak lapse rate. Watch for extreme lapse rate.  XXX pilots chose to fly or not accordingly. 

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