Buckminster Gliding Club
Fees

See membership page for details of club membership fees.

Flying Fees

Revised flying fees apply from 1st Jan 2008

Launching

Aerotow

1,500ft (minimum) £21.30
2,000ft £25.00
Per 100ft thereafter £0.74
Practice rope break < 500ft £12.00
Practice rope break 500ft plus £18.00

Winch

Per Launch £7.00
Cable break with land-ahead free

Self Launching

Per pilot, per annum £60.00

Flying

  Per Minute
Puchacz & ASK21 (Max soaring charge £40) £0.32
Astir (Max soaring charge £40) £0.30
K8 (Max soaring charge £28) £0.20
  Per Hour
Motor glider (Solo) £57.00*
Motor glider (NPPL Training, dual) £66.00*
Tug (per hour - Tug pilot training and check flights only) £98.40*
Air retrieve (per nautical mile, measured one way [min. £50.00]) £3.50
Notes: * Power flying is charged from 'wheels off to wheels on', and to the nearest 5 minutes (10 minutes minimum).

Packages

Trial lesson - Winch Launch (Vouchers valid 12 months) £35.00
Trial lesson - Aerotow Launch (Vouchers valid 12 months) £69.00
Trial lesson - Motor Glider (Vouchers valid 12 months) £69.00
Group flying evening (minimum 6 people)
1500ft aerotow £54.00 per person
2000ft aerotow £59.00 per person
winch launch £30.00 per person
Power Flying Experience £160
1 Day Course (3 aerotow launches) £160.00
2 Day Course (5 aerotow launches) £255.00
Week Course (10 aerotow launches) £460.00
Basic Aerobatic Course (includes 2 flights) £169.00
Train to Solo Challenge (see note) £2,000.00

Other

Trailer parking (per annum) £180.00
Static Van (per annum) £300.00
Caravan parking (Storage only) (per annum)
does not include hook-up		 £120.00
or £12 per month
Caravan Occupancy (per night)
does not include hook-up		 £5.00
or £25 per week
Tent (per day)
does not include hook-up		 £3
or £15 per week
Electrical hook-up (per day) £2.50
Hangarage (per night) £5.00
Car Washing (per wash) £1.00
Use of workshops (per week) £30.00
or £5 per night
£120 per month

Prices are correct at date of publication.

Last modified:06 Apr 2008