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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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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
Aug062017

iParaglide Right Site Weather: Aug 06

DateSunday, August 6, 2017 at 7:04

Vancouver, Chilliwack, Bellingham, Seattle, Whistler & Pemberton area paragliding weather forecast, based on data available at 0600. 

High pressure with ongoing NW to NE winds aloft continuing to bring smoke from interior forest fires and accumulating in Fraser and Pemberton Valleys.  Air quality health risk warnings continue at level 7 - very high. Visibility down to less than 3 km in select areas. 

YVR 3000 ft winds aloft light and variable, becoming NW to 17 km/hr.  Novice peak lapse rate -1.2C/1000ft.

SEA 3000 ft winds aloft NE to 11km/hr and increasing to 19 km/hr. Valley winds NW to 10 km/hr. Intermediate peak lapse rate -2.5C/1000ft.

iParaglide Right Site Ranking:

1. Paragliding Bellingham: -1.4C/1000ft novice peak lapse rate.  Proximity to ocean and low altitude put Blanchard Mountain as first place to establish mild sea breeze with reduced smoke in area. Blanchard Mountain for P2 pilots 1000-2000 with sled runs due to thin smoke haze.  Paragliding prospects 70%.

Paragliding not recommended today in Pemberton, Vancouver, Chilliwack and Seattle area sites due to smoke resulting in high risk air quality index at 7, reduced visibility, and supressed thermals and sea breeze.

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Saturday
Aug052017

iParaglide Right Site Weather: Aug 05

DateSaturday, August 5, 2017 at 10:49

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

High pressure with low to south causing ongoing outflow NE, E and SE winds aloft and in valleys: bringing interior smoke from forest fires during this past week and accumulating in the Fraser Valley. Air quality health risk warnings at very high risk of 7 (out of ten). Visibility down to less than 1 km in select areas.

 

 

YVR 3000 ft winds aloft light and variable. Vancouver with SE outflow to 15 km/hr with smoke blocking solar delivery and the build up of sea-breeze. Novice peak lapse rate -1.2C/1000ft.

SEA 3000 ft winds aloft light and variable with NE winds aloft at 6000 ft. Valley winds light and variable.   Novice peak lapse rate -1.9C/1000ft.

iParaglide Right Site Ranking:

1. Paragliding Bellingham: -1.3C/1000ft novice peak lapse rate.  Proximity to ocean and low altitude put Blanchard Mountain as first place to establish mild sea breeze with reduced smoke in area. Blanchard Mountain for P2 pilots 1000-2000 with sled runs due to thin smoke haze.  Paragliding prospects 70%.

Paragliding not recommended today in Pemberton, Vancouver, Chilliwack and Seattle area sites due to smoke resulting in high risk air quality index at 7, reduced visibility, and supressed sea breeze and thermals.

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Sunday
Jul302017

iParaglide Right Site Weather: July 30

DateSunday, July 30, 2017 at 4:55

Vancouver, Chilliwack, Bellingham, Seattle, Whistler & Pemberton area paragliding weather forecast based on data available at 0500. 

High pressure with sunny skies and mild winds.

YVR 3000 ft winds aloft light and variable becoming NW to 9 km/hr.  Early outflow quickly replaced by inflow to 10 km/hr as sea-breeze establishes. Novice peak lapse rate -2.2C/1000ft.

SEA 3000 ft winds aloft NE to 11km/hr becoming N to 19 km/hr late in afternoon. Valley wind NE and becoming W to 15 km/hr as sea-breeze establishes.  Intermediate peak lapse rate -2.6C/1000ft.

iParaglide Right Site Ranking:

1. Paragliding Pemberton: -3.0C/1000ft advanced peak lapse rate. Pemberton should be great for XC today with light winds aloft to 3000 ft and light west at 6000 ft.   Mt Mackenzie for P2 pilots 0800-1400 and 1800-2000 with P4 conditions at peak 1400-1800. Paragliding prospects 90%.  

2. Paragliding Chilliwack: -2.8C/1000ft advanced peak lapse rate. Woodside 0800-1300 and 1700-2000 for P2 pilots with P3 conditions 1300-1700.  Bridal should be great today with anabatic flows and light and varaible winds aloft becoming lihgt NW winds: 0800-1400 and 1700-2000 for P2 pilots and P3 conditons at peak 1400-1700. 90% chances to paraglide. 

3. Paragliding Whistler: -3.2C/1000ft advanced peak lapse rate. Blackcomb for P4 team pilots 0900-2000. Watch for strong thermals. 90% paragliding prospects. 

4. Paragliding Vancouver: - 2.2C/1000ft intermediate peak lapse rate.  Grouse Mountain for GMFT P4 members 0900-1300 then watch for light NW aloft.  Stable today.  90% chances to fly. 

5. Paragliding Bellingham: -2.1C/1000ft novice peak lapse rate.  Blanchard Mountain for P2 pilots 0800-1600 then watch for increasing N wind aloft. Paragliding prospects 80% early, 50% late. 

6. Paragliding Seattle: - 2.6C/1000ft intermediate peak lapse rate.  Tiger mountain with P2 conditions 0800-1400 P4 conditions 1400-1700 then watch for increasing north wind aloft and lee-side conditions.  Chances for paragliding 80% early, paragliding not recommended late. 

 

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Saturday
Jul292017

iParaglide Right Site Weather: July 29

DateSaturday, July 29, 2017 at 4:31

Vancouver, Chilliwack, Bellingham, Seattle, Whistler & Pemberton area paragliding weather forecast based on data available at 0500. 

High pressure with sunny skies and mild winds.

YVR 3000 ft winds aloft light and variable. Early light outflow quickly replaced by inflow to 10 km/hr as sea-breeze establishes. Novice peak lapse rate -1.9C/1000ft.

SEA 3000 ft winds aloft light and variable. Valley wind light and variable.  Intermediate peak lapse rate -2.4C/1000ft.

iParaglide Right Site Ranking:

1. Paragliding Pemberton: -3.1C/1000ft advanced peak lapse rate. Pemberton should be great for XC today with light and vairable winds aloft to 3000 ft and light west at 6000 ft.   Mt Mackenzie for P2 pilots 0800-1400 and 1800-2000 with P4 conditions at peak 1400-1800. Paragliding prospects 90%.  

2. Paragliding Chilliwack: -2.6C/1000ft intermediate peak lapse rate. Woodside 0800-1300 and 1700-2000 for P2 pilots with P3 conditions 1300-1700.  Bridal should be great today with anabatic flows and light and varaible winds aloft: 0800-1400 and 1700-2000 for P2 pilots and P3 conditons at peak 1400-1700. 90% chances to paraglide. 

3. Paragliding Whistler: -3.3C/1000ft advanced peak lapse rate. Blackcomb for P4 team pilots 0900-2000. Watch for strong thermals. 90% paraglidng prospects. 

4. Paragliding Seattle: - 2.4C/1000ft intermediate peak lapse rate.  Great day for Tiger mountain with P2 conditions 0800-1400 and 1700-2000 and P3 conditions 1400-1700.  Chances for paragliding 90%.  

5. Paragliding Bellingham: -2.1C/1000ft novice peak lapse rate.  Blanchard Mountain for P2 pilots 0800-2000. Paraglding prospects 90%.

6. Paragliding Vancouver: - 1.9C/1000ft novice peak lapse rate.  Grouse Mountain for GMFT P4 members 0900-2000.  Stable today.  90% chances to fly. 

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Sunday
Jul232017

iParaglide Right Site Weather: July 23

DateSunday, July 23, 2017 at 5:35

Paragliding weather forecast for Vancouver, Chilliwack, Bellingham, Seattle, Whistler & Pemberton area, based on data available at 0500. 

Return to high pressure starting with mostly cloudy skies and low cloud base, clearing mid-morning with establishment of sea-breeze and west wind aloft. 

YVR 3000 ft winds aloft light and variable an building to W to 22 km/hr.  Early W inflow valley wind to 10 km/hr increasing to 20 km/hr as the sea-breeze establishes. Novice peak lapse rate -2.3C/1000ft.

SEA 3000 ft winds aloft N 17 km/hr and increasing to 41 km/hr. Valley wind NW to 15 km/hr.  Novice peak lapse rate -2.3C/1000ft.

iParaglide Right Site Ranking:

1. Paragliding Vancouver: -2.3C/1000ft novice peak lapse rate. Provided cloud clears summit, Grouse for GMFT P4 team pilots 1100-2000. Watch for increasing W wind aloft and un-flyable conditions later on.   60% paragliding prospects.

2. Paragliding Chilliwack: -2.6C/1000ft intermediate peak lapse rate. Woodside and Bridal in clouds early, then watch for strong west wind aloft combined with sea-breeze.  Watch for stronger than expected lapse rate if sun burns through and shredded thermals yielding P4 to un-flyable conditions 1100-2000.  Prospects for paragliding 50%. 

3. Paragliding Pemberton: -2.7C/1000ft advanced peak lapse rate. Watch for early inflow and west wind aloft bringing strong Whistler express south wind early.  Summits in cloud early yielding high lapse rate once sun burns through. Watch for rough conditions. Paragliding not recommended in Pemberton today.

4. Paragliding Whistler: -2.9C/1000ft advanced peak lapse rate. Watch for early inflow and west wind aloft bringing strong Whistler express south wind early.  Summits in cloud early yielding high lapse rate once sun burns through. Watch for rough conditions. Paragliding not recommended in Whistler today.

5. Paragliding Bellingham: -2.0C/1000ft novice peak lapse rate.  North wind aloft placing sites in lee-side. Paragliding not recommended today.

6. Paragliding Seattle: - 2.3C/1000ft novice peak lapse rate.  North wind aloft placing sites in lee-side. Paragliding not recommended today.

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