Training Costs

Full gliding membership of the club is £426 for the year 1st April 2010 – 31st March 2011. (In following years, reduced rates are offered with prompt renewal.) This is pro-rata, so if you join part way through the membership year, the rate is reduced accordingly. This includes your subscription to the British Gliding Association. 

 

As well as membership, you need to pay for your flying. There are two options as follows:

 

Attending a Course

You book your time with an instructor, and he/she is yours for the time you have booked. Options are...

Course	Time Span	Cost
The Intensive Improver	Half Day (9.00 - 13.00)	£100
One to One Day Course	Full Day (9.00 - 16.00)	£160
Learn To Fly Course	One week (Mon-Fri)	£600

 

For more information on the courses, see our Courses page.

 

Pay As You Go

You turn up at the club and put your name on the waiting list. As with the courses, there are no tuition fees so you just pay for the height of the tow that you take and the minutes that you spend flying the glider. Currently the costs are....

 

TOW COST		GLIDER COST
1500ft tow	£23.00	2 seater	50p/minute  i.e. £30.00 per hour
Standard 2000 ft tow	£30.00	Single seat wood	25p/minute  i.e. £15.00 per hour
Fuel Surcharge	0	Single seat glass	50p/minute  i.e. £30.00 per hour
MOTOR GLIDER COST
T61 Falke	£1.20 /minute	Rotax Falke	£1.65 / minute

 

For example, a typical tow to 2000ft and flight in a glider with an instructor for 55 minutes would cost:   £30.00 + (55 x 50p) = £57.50.

 

Additional Information

Some theoretical knowledge is also required, and 'ground school' lectures/talks are free of charge. There is one exam to be taken (post solo), which is a multiple choice paper on various subjects, and is called the Bronze exam. This is charged at £15 per attempt.

 

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