MIDLAND GLIDING CLUB
Long Mynd, Shropshire 01588 650206
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Cost of flying at the MGC on the Long Mynd

 


Membership and allied charges
with effect from 1st April 2007 - valid April 2007-March 2008

  Full Country & Winter Overseas 18-20 16-17 14-15 Non-flying & Social
Share 10p 10p 10p 10p 10p -- --
Subs paid by single payment 365 200 150 100 75 55 75
by 12 direct debits per month 32 17.50 -- -- -- -- --
Joining in:              
May 329 180 135 90 68 50 68
June 292 160 120 80 60 44 60
July 256 140 105 70 53 39 53
August 219 120 90 60 45 33 45
September 183 100 75 50 38 28 38
October 146 80 60 40 30 22 30
November 110 60 45 30 23 17 23
December 89 49 37 25 19 13 19
January 68 37 26 19 14 10 14
February 47 26 20 13 10 7 10
January 26 14 11 7 6 4 6

Additional notes on membership charges
Annual subscriptions are renewable on April 1st in full or, for Full and Country members, by 12 monthly direct debit installments for a small additional admin charge.

Winter membership subscriptions are due on the 1st November

Membership is provisional for the first 6 months and then subject to review by the committee. If a membership is not confirmed, the pro-rata proportion of the subscription is refunded.

Country Membership is available to those who normally reside outside a radius of 100 statute miles from the Club or who are full flying members of another BGA club

Overseas membership is available to those residing outside the UK for at least nine months of each year

Junior Membership (flying) is available only to 14 and 15 year old children of Full Flying Members.

The SPOUSE of an existing Full Flying Member may join as a Full Flying Member for one half of the relevant subscription charge.

Non-Flying membership is normally reserved for former Full Flying members.

Only shareholders may vote at an Annual or Extraordinary Meeting of the Club .

Trial Lessons
including 3 months membership
Standard £95 (Member's Guest £45) Mile High £135 (£65) Mile High Plus £195 (not available to members)

Temporary Membership
Visiting pilots £6 per day flown

Temporary Social Membership
Persons accompanying visiting pilots £1 per day.

Accommodation
per person plus appropriate surcharge. per night, £6
Room surcharges
Private room, double bed or 4 bunks, £5.50
Private room, half an-suite. £11.00
Private room, full en-suite, £16.50

Caravan or Tent
Members alloted pitch in caravan park £350 per year
Visitors £40 per week or £8 per night for up to 4 occupants

Private Owner Levy
£210 per year including trailer hitch fee

Trailer Hitches
For visitors £2 per day

Hangarage (when avaqilable)
£10 per night

Meals
by arrangement with the professional caterers

All prices include VAT

Charges for flying time (mins) prices shown are exclusive of launch fee!
Winch or bungey £7.50
Aerotow per tug minute £3 (min £24.00)

Flight Length (mins)

DG505

K21

K13

Discus

K23

K8

5

7.50

2.15

2.05

2.10

2.00

1.10

10

8.00

4.30

4.10

4.20

4.00

2.20.

15

8.50

6.45

6.15

6.30

6.00

3.30

20

9.20

8.60

8.20

8.40

8.00

4.40

25

11.50

10.75

10.25

10.50

10.00

5.50

30

13.80

12.90

12.30

12.60

12.00

6.60

35

16.10

15.05

14.35

14.70

14.00

7.70

40

18.40

17.20

16.40

16.80

16.00

8.80

45

20.70

19.35

18.45

18.90

18.00

9.90

50

23.00

21.50

20.50

21.00

20.00

11.00

55

25.30

23.65

22.55

23.10

22.00

12.10

60

27.60

25.80

24.60

25.20

24.00

13.20

additional hours / hour
27.60
25.80
24.60
25.20
24.00
13.20

Additional notes on flying charges
Launches done before 10am are charged at half price (trial lessons, aerotow launches and flying by under 21s excepted)

The first aerotow on a weekend day is charged at half price for up to 8 minutes

Members under 21 on 1st April of the current year should indicate on their payment envelope the deduction of 50% from all charges for winch and bungee launches and all flying.

Flying time is charged up to 2 hours. After two hours (3 hrs for the DG505) you may continue to fly the glider free of charge unless the glider is required by another member.

Simulated cable breaks are charged at half price if the landing is immediately straight ahead.

 
 
 
  The Fleet
 

We maintain a modern and well equipped fleet of two and single seat gliders. They are:

Two ASK21 - Training 2 seater - recently overhauled and re-gelled
One ASK23 - Single seater version of ASK21 - simple progression to solo
One ASK13
- Training 2 seater - great for spin training
One ASK8 - Fun and cheap to fly
DG505 two seat high performance trainer for advanced solo training, cross country exercises, solo and mutual flying and competition and cross country flights.
Discus B standard class competition glider
Falke 2000 motor glider available for NavEx and field landing exercises


Our launch system comprises:
Knox 2000 8.5 ltr and Skylaunch Retrieve Winch System - 2 main and one retrieve - 20 launches an hour capability
Pawnee Tug
Bungee Launches - the only club in Europe still regularly bungee launching into minimum 20kt westerly

 
 
   We Accept Credit Cards
 

Members may pay all thier subscriptions, launch and flying fees, as well as overnight accomodation by credit card




 
 
 

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