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

NOTE: Flying foot launched PPG is quite demanding and requires good level of fitness. To complete 30 flight and total 5 hrs of flight time in your log book is a serious undertaking. 

Level 1 course covers all you need to know to fly PPG solo under instructor supervision. You scan expect to complete 5 - 10 solo flights.* This part of training must be completed using our equipment or equipment we sell and are familiar with as to minimize risk. NOTE: If you purchase equipment from us 15 % discount for training will apply to your basic course. 

After completion of this basic course pilot will work on acquiring the remaining amount of flights to total 30 flight + total flight time of 5 hrs as required by transport Canada. Student may use other brands of equipment if deemed safe.

Here is an outline of a typical Level 1 course:

Course outline - day one:

Morning:

We will start at 8 am sharp at Peaks Indoor Rock Climbing Club where we will complete 5.5 hours of preparatory ground school that will cover: Basic principles of PPG aerodynamics, paraglider and paramotor flight principles, general aviation principles and rules, non powered flight simulator, pre-solo exam, weather and issue Transport Canada student pilot permit.  We will finish by 1:30 pm Directions to Peaks Indoor Rock Climbing Club here: http://www.poweredparaglidingontario.ca/peaks/location.htm

Lunch: 1:30 - 2:15 pm.

Afternoon:

We will then do about 3 hours (2:30 - 5:30 pm) of practice at the Fireman's park in Niagara Falls that will cover: Paragliding training harness, Paraglider - unpacking. Paraglider - clearing lines and untangling lines. Paragliding/training harness - paraglider attachment for forward inflation. Paragliding/training harness - paraglider attachment for reverse inflation Paraglider - packing Paramotor preflight check. Paramotor start and stop procedure Powered Flight simulator and familiarization with radio communication system and helmet.

We will then do about 1 - 3 hours of practice at the training field that will cover:

Ground inflations of glider - front and reverse. Introductory flight (I will demonstrate a short flight - weather permissible) Ground inflations of glider - building a wall. Ground forward inflations of paraglider. Ground reverse inflations of paraglider Foot launched solo flight/s - weather and skill permissible Trike solo flight/s - weather and skill permissible Note: For the ground inflations of glider and foot launch we require 0 - 20 km/h wind and no rain, snow or wet ground. For trike practice taxi runs or flights wind should not exceed 10 km/h. 

Day 2 and 3, 4, 5, 6 if applicable:

Afternoon - typically from 1 - 3 pm on.

Paramotor and paraglider ground handling - front and reverse.

Foot launched solo flight/s - weather and skill permissible 

Trike solo flight/s - weather and skill permissible 

Note: For the ground inflations of glider and foot launch we require 0 - 20 km/h wind and no rain, snow or wet ground. For trike practice taxiing and flights wind must not exceed 10 km/h. Additional ground school information

Here is an example of a typical advanced course outline:

Afternoon - typically from 3 or 4 pm on.

Foot launched solo flight/s - weather and skill permissible.

Trike solo flight/s - weather and skill permissible 

XC flights with instructor

Additional ground school information

LIMITS:

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 10 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 access to 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: 

• Mike's first PPG foot launch  - flight video
• Ray's second PPG foot launch - flight video
• Andre trike - flight video
• Very nice flight - this is what it is like....see here or here.

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COST ADVANCED COURSE: 

• $ 500.00 deposit then 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 fees doesn't guarantee 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 $ 1500. An average PPG student who is using school equipment will spend about $ 2250. I also have some want to be PPG pilots in process who spent close to $ 3000 and are still not proficient. See course cost structure below. 

• $ 300.00 CAD for preparatory ground school - includes study book and Student Pilot Permit

• $ 90.00 CAD per hour per each hour of paraglider ground training/handling - includes use of paraglider and training harness.  Approximately 4 - 6 hours of training is needed to be sufficiently prepared for solo trike flight. Approximately 6 - 8 hours of training is required to be sufficiently prepared for solo foot launch flight.   For course dates click here.

• $ 130.00 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.

• $ 160.00  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.

• $ 60.00 per hour per person for ground school