PPG Pilot openly defies Canadian regulations for PPG certification Jean Gauthier
From what I hearing and seeing - there are many PPG’ers that in Canada that got some training but never tried or did not bother to finished getting fully certified.
One of the of the things I take away from this is TC wants safe flying with people getting trained so that they understand regulations in “controlled air spaces” - but they wont enforce licensing fines, well at all!, maybe unless you try to fly in a major controlled space like Pearson International.
Things like drones are getting alot of attention and more regulations additions by TC do to the hazard they pose for flying in such hot zones! PPG’s, we are for the most part all flying from country fields or Joe’s grass airport which TC does not care about.
So , get some good uncertified training to be safe, register your motor, get your insurance and dont worry about licensing.
What was the e-mail address you sent everything too? I can only find mailing addresses for regional TC offices. How did you submit the fee? Also by e-mail?
Time to register my X4 Batch 4. A friend reported that their wife overheard some busybodies wondering aloud if ‘those people’ flying a paraglider have permission / insurance. Funny how they never wonder if a person is qualified or capable. Just if they’re allowed.
I’m now registered as C-ILXQ
One additional thing they did require was a minimum useful load calculation:
1/2 Motor power in HP + 175. I put 182.5lbs
For motor power I used the Voltage and amperage on the readout under full initial climb. With my 6s cells I get 42Volts at 240amps which is just under 10kw. That converts to about 14.5hp.
This number has to be less than the actual useful load:
MTOW - Empty weight.
I put the empty weight as sans batteries to keep the actual useful load higher. I’d used my wing’s max load for MTOW which is only 105kg or 231lbs.
If you’re registering in Canada keep this calculation in mind. I’m thinking the MTOW could be much higher with a different wing.
Ha. I see I made a mistake on the form. Guessing they don’t actually scrutinize these things but it might jump out of the file for the aircraft if there is an investigation.
I didn’t have to do any of that when I registered. Just filled in the application for registration and a statement of construction. But I guess they are more busy in the spring and care less about paramotors at that time.
Congratulations on this, now you are all official.
It was purchased, so ‘it exists’.
I used the images provided from OpenPPG, my sales receipt, and created a name plate. I heard the delay of getting it registered can take a month or two, so I registered the aircraft in anticipation of receiving it end of September.
I’ve done both batteries now so either pack can be used by itself on the top shelf.
Also… temporarily grounded. I’d neglected to update my medical. Someone finally got upset with the noise, or had too much freetime, and alerted Transport Canada. They checked my social media and license and discovered the expired medical but decided I’m otherwise within the law. The agent was also pretty impressed with my aircraft.
In Canada a paramotor is considered to be a “basic ultralight”. This does require an ultralight license, registration and liability insurance. The medical for the license is a self declared form that your Dr. signs. If you have been around the sun forty times or more you also need an ECG trace and after fifty laps the medical needs renewing every two years.
Funny how they never wonder if a person is qualified or capable. Just if they’re allowed.
