(WITH EFFECT FROM 1ST APRIL 2023)
Total cost to startup: Entrance fee + one month membership + SSSA fees
Student Member (Limited to Students or Scholars Under 25yo at the discretion of the committee):
| Entrance Fee | R250.00 | Once off includes logbooks etc. |
| Membership | R600.00/month | R7200.00 to be paid in full for first year, thereafter fees can be paid monthly |
| SSSA Student Affiliation | R1530/year | |
Over 65/Country/Family Member:
| Entrance Fee | R500.00 | Once off includes logbooks etc. |
| Membership | R600.00/month | R7200.00 to be paid in full for first year, thereafter fees can be paid monthly. |
| SSSA Affiliation | R1530.00/year | |
| Country members- Must be a member of another club, exempt from duties
Family Members- If multiple members of a family join, not all members need to be full members |
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Full Member (Age<65):
| Entrance Fee | R500.00 | Once off includes logbooks etc. |
| Membership | R775.00/month | R9300.00 to be paid in full for first year, thereafter fees can be paid monthly. |
| SSSA Affiliation | R1530.00/year |
Social Member:
| Membership | R860.00/year | No discount applicable |
| Social Members may visit socially, will receive the newsletter, but they may NOT fly any gliders solo nor vote at the Club’s AGM | ||
Note: An additional R500.00 should be added to new members and/or member’s account to put their a/c into credit
Note: All SSSA (Soaring Society of South Africa) affiliation fees mentioned above are subject to change by the SSSA, please see the SSSA website for more details.
Other:
| Temporary Daily Membership Club | R250.00/day | Friend/family member flown in a club 2-seater by a GPL pilot |
| Temporary Daily Membership Pvt | R50.00/day | Friend/family member flown in a private 2-seater by a GPL pilot |
| F.A.I. License | R380.00/year | Mandatory for competition flying |
| Members of other gliding clubs may use our facilities at normal club rates | ||
MGC year from 1st April – 31st March; Members joining during the year would pay R9300.00 or part thereof, Country, Student, Pensioners or Family members would pay R7200.00 or part thereof, and be liable for payment up to the end of the Club financial year-end, i.e. 31st March.
Flying Costs:
| Aero-Tows: | |
| Aero-Tows/A-Tow Retrieves/Ferrying |
ZS-LLH (Cessna 182) – R70.00/min |
| Fuel Uplifted | cost + R3 per lt. maximum 30 lt for pvt aircraft |
| Winch: | |
| Launch charge | R150.00/Launch |
| Club Glider Hire | Per minute rate |
| Aircraft Hire: | |
| Twin Astir II (G103) | R7.50/min |
| Single Astir (G102) | R4.00/min |
| Lambada Touring Motor Glider | R28.00/min |
| Touring Motor Glider (SF25C) | R840.00/Hobbs hou |
| Note: All glider hire (TMG excluded) is free before 11am everyday | |
Training Introductory Flights:
| Aero-Tow | R2000.00 | Maximum of 30 minutes |
| Winch Launch | R2000.00 | Maximum of 30 minutes |
| Motor Glider | R2000.00 | Maximum of 30 minutes |
| These rates include Temporary membership for 1 month | ||
Hangarage:
| Club Hangar Rental | R 725/month | |
| Cape Hangars | R 675/month |
Estimated flying expense up to solo:
This estimate will vary depending upon the individuals initial skill and aptitude as well as preferred launch method. (All the costs below excludes the normal membership fees outlined above)
You should work on 30 to 60 flights to go solo for a first time pilot, and if you are committed you will be able to have about 2-3 flights per day on average. The costs below is an estimation for 45 flights.
Aerotow
Assuming your average aerotow lasts 8 minutes and your average flight duration is 15 minutes. Cost will be: R 27 450.00. If you do aerotow only you should go solo in less flights because you will get away on most of the flights and get more flying time under the belt sooner. This will enable you to save on you petrol cost driving between the club and home.
Winch
If you decide to winch launch it might take more flights to solo because a significant proportion of your flights will be shorter, if you can’t find lift directly after the winch launch you will only fly a circuit and land thus limiting your flight training. Working on 45 flights again and 15 minutes average flight time, cost to solo will be:
R 7 425.00
Motor Glider
Working on 15 hours to solo in the motor falke, the cost to solo will be:
R 12 600.00