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Powered Paraglider Paramotor, PPG courses and lessons in Ontario, Canada.

PPG course date schedule     History of PPO PPG courses 

Learning how to fly powered paraglider under instructor's guidance is essential for safe and continuous enjoyment of the sport. To earn an Ultralight license required to fly PPG in Canada student pilot must complete 30 take offs and landing totaling 5 or more hours in your log book. 

Here is an example of a typical course outline:

Day one:  We start with 4 hours preparatory ground school on Saturday morning that usually runs from 8 am until 12 noon. We take 1 hour brake for lunch and drive to the training field. We start again around 2 pm getting familiar with paraglider and training harness. We learn how to forward and reverse inflate the paraglider from 2 pm till 5:00 pm. Then you will get to ride the trike without the paraglider. Once you get used to it we will attach the glider and you will practice taxiing with paraglider attached to the trike. If you can manage to taxi without any oscillations and show us good throttle management will give you the option to go for your first solo flight. I would estimate that you have 30 % chance that you will fly solo using trike on your first training day, if weather is suitable. We usually wrap things up after your first flight as there is lot to digest.

Day two:  You have to decide if you are happy with flying trike or want to proceed to foot launch that is more difficult to learn but you are less restricted by wind velocity and the surface of your take off area. On the other hand the trike requires no physical effort as foot launch can be quite demanding especially during the learning stage. 

  • If you want to foot launch We will meet back at the training field around 1 pm for more glider work perfecting forward and reverse inflations. You will also learn how to run with paramotor on your back using its power - not having paraglider attached yet. Once you inflations are consistent and you can keep the glider up in the air while running down the field we will strap engine to your back as a next step. Things will be more awkward but you will adjust soon. Once you will be able to inflate the glider and run with it having paramotor on your back we will start it and you will go for your first solo foot launch take off. 
  • If you want to trike launch  We will meet back at the training field around 3 pm and simply proceed to more flights to improve our consistency.

I would estimate that on day 2 you have 60 % chance that you will fly solo using trike and 30 % chance to manage your first foot take off.

Day three.

Same as day two - More ground handling if you did not fly yet. If you did then pretty just more flying plus we will be filling in the rest of the ground school.

I would estimate that we have 90 % chance that you will fly solo using trike and 60 % chance to manage your first foot take off.

Day four.

Same as day three - pretty much just more flying plus we will be filling in the rest of the ground school.

I would estimate that we have 99 % chance that you will fly solo using trike and 80 % chance to manage your first foot take off.

Five or more:  Same as day four - pretty much just more flying plus we will be filling in the rest of the ground school.

Completion of Powered Paragliding Ontario PPG paramotoring course and earning an Ultralight pilot license takes approximately 30 - 40 hours. This may spread out over as many as 10 days.  

There are some  weather conditions that will prevent us from triking, paramotor training or powered paraglider flying:

  • there will be no ground paraglider handling if surface wind is more then 25 km/h

  • trike launch - there will be no PPG powered paraglider flying if surface wind is more then 15 km/h or if I deem the conditions too thermal or turbulent. 

  • foot launch - there will be no PPG powered paraglider flying if surface wind is more then 20 km/h or if I deem the conditions too thermal or turbulent 

  • there will be no training at all in rain or if our field is water logged and/or very muddy

  • there will be no PPG training if there is snow on the ground

Note that:

  • we have enormous field that we PPG train from. 
  • we have indoor facility to teach paramotor ground school and to show and test paramotoring equipment that we sell. 
  • I am instructor certified by Transport Canada with 4 years of experience teaching paragliding, 8 years of experience teaching powered paragliding. I have been paragliding since 1988 and power paragliding since 2000. I also have 23 years of experience teaching rock climbing. 
  • our paramotor PPG school is approved by Ministry of Transportation Canada
  • we only teach students on approved PPG equipment. please call and discuss the equipment you plan to purchase gear before the course.
  • we follow written curriculum to ensure quality and consistency of powered paraglider PPG paramotor training
  • our PPG paramotor classes are small to ensure personal attention to all students. I teach all the powered paragliding courses my self with help of Mark another experienced PPG instructor.

Check out the PPG paramotor courses history or see these videos: 

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COST: 

  • I require an $ 500.00 deposit (this is when you book on line) to register in the powered paraglider course and additional $ 500.00 is due at the first day of the course - I will keep this money as credit and will deduct appropriate amount daily as we train according to the course cost structure below. The $ 1000 only covers the first 3 days of your course. Once your $ 1000 is gone you will pay as you go. 

  • Gift certificates for powered paraglider course are available - this would be a cool gift for someone adventures.

IMPORTANT: Note that paying $ 1000 doesn't mean that you will complete your PPG paramotor powered paraglider training and earn an Ultralight aero plane license (restricted to powered parachutes). I had a few students with paragliding background and students who purchased full set of equipment and practiced on their own who were fully prepared and ready to fly therefore the cost of the full course was only around $ 1200. An average PPG student who is using school equipment will spend about $ 1700. I also have some want to be PPG pilots in process who spent close to $ 2200 and are still not proficient. If you want to keep cost down buy and train with your own paramotoring PPG equipment - rental fees will not apply. See course cost structure below. 

Interested? 

Why don't you come and watch first - attend our PPG demo day. 

Do you want to start? 

Just follow these steps...

Step 1 - Learn how to fly powered paraglider:   You will send me safety deposit to register - I can take your MC or VISA number over the phone or you can mail me a cheque. You can also register on line. Upon receiving deposit I will send you an email with all the course details and an invoice showing your credit balance. Once I receive the registration fee you are  booked. Check here for this years PPG course dates and register. 

You are required to: Complete powered paraglider preparatory ground school, learn how to fly powered paraglider paramotor  safely, complete ground school and log 5 hours of flight time including minimum of 30 take off's and landings under my supervision. Once this is done I will initial your log book and write you a letter of competency. You will need these documents when applying for Ultra-light pilot license restricted to powered parachutes and paragliders. (student and buyer testimonials)

Step 2 - Pass Transport Canada written test:   You will study from the "UPAC Ultralight Information Manual" which is part of the study materials included and pass written exam with Transport Canada. This can be done any time after you have completed 2.5 hours of solo PPG paramotor powered paraglider flight time in your log book.

Step 3 - Apply for an Ultralight pilot license:  To get licensed as PPG pilot you will submit an application to Transport Canada with following supporting documents: your written exam results, your log book initialed by me, letter of competency written by me, and fee $ 55.00  An Ultralight pilot license restricted to powered parachutes and paragliders will be issued to you.   

Step 4 - Get the equipment : You buy  paramotor + paraglider for your self. (this can be done as soon as you finish step 1 or even before - you can train on your own powered paragliding paramotoring equipment and save the paraglider and paramotor rental fees - see course cost structure below)  (PPG student and paramotor buyer testimonials)

Step 5 - Register your aircraft: You will register your powered paraglider aircraft with Transport Canada to get powered paramotor registration marks such as mine - CIGVV. This can be done as soon as you purchase your equipment.

Step 6 - Arrange for liability insurance:  You will  become a member of COPA and will acquire minimum of $ 100 000 Cad third party liability insurance. (cost approximately $ 10.00 per month) 

You have now completed everything you need to fly PPG legally.

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Course cost structure:

  • $ 250.00 CAD for preparatory ground school - includes study materials and Student Pilot Permit

  • $ 75.00 CAD per hour per each hour of paraglider ground training/handling - includes use of paraglider and training harness.  Approximately 4 - 5 hours of training is needed to be sufficiently prepared for solo trike flight. Approximately 8 - 10 hours of training is required to be sufficiently prepared for solo foot launch flight.   For course dates click here.

  • $ 110.00 CAD per hour per each hour of trike riding/taxiing. This per hour fee includes: use of paramotor mounted on trike and helmet with radios. Approximately 1/3 hour required.

  • $ 135.00  per hour of powered practice (power take offs, short flights, landings, cross country flight/s) This per hour fee includes: use of paraglider, helmet with radios,  backpack style paramotor or paramotor mounted on trike. Approximately 10 hours required as 5 hours of flight time in your log book is required to apply for license. For course dates click here.

  • $ 50.00 per hour per person for ground school - approximately 8 hours

NOTE:  

If you want to keep cost down I suggest to buy your own gear. If you have equipment we simply charge $ 50 per hour. If you are out of the area or if you want to keep cost down to minimum I suggest to buy your own glider after you complete 2 -3  hours of ground glider handling under my supervision and for the other 8 or more hours you can practice on your own.

Times required for ground glider handling and powered practice are estimated as some people are quick learners and others are not. The possibility of training depends on weather of course and can spread over several weeks or months if you can only train on weekends and your schedule is not flexible. If you use school equipment you will be responsible to pay for any damages to school equipment during powered practice.  

TERMS:

  • GST not included. PST and GST applied to rental charges. 

  • All prices in $ Cad. To convert $ CAD to other currencies click here.

  • Charges are per hour per person

  • The PPG course deposit fee is non transferable and non refundable. Credit balance on your account can be used to purchase any equipment or services sold by Powered Paragliding Ontario.

  • Family discounts will apply to 3 or more family members

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