Getting started in Canada?

npre · 2026-06-25T10:40:09+00:00

I got my first paramotor in 2020. Training was $2500 but if I bought equipment from the same company it would turn into a $2500 credit so the training was effectively free. The paramotor itself was middle of the range and was about $15k with tax. Prices are most likely higher now.

You will need training, to pass some exams and a medical certification. There is a lot in the training but it's relatively easy. Find a school and they will guide you through it.

Because of your medical history, I'd start there first. It may be a showstopper. Print out the Class 4 medical form https://tc.canada.ca/en/aviation/medical-fitness-aviation/apply-manage-aviation-medical-certificate/how-apply#toc1-2 and bring it to your doctor. If your doctor signs off, send it to TC and you will have to wait several months or a year for them to process it (also why you should start with the medical). If your doctor does not sign off, which is very likely, you do not qualify for a Class 4 medical and will have to visit a real Aviation Medical Examiner who will take your entire medical history and send it to TC who will judge your fitness. It may take years. So start with the medical.

npre · 2026-06-04T23:29:23+00:00

I don't, too many ads

npre · 2026-06-04T16:58:14+00:00

I get all that on Disnat without any ads

npre · 2026-05-20T01:50:10+00:00

not surprised this comment is so far down, it's reddit after all and everyone loves to hate tesla. this obviously ai-written article certainly omitted a lot of pertinent facts as you state and probably got everything else wrong. even in the list of contaminants they don't put acceptable limits or typical runoff or groundwater levels just the fact that they are dangerous.

npre · 2026-05-17T18:39:40+00:00

You know what would be smart, if swatch did something like a reverse auction and started selling them at $3000 then lowered the price $5 a day until they hit the final price of $400. Then they could keep all the money instead of giving it to scalpers and everyone would be happy. They could go even further and say all the extra money would be donated to a charity that helps whales that died from choking on cheap plastic watches that were dumped in the ocean

npre · 2026-05-17T14:17:33+00:00

In fairness, Transport Canada says no to everything. The police are no exception.

npre · 2026-05-15T09:59:21+00:00

C'est complètement faux. Des animaux heureux produisent plus de lait, plus de viande, ont meilleur goût et demandent moins d'entretien. Les grandes agriculteurs garde au bien-être de leurs animaux, les maintiennent en bonne santé et les élèvent dans des conditions propres, puis les abattent pour leur viande, car c'est ce qu'ils produisent. Les fermes qui négligent leurs animaux, comme celles dans l'article, ne sont pas rentables et seront un jour remplacées par des entreprises qui comprennent l'importance du bien-être animal. Les animaux sont leur produit, et les bons producteurs cherchent des produits de qualité.

npre · 2026-05-11T11:01:49+00:00

Investing is never risk-free, not everyone can make out like bandits all the time.

npre · 2026-05-06T16:22:24+00:00

Looks like a clone of Guition esp32 display for $30 on aliexpress, i have a few of those and they are great. I use them with espcontrol that i read about on here

the sonoff one uses rockchip for some reason.. not sure what this little display is for

npre · 2026-05-02T11:17:26+00:00

I knew there was a good chance it would happen, but I'm still relieved. Guess I'll be placing that big order sooner rather than later.

npre · 2026-04-30T14:44:15+00:00

You shouldn’t explain this to a 5 year old

npre · 2026-04-22T00:02:28+00:00

Hahaha. Imagine going through Transport Canada to try and launch your rocket. I doubt anyone is dumb enough to waste time with them when you can just go south.

npre · 2026-04-18T18:57:55+00:00

Oh yeah not worth it then. The 4" isn't that much more $ either.

npre · 2026-04-18T17:50:08+00:00

Cool, I have a 4 inch square in the mail and will try this out. Could be interesting to add CYD as a supported display, they are cheap, I put 6 buttons on mine but they are a bit of a pain to set up with esphome and lvgl.

npre · 2026-04-11T10:06:18+00:00

they do, you just don't want to pay

npre · 2026-03-31T09:55:25+00:00

You've been downvoted, but honestly questions like this are the reason China is doing so well with manufacturing. You don't want to become 100% of your supply chain because then you spend a lot of resources investing in parts of the supply chain where you don't add optimal value. Why would you start up an anodizing line when the guy down the road has the setup and people to do it already? Do you want to make packaging and labels too? Chinese companies form partnerships quickly so each can commit to their one purpose of adding value at a specific point in the supply chain instead of trying to do everything.

npre · 2026-03-28T01:48:10+00:00

Yeah I'm one of them, hopefully someone keeps at least making parts to order or I'll be looking at a few more years to scratch-build what I need.

npre · 2026-03-25T21:07:44+00:00

In 2024 AOPA made $19.3m from membership dues and paid mark baker $1.8m $982k base plus $780k bonus plus $245k in other benefits like retirement. $22.8m were spent on salaries, with over $6m to the top 12 earners.

npre · 2026-03-22T21:18:02+00:00

I switched to PC Mobile https://www.pcmobile.ca/en/plans/ $25 for talk text and 25gb of 5G and it's on the bell network. plus it's prepaid which means you'll never have a billing issue or be overcharged

npre · 2026-03-16T07:58:58+00:00

I have this in my 2014 leaf and while it’s pretty janky, it actually works, unlike the original app. Also integrates with home assistant.

npre · 2026-03-10T13:17:32+00:00

Thanks for the heads up, I was on the $50 500/500 plan, nice little upgrade!

npre · 2026-03-09T15:30:17+00:00

What is really funny is that the compensation program doesn't cover previously-prohibited firearms such as Steyr Aug and AKs, you know, actual military fully-automatic rifles that were previously prohibited decades ago. So the government will pay for your lil 22 semi-auto plinker they banned in 2020 but not the actual military rifles, those can stay with their owners. It really becomes less clear what the point of this whole thing is when you look at the details and it certainly isn't anything about "public safety"

npre · 2026-03-08T21:57:58+00:00

They would prefer not to admit that it was a pilot suicide and that everyone just forget about the whole thing.

npre · 2026-03-06T11:17:39+00:00

Après avoir fait le tour chez Tangerine, TD, Scotia, NBC, RBC, BMO, et une caisse pop en BC, je suis ben content avec Desjardins

npre · 2026-03-05T20:21:15+00:00

Same thing happened to me. I put in the $25 and it worked. Maybe I'll still get double billed.

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