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Membership
info:
CCSC membership costs $400, payable $200
upon joining and $200 in one year which is
nontransferable and non-refundable. Youth
(enrolled full time in high school or college
and less than 21 years old) membership costs
$275, payable $75 upon joining and $200 after
one year (youth dues are $15 a month; they
are not required to purchase stock, but if
they do not own at least one share, monthly
dues are $8). Members are required to purchase
twelve shares of stock at $100 each. An easy
purchase plan of $10 a month is available.
All stock is refundable upon termination
of membership . Monthly dues are $15, (plus
$1 "dues differential" for each
share of stock not owned below the twelve
required) which includes membership in the Soaring
Society of America, "Soaring" magazine,
and the monthly CCSC newsletter "The Frequent
Flyer". A $15 credit per flight is applied
for members who crew one weekend day a month.
View the membership
application (72K PDF).
Full membership is required to act as
pilot in command of a CCSC club aircraft.
This requirement is not in any way related
to FAA regulations about pilot authority,
it is a consequence of our club insurance
policy. We are a true club, a member service
group that does not exist to make a profit.
As such, we benefit from the SSA group insurance
policy for clubs. Visiting pilots may fly
dual flights with a CCSC instructor under
the same guidelines as guest
rides.
Flying Costs:
Tow
Altitude
Private
A/C
2-33,
1-26
Blanik
L-23
Grob
ASK 21 / Limited
Member
2,000
$28.00
$32.00
$36.00
$40.50
$43.00
3,000
$34.50
$38.50
$42.50
$47.00
$49.50
4,000
$41.00
$45.00
$49.00
$53.50
$56.00
5,000
$47.50
$51.50
$55.50
$60.00
$62.50
Fees are calculated on three items:
Aircraft Use Fee, $15 hookup fee, plus 65
cents/100' tow fee. Note: The $15
hookup fee is subtracted from the above costs
for members who fulfill their crew requirement
that month. The chart above shows cost before
crew credit. Example: For a 2-33 tow to 2000';
$4.00 Aircraft Use Fee plus $15 Hook-up Fee
plus $0.65 x 20 Tow = $32.00, or $17.00 with
"crew credit." Aircraft Use Fees: 2-33/1-26=$4.00,
L-23/1-34 = $8.00, Grob = $12.50,
ASK-21/Limited Member= $15 Limited member rates are
for visiting pilots with
their own aircraft. Special
Event Membership Fee -
$20.00 (includes flights
in their own glider with
proof of SSA membership)
Event manager to publish
other event fees at least
30 days prior to the event Aero Retrieves: $85
per hour tach time with
1/2 hour minimum
Introductory Flights: $65 for all
aircraft (at the discretion of the crew chief).
Tow limited to 3000’ AGL, time limited
to one-half hour. for more info about guest
rides, click here ...
Anyone sixteen or older, in reasonable health,
can obtain a sailplane license. We have students
as young as twelve, as well as senior citizens
learning to soar. Neither a power plane rating
nor a medical certificate are required. Typically,
25/30 flights are required to solo, and from
40/100 flights will enable you to acquire your
license. Power rated pilots can transition
to gliders much quicker. All instruction is
free, you pay only for the tow (see flying
costs above).
Student: Age 14; Solo
requirements; Basic flight
instruction including stall
recovery; Student certificate
endorsed by instructor. Private: Age 16; Written
exam; Student certificate endorsed;
70 solo flights, or 7 hours
of solo flight in gliders,
including 35 flights launched
by ground tow, or 20 glider
flights if launched by aero
tow. Oral and flight tests. Commercial: Age 18;
written exam; 25 hours of pilot
time in aircraft including
20 hours in glider and a total
of 100 glider flights as pilot-in-command.
Oral and flight tests.
Power Pilots may obtain an
additional aircraft rating
as follows: Private: Total of
40 hours in single engine
airplanes, including 10 solo
glider flights. Oral and
flight tests Commercial: Total of
200 hours pilot time in heavier-than-aircraft
including 20 glider flights
as pilot-in-command. Oral and
flight tests.
ASK 21: Fiberglass
high performance twin, the clubs newest glider. Grob
103: All fiberglass
high performance twin. Blanik
L-23: All metal design
with good performance and handling
characteristics.
Tow
Pilots, download the Pawnee
handbook in PDF format. (1 Meg). Thanks
to Joe Muth for providing the files!
The
CCSC UOP's are available as a PDF file. Click
here to download
The
CCSC Bylaws (11/06) are available as
a PDF file. Click
here to download
March
2008
