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 

Main | 2) Swing Connect Reverse 3: Convertible Hike & Fly Paragliding Harness »
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Oct162018

1) Swing Brave 4 Light Modular Harness: Hike & Fly > Speed Ride/Fly > Paraglide

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You’re sure to be impressed by the one-of-a-kind Brave 4, which features the modular Brave ZIP-ON System, making it the quick-change artist among convertible harnesses.

It takes just a matter of seconds to adapt the Brave 4 for your particular purpose, whether it’s ground handling, speed riding, speed flying, hike & fly or paragliding. It’s light weight, but it still has impressive comfort and durability, and a sleek, minimalist design in whatever mode it is used.

The Brave 4 airbag module is unique for this category of harness. It is attached at seven points, thus forming, together with the harness module, an LTF-certified, compact unit. Its damping values are excellent for this class and compare well with modern standard paragliding harnesses. 

Brave 4: Base mode

The Brave 4 Basic module is a comfortable ultra-light harness, which adjusts perfectly to your body and follows every movement. This mode is ideal for ground handling or quick hike & fly trips.

Brave 4: Speed Riding & Speed Flying mode

The rear storage pocket is approximately 22 litres, which provides sufficient capacity for the most important gear needed by speed riders & speed flyers. Like the previous model, the Brave 4 offers optimum contact to the glider, both with and without skis.

Together with the Brave ZIP-ON backpack module, the Brave 4 becomes a full-featured convertible harness with an extremely functional alpine backpack, which can also be used as a stand-alone backpack. In harness mode, the backpack disappears completely into the rear storage pocket and there is still enough storage space to hold extra accessories.

In backpack mode, it has enough space for standard paragliders up to at least size M when packed compactly, and there are various attachment options for ski and/or trekking equipment.

The ventilated back system makes it extremely comfortable to carry, even on extended trips.

Brave 4:  Paragliding mode

The airbag module is installed in just a few steps and turns the Brave 4 into a comfortable EN/LTF certified convertible paragliding harness.

Nitinol reinforcing rods ensure that the airbag operates perfectly even during the launch phase. If a front reserve and a speed system are also installed, the Brave 4 is the perfect solution for travellers and social pilots who want to be equipped with a small paraglider backpack for all adventures.

 Harness Base Features

  • Swing Brave ZIP-ON System
  • individual leg loops, no seat-board
  • floating shoulder straps
  • adjustable back recline angle
  • access hole for drinking tube
  • stable and robust design which is very comfortable to carry
  • side pocket with zip closure for Swing Speedbag 2
  • ready for speed-system set
  • includes light and fine quality Austria Alpin Cobra buckles
  • option to connect leg loops
  • 155cm – 195cm, one size fits all

 Speed Riding & Speed Flying Module Features

  • storage space of approximately 22 litres in the distinctive Brave design
  • small inside pocket
  • side attachments for poles

Alpine Backpack Module Features

  • pack volume of approximately 45 litres
  • ventilated back system with 3D mesh, making it very comfortable to carry
  • ergonomically shaped shoulder straps with 3D mesh
  • access hole for drinking tube
  • attachment points for skis and poles
  • elasticized side pockets
  • load control straps and compression straps
  • universal elastic cords in the front section for helmet or vol bivi equipment
  • loops for storing additional luggage
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    Airbag Module Features

  • LTF 91/09 certification
  • Nitinol-reinforced, dimensionally stable construction
  • stable and robust combination of materials
  • doesn’t need to be removed to convert the harness

Weights of Individual Brave 4 Modules

Harness Base Module including Karabiners: 1,190 g

Speed Riding & Speed Flying Module Rear Storage Pocket:  270 g

Alpine Backpack Module: 790 g

Airbag Module: 530 g

Total weight of all modules: 2,780 g

Swing Brave 4 Harness Manual

 

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