Buckminster Gliding Club
Fees

See membership page for details of club membership fees.

Flying Fees

Note: Aerotow Charges and Motor Glider Rates subject to change in line with fuel costs.

Launching

Aerotow

1,500ft (minimum) £24.35
2,000ft £28.60
Per 100ft thereafter £0.85
Practice rope break < 500ft £13.75
Practice rope break 500ft plus £20.35

Winch

Per Launch £7.70
Cable break with land-ahead free

Self Launching

Per pilot, per annum £66.00

Flying

  Per Minute
Puchacz & ASK21 (Max soaring charge £40) £0.35
Astir (Max soaring charge £40) £0.33
Pirat (Max soaring charge £34) £0.28
K8 (Max soaring charge £28) £0.22
  Per Hour
Motor glider (Solo) £64.80*
Motor glider (NPPL Training, dual) £75.00*
Tug (per hour - Tug pilot training and check flights only) £110.40*
Air retrieve (per nautical mile, measured one way [min. £50.00]) £3.85
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) £42.00
Trial lesson - Aerotow Launch (Vouchers valid 12 months) £79.00
Trial lesson - Motor Glider (Vouchers valid 12 months) £79.00
Group flying evening
1500ft aerotow (6 - 20 people) £63.00 per person
2000ft aerotow (6 - 10 people) £68.00 per person
winch launch (6 - 20 people) £37.00 per person
1 Day Course (3 aerotow launches) £185.00
2 Day Course (5 aerotow launches) £295.00
Week Course (10 aerotow launches) £532.00
Basic Aerobatic Course (includes 2 flights) £196.00
Train to Solo Challenge (see note) £2,300.00

Prices are correct at date of publication.

Last modified:18 Mar 2009