Flying a Paramotor in Canada- what you need to know!
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- Live audio- Discussion about the requirements needed to fly a Paramotor in Canada given from 500 feet up
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Very glad to hear Wayne lives a few minutes away! I think its pretty lousy how Transport Canada regulates it so heavily while finding training is so difficult. Thank you for some excellent information
Greetings from Medicine Hat. :) nice to see a video from a fellow Albertan.
if I were up there id go crazy seeing all the nice fishing spots ....
I want to see someone fish on a paramotor
Eternal it would have to be fly fishing paragliders slowest speed is 10km. you can get it to coast and go hands free and just stear by shifting your weight back and forth.
Great video. I trained and soloed powered under wayne and Sue Mitchler down here in the states this past February. Both are awesome people!!
Definitely going to do this next year once I have my student loans off
ive never been on a plane and the thought of flying is something ive always dreamt of...paragliding looks like something i could get into...thanks for the video and information
Very informative video. All the main points touched on. Thank you very much and keep it up!
I agree that spacing out instruction doesn't make much sense. Instruction retention becomes a problem. knowing your basics about navigation, reading charts and knowing the basics about weather patterns is only common sense anyway.
Thanks for the info, very helpful.
I will be looking into it this coming spring or summer
Thank you very much for the clear information. Hard to find this good info for us Canadians. Good job! Hope to join you sometime soon!
Excellent, you've basically answered many of my questions, "Live Life!" I like that, thank you
I have family in AB Canada. I'd like to bring my paramotor up there and fly next summer. As you know I'm from the US and have the flight hours and the take off's and landings, but for a visitor like me, what would I need to do? Written test? Letter of recommendation? Start from scratch?
Come to costa rica in the winter I will fly with you.i was from Minnesota. I built a trike but have not flown it yet I free fly here.
Great video and great information. Exactly what I wanted to know. Thank you Fly-guy
Great video! I'm planning on getting my license this summer and was curious about refueling during cross country flights in Canada. I see in the U.S people fly right into the gas stations or public fields near the gas stations for refueling, but in Canada with the tighter regulations how would you go about refueling during a cross country flight?
wow , you explained very easy and clear . Thanks for basic information.i live in Calgary and have a dream to fly , I do not know how much is the cost of equipment and training.
Plan to spend somewhere between $10-15 thousand for all that you need, training included
i live in toronto and im going to get it so i did some searching and there is actually paramotor you can get it for around 5,000 and also paraglider (wing) around 2000 thats all you need to fly (except all those steps of license, insurance and registration i dont know the cost of those)
Can I have your email?
Good to see the professional video. Kindly let me know that how I can persue the course. Kindly share your email ID.
Exactly what I wanted to know. Thanks.
Hey man! I realy loved the final part of your video! Thanks!
I've also done my training with Wayne Mitchler! Great guy, incredible training, I would recommend him to anyone looking to get training in Canada.
Hello there! Thank you for all these informations, I heard you might need a radio when you are flying near let's say Montreal.
Do you know how that works and where I can get maps explaining me those restrictions about where you can fly without a radio or without one!?
I would love to do this...
Thanks for your insight and sharing your experience
anyone know of an instructor that could speed things up a bit and perhaps not be so expensive. My main gripe is that the courses locally want you to take P1 and P2 at once and this would require 3700-4500 dollars and require me to also miss 7 days of work which will cost me thousands as well. Also that when the P1 and P2 courses are done, i still have zero experience with a motor. You figure there would be much more to learn at that point. Living in Kelowna BC. thanks guys! really interested
Nice video. Great info.
Thanks for the info! I can't wait to fly!
Thanks for the clear insight, just starting to learn.:)
im wanting to learn as well.im alittle older not muvh funds im better off with a paratrike.thanks.
GREAT thing about CANADA ....GOVERNMENT has to regulate EVERYTHING
Great vid ! FYI, we had an instructor here in New Brunswick but i heard he no longer does it so that means not a single instructor for the maritime provinces ! There`s a bunch in Québec (that`s where i took my training but wasn`t easy coordinating good weather with vacation days to make the 9hr drive to the training school but i got it done and was well Worth it now that i`m flying for the 3rd year. Cheers !!
Would you still recommend going to Quebec for training from NB? I'm in NB as well and am looking to get into the sport. Closest training I see is Quebec or ON
@pnbliveca i'm in Moncton. You?
@pnbliveca yes i do.
are there any instructors near Calgary yet?
One question Sir: Are there any places near Calgary that we could watch take offs and landings please?
There are a number of pilots in the Calgary area that fly from different locations. Best to try and reach out to one of them individually through online forums and see if you could meet up some day
That was awesome. Thanks!
Have there been many deaths or expensive accidents associated with this sport? I get the training, licensing and insurance parts. Canadians seem to generally be an overly-cautious people so it's in line with the culture here but what would be the purpose of registration and licence placards like for cars? I've lived here for decades with an active outdoor life in Ontario and Quebec and have never seen even ONE of these cool machines. The ministry doesn't check the fitness of your equipment or anything like that...
What am I missing here?
do the instructors rent equipment , it would be better to see if you like it actually get the licence and then think about making a big investment in equipment
Have the regulations changed at all since this video was made?
Good video very informative but I have a question. Where do you land and take-off is there designated areas and also how far do you have to be away from the major airports.
I'm trying to learn paragliding in Thailand. Instruction is limited to a few major city locations, extavently expensive (aimed at tourists) or non-existent. I can get the equipment I need locally or imported but without an experienced instructor won't buy anything. Do you think I could learn what I need to know in 2 weeks? I might fly to training and hope the weather cooperates during the time I am there.
Alot of people online are saying this isnt nessassary at all people in canada have been challanging transport canada calling and saying that they have been flying for years without licince or insurance and they have never been fined and the civil aviation department admited that transport canada needs to have there books amended because it doesnt match what they have on the books. None of the people who have challanged transport canada have faced any fines for flying without the licence or the insurance because the laws transport canada states they have appear to not actually be laws supported by the civil aviation department but rules they are attempting to enforce themselves but cannot back with any actual legal force.
This is the stuff i keep reading online and there are many videos i keep finding of people saying its true is this the reality of it or are they just All lucky that transport canada is choosing to ignore them.
Excellent video I’m getting into paramotoring this year. I currently hold commercial pilot license (and paraglider license). From what I read, I am already permitted to fly an ultralight aircraft which is what a paramotor is registered under, or more specifically the one I am getting will be under this category. So it would seem no paramotor license is required if you already hold a ppl or cpl license is that correct? It does say it highly recommends a check out on the type of ultralight you are flying but not required.
I was wondering if you have flown much between Calgary and Banff. It can get quite windy here, and I assume that being windy is a bad condition for flight, lol. What are the max wind speed conditions you fly in? I've seen people on forums talk about 10-12kts being the fastest they will fly in. But it also depends on the quality of the wind, whether its smooth, or its gusty.
I was also wondering what the laws would be for flying low over the national park. (kanaskis area and the pass to bc). I live in calgary as well.
I want to do this. Im from Manitoba ....im going to find out if people do this in MANITOBA .
can i get the name of the instructor you talked about , can you tell me what this set up is like fantom frame ,magnum engine and a macperra egen 3. 30 wing . do you do any instruction
Ive commented 4 years ago. I was wanting info on how to contact this Wayne guy, and i still am.
Have you ever been checked by cops or anyone to see if you had a licence?
Hey thanks man . Awesome video . A lot of questions answered . Would you possibly know if there are any instructors in Manitoba ?
Here is a link to find instructors certified by Transport Canada: wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/saf-sec-sur/2/CAS-SAC/ftaefveal.aspx?lang=eng
Ok I need some help google is driveing me mad. I know that you can only fly in flight zone G and zone G is basicly anywhere other aircraft dont fly but for the life of me I cannot find what males an area classify as a zone G or how to even check what areas around me are a zone G and allow me to fly, I want to know before I start this whole ordeal of getting a licenses because if I have to drive hours away forget it. So please what classifiys as a zone G and is there some kind of map or clear and accurate way of knowing whether im clear to fly no other site that I have found tells me where they are. its like they're saying go for it and if no one comes to shoot you down your ok to fly there
I can't speak to Canadian rules, but it sounds very similar to the US system. In the US, airspaces are marked on "sectional charts" (or any other aviation chart, but sectionals are a common size) by various colored borders. For example, E airspace has a fading magenta border. In the US, G airspace is sort of the default in the less populated parts of the country, but E covers most area in other parts. Reading the legend on a given sectional should tell you whether unmarked areas are E or G.
From a quick look online, it looks like Canadian sectionals are not readily available online (i.e. Google Maps style), but you can order a paper chart online or (I suspect) pick one up at a nearby airport with general aviation pilot services. If there's an airport near you that does pilot training, they will definitely have charts available. As a bonus, they may be willing to give you a "tour" of your local area on the chart, pointing out the areas that may be suitable for your purposes.
Matthew Grimshaw thankyou but why the heck dont they have tnis stuff readily avalible online I would have to go get a new chart every 2 months or so to make sure plane routes havent been updated or closed this is beginning to be way to much hassle.
Yeah, it's a bit backward. But, I'd trade online aviation charts for universal healthcare or sane foreign policy.
For what it's worth, it's pretty unlikely that you'll see changes relevant to you from one chart release to another. In my flying years I've only seen one substantial change to a chart I cared about (a class-D airport was upgraded to class-C), and even that didn't actually affect any of my flying. I was also flying airplanes for most of that time, which require a bit more headroom in terms of altitude. If you fly low (say ~500ft), as I probably would in a paramotor, your airspace is a lot less limited laterally.
In any case, good luck.
You bring up a valid point, I'm a commercial pilot in Canada and we have to either purchase charts/maps or upload new versions to our iPads every month in order to legally fly. There is a lot more regulation in place to keep the sky's safe than new charts of course and I'm sure changes will happen... but overall it's something you'll have to "learn about" in order to take part of. Small price to pay to join the few who get to do this on a regular basis, it's not a freebie man... make the effort to keep this industry safe and amazing!!
My 2 cents...
How about landing at area51?
excellent video ……..thankyou very much
You should read that law very carefully Sir, because it says it is "recommended" but it is NOT required. Wit that word "recommended" in TC's website, it is clear to see that this licensing regulation is not enforceable.
However, I still highly recommend that all new flyers get proper training. I'm only mentioning this because of what and how it reads in the TC regulations.
Check it out yourselves!!
You must also believe the world is flat! Maybe best to go back re-read the rules my friend.
@@fly-guyalberta3605 So insulting one of your subscriber helps in your reply, for what reason exactly??
I'm thinking, certainly not if you're building up your subscriber list! Just saying...
And, I have read it, several times, and it still says "recommends", and NOT "requires.
Have a nice day...friend.
That 's why I alway travel in US.
Would you be able to fly two ppl once you get said license?
Is there any exceptions on people that have been flying for years? Trained years ago?
Great video, thank you.
good info thanks for doing the video
What sort of restrictions are there regarding where you can fly?
Very helpful video! But I'm hearing a lot of "That's it!" "Easy as that!" ect.. online when looking for information on the licenses.. But so I spend 10-15k on a paramotor, that's great!. But I'm seeing then I need to pay TEN GRAND for a goddamn ultralight license?! The same price as the paramotor? Is that for real, or is it just the site I was on? I'm here in Calgary and I was definitely serious about getting into this, but I explosively shit myself when I saw that.
is the motor safe when it gets cold?
I have my Ultralight Pilot Permit, I'm assuming all I'd need is the flying portion of the training?
yes sir
Hey there! I’m Creighton from Winnipeg, MB. Go Jets Go! You did an excellent job of explaining how it works here in Canada. I have been watching lots of videos on these and I think I am interested in going through the process you were talking about. I was wondering however, how fast are you going when your flying? Can you just get up and fly anywhere? Could I just fly to my cottage 250km away? How far can you fly on a full tank? Thanks man! Hey I praise the whole enjoy life thing. Kudos
There us a guy in Portage La Prairie about 40 min west of you that flys these. Might be able to train.
What was the instructors name in Wetaskiwin? Thank You.
What app do you use for flying, you mentioned in one of your videos but I forgot the name, thanks.
I'm coming to Edmonton in July as I married a Canadian so we come up each summer to hang out with her family at their cabin.
How was your trip? Enjoyed the Canadian cultural? Haha
After writing the PSTAR exam how long did it take to study and pass the ultralight exam?
Thanks Brian
Its has 35 Question and you have 1.30 hr to complete it. If u got 60% Marks than u get approval to fly.
Nice video, I have one quick question, how close from buildings you can fly ? Could you fly in cities too ? any restrictions ?
Nope...no flying over built up areas....it's way nicer to be away from the busy anyway...fly safe!
so are there hearing restrictions or vision to obtaining the license? i have two hearing aids and have about 60% loss of hearing in both ears roughly (45db loss in left, 50 in right) still not sure if i can get my PPL and sadly fly is my life dream, so if i can't fly aircraft i was hoping this would be my next chance to have something.
also do you have any videos on flying in heavily wooded areas? i live in Ontario near lake nipissing so lots of wooded areas, my only chance of landing in an emergency would be roads im guessing, if i would be able to do this activity here.
There is no medical exam required to get licensed. You need a class 4 Medical which is just a self declaration form. Hearing aids would not be an issue as no radio is required as well. Basically you just need to be physically fit to fly for your safety in the air and others safety on the ground. If you can still drive a car you could get your PPG license!!
Fly-guy Alberta ok thank you! Maybe one day I'll get into it, when I have money lol
What part of Alberta do you fly in? Do you know every is required for a PPL holder to fly a paramotor? I think that at least the 5 hours min of training is a good idea, but I wonder if a separate license is needed or if a PPL covers paramotors as well.
I wanted to get in to this a few years back but I was worried about the test
What kind of hook up is that? High or low ?
do you know what is required for a PPL holder to transition to paramotor flying? what part of Alberta do you fly in?
Nothing. A PPL or RPL both are higher licences then ultralight. Parachute flight training is optional but in your best interest. But since your flight training and licensing exam are already completed you can train as much or as little as you require.
Does all this apply to Ontario GTA?
Thanks for all the info! just wondering i was planning on flying to the states and get my training done well also purchase my first paramotor, and they also offer training do you know if thats transferable?
thanks!
Should be, you will need a letter from an instructor saying you meet Transport Canada' minimum of 30 launches and landings and 5 hrs under instructor supervision
I live in Ontario about an hour away from the nearest major airport. would I be able to fly where I am?
Nathan A very likely but it depends. Check a sectional chart to see what the airspace is in your area
Where in Alberta are you flying out of?
Did you buy your paramotor before starting training?
I did, I went all in! Might not be everyone's choice but I just committed and got it done, no regrets!
Hello my name is Robert i live in Canada your video has given me a lot of input because i live in Canada. I want to start parmotoring i have contacted powered paragliding Ontario and have given me some advice on signing up to parmtoring. I was wondering if you herd of them and if they are a good flying school. They also might be my only options because of the one hour drive from Mississauga to there location. btw only 15 years old and i would want to get one once i am out of collage but during collage i would at lest like to get my license. so i better start saving. Do you have any advice?
Awesome! Although you can't get licensed until you turn 16 you could start training, a person can get a student pilot permit after 14 years old!! Save your pennies and learn as much as you can. Good luck!
Thanks!
I just moved to Canada and want to upgrade my british paragliding license, is that something simple you think?!
You would need an equivalent to an Ultra light pilots license. If you have paragliding certification that would not transfer over. You would need to take PPG course to get your hours in and pass the ULP exam through Transport Canada
Ah, so it's completely separate! Man, Might just try to start paragliding for now then and see PPG later. I'm In Montreal btw, do you know of any good schools out here?
Nope sorry only drove through Montreal and few years ago! Good luck
Fly-guy Alberta thanks anyway. I need a new wing and maybe after some kiting refreshing il be ok!
I'm in calgary and would love to get a paramotor
Great advice. 😁
Maybe a cheaper way is to go to the USA and do the train8ng under FAR103 and then go back and do your check rides ?
You forgot to mention the required radio operation license
Are you left handed or do you hold the throttle in the opposite hand ?
WebMinstrel I am left handed, most unit will come set up that way but many will reconfigure to a right hand throttle. It is mostly personal preference. I learned with a left hand throttle which was not original preference but now it feels natural
What kind of airspace are we allowed or not allowed to fly in? I wanna know before I get training and find out I have no where to fly lol
kdog177 pretty much only class G airspace. Fortunately that is a lot of open space. Depending on where you live that means away from controlled airports and below 2200ft that is not over towns or cities
I live in Montreal, can`t I just drive down to Vermont and skip the licence??
Would I be allowed to fly there under US laws? Also wondering what kind of insurance I need in kind of accident..
Sure you can... That never happens from Toronto to NY state.... :)
What about tourists in Canada from the states? I go to Maniwaki (QC) every summer to see gorgeous lakes and confederate Québecoise (being from the SOUTH they have a place in my heart).
To my knowledge there are no special provisions for pilots from outside the country as a Paramotor by Transport Canada definition, is an aircraft and as such must be registered, insured, and the operator must have a license to fly. Perhaps a way around that would be to rent gear from a Canadian instructor and have him/her issue you a Student Pilot Permit.
Ah darn. The problem is that Maniwaki is the closest """big""" settlement or town nearby. The mailing address is in Messines and the mailbox is on the shore. We stay on an island in the middle of the lake, with no cell, power, etc. I was really hoping that I'd be able to fly right off the dock. Best case from what you say is a day out, but since I'd be the only one, I couldn't take the boat and car all alone in case they needed it for an emergency since they others couldnt even call out.
And I bet the lakes and mountains out there would be gorgeous
Hello! Your video is full of info, just what i was looking for, i live in Yellowknife NT Canada and i didn't know that there`s an instructor not far from me in Alberta, does he have a website i could look for? where exactly in Alberta he lives? i appreciate all the info and help. i subscribed to your channel and happy flying my friend!
YellowKnife NWT Wayne lives in Wetaskiwin, AB near Edmonton...I just spent a week with him in Arizona taking my instructor training and hope to start helping him this summer.
Oh and his company name is SkyBiker Aviation
So I guess that's Wayne I see up in the sky all the time. Lol Walking distance, nice to know i live in the same town as an instructor! Wanting to get into this once the economy gets back up, Less restrictive and more fun than a drone
Thanks for explaintion. After watching the video I've decided to give up to fly so i can save a alot of money😂😂😂
Where are you allowed to fly in Canada? I would like to fly in fields near my place but there is an obvious flight path near. Do you need radio communication with towers or other planes? With Alberta wind, do you find you are not able to go out when you want because the winds are to high? I feel like this would be a very common occurrence here.
For the most part we are restricted to class 'G' airspace and are not required to fly with a radio. Weather is a critical decision maker and generally will not flying when winds are stronger than 15km/h
Where can you lookup the airspaces? This site does not list G's www3.telus.net/cschwab/viewer/canadian_airspace.html
Curious to how far away from me i would have to go to fly.
'G' airspace is all the airspace where the others are not and under over lying airspace
Fly-guy Alberta that stinks here in ontario im surrounded by airports because the city over is a trade city they litterally fly in squares and triangles over my house every day fro. Here from there I guess that means im not flying here.
I believe you can actually fly out of some airports. But you would need to confirm that.
CAN I FLY INTO CANADA FROM USA AND NOT HAVE TO WORRY BOUT ANYTHING THAT YOUR TALKING BOUT HERE N THIS VID?
DOUGLAS SHELTON JR. you may have to worry about boarder guards and/or the military as you fly over the border!
OK THANKS
haha yeaaaa
Don't get shot down from pesky american border patrol
What do u think about the flat top paramotor
Joseph todd I have never flown one
So if you already have your private licence (which includes ultralight pilot priveleges) would you be all set to go, or do you still need the flight times and circuits?
Cinnamanster A legally good to go. Keep in mind however that it is an entirely different aircraft then you have ever flown requiring learned physical skills. Get training for those skills just to make sure you don't get hurt
Sure thing. I think the training is definitely a good call, but it does free up options if the training doesn't have to follow all the legal hoops in order to validate a new licence.
Thanks a bunch for the reply!
Wow 👊🏽
8:15 that would make way too much sense for canada though hahah
You need a license to fly that thing in Canada? Another reason I love living in the US.
*****
Wut?
What about trump
Better safe than sorry. Also, the paramotoring license is good to have if you're trying to get a pilot license to fly aircraft
The rudimentary licensing requirement for paramotors is really not very onerous at all, and it ain't all sweetness and light in US aviation. American airplane pilots have to do biennial flight reviews with an instructor. In Canada you just fill out a little self paced test every two years and file it away. In Canada whoever is the registered owner of an amateur built airplane can sign off all maintenance and inspections including the annual. In the US owners of homebuilts subsequent to the original builder have to have an A&P sign off the annual condition inspection. In Canada you can take a certified aircraft and license it in "owner maintenance" category and do all your own maintenance and repairs and even use uncertified or home-made parts. The FAA refused to consider anything similar. The "sport pilot" category in the US came in many years after the "rec pilot" category was adopted in Canada and is loosely based on it.
Franklin Cerpico you have trump tho
The way I see it all the increasing legal requirements and associated cost to do anything is far past the point of discrimination against the poor. Powered solo Paraglider is not a commercial endeavor. There is no reason to have all these requirements. Add the cost of travel instruction and licensing to the cost of the equipment and it can easily become discriminatory based on income. How much you want to fly means nothing. I am very low income due to health issues I have no control of. It took a year to save the money for a decent drone. Multiply that by 4 to get a motored paraglider then add the entire cost of training and licensing and I'm looking at a decade. There is no way out of my health issues or ability to earn money and according to doctors I won't live a decade. So at what point does my love to do something and the governments need to regulate everything adding huge cost to equipment and permission become Discrimination. I don't think society owes me any hand up I just want society to demand that the government begin to get the hell out our way. I see people rock climbing and doing all manner of dangerous shit. No one claimed they need licensing and yet a person falling taking other climbers with them or landing on someone innocent or causing a rock slide that kills innocents is no different. Where is their licensing? I can't rock climb but I sure as hell could paramotor. I could paramotor except for the fact that government licensing and regulation for anything in the air is discriminatory. Even look at the new drone laws they are proposing. It's wrong and it is a big deal. Common sense and not a big deal is only that to those that have the disposable money and the time. Para gliding should be becoming cheaper and more accessible to the masses but it is the government stepping in with regulations licensing and high insurance costs that keep the costs of the masses taking part discriminatory based on disposable income and time.. a cheap awesome deal on a good used there is no possible way I could afford the costs of regulatory requirements for a hobby i have no intention of commercializing. That my friends is the definition of discriminating against the poor. They set income minimums and they set the cost of regulation and licensing.
I live near edmonton
How old do u have to be
Afaik, there is no age limit. Just gotta pass the test and requirements.
I saw many people fly paramotor in US with no helmets no radio like free simple, but you look like jet fighter pilot .
hahahaaa
If you land out in a rocky field, you want a helmet in case you trip. No good to crack open your brain box and leak out the thinking juice.
Hello sir tell me price
$10-15K
It really bothers me that you need a license to fly... Its like they are saying "nope, you cant use our air".
The Judge well it kinda like needing a license to drive a car, you gotta know what your doing. Changes are needed but it's it's we have for now!!
yeah, but driving isn't the same. Because you drive in public, there is way more traffic that you need to consider and everyone needs to be on the same page.. But for flying, you are more free, there are no stop signs, no traffic lights. Changes are most certainly needed. ;D
yea its not fair and im gonna tell you why! because we can ride a mini bike which has small engine and you dont need any insurance for it because the engine is small so why do we need license for this? its also a small engine just to make the wings to spin there is actually some information i dont remember exact details but if the engine is less then 1.2 or something then you dont need license im not sure about the engine if its 1.2 or 1.0 but there is some info about it that lower then some size of engine you dont need license for that so im wondering why do we have to get license for this???
In the US you don't need a license but in the US you might expect a bit less support from public services like Search and Rescue and emergency services. It's a small engine and there is little chance of you causing damage to public property or hurting other people but the activity would increase your chances of needing expensive public services. Is it really too much to ask that you prove you know what your doing and how to do it as safely as possible?
Damned Canada, governments does whatever the hell they want, and Canadians don't pay any attention. I hate our increased regulation!
Thank you very much for the reply.