Regular Members pay the following:
- Membership initiation fee: $500
(the initiation fee is not a ‘deposit’, it is a non-refundable fee to join the club)
A Family Member can be added to a Regular Membership (fees are per each family member added)
- Only a Regular Member’s spouse or minor children (under age 18yr) are eligible to be Family Members
- Once a child turns 18yr, they are no longer eligible for family membership.
- Membership initiation fee: (none)
- Monthly dues: $32.50/month
- Soaring Society of America family membership is mandatory at $45.00/yr
- See SSA website for Family Membership details and limitations.
Student/Minor Membership student club members pay the following:
- Membership initiation fee: $250
(the initiation fee is not a ‘deposit’, it is a non-refundable fee to join the club)
- Monthly dues: $32.50/month
- Soaring Society of America membership is mandatory at:
- Youth member 22yrs or younger: $42.00/yr
- Full membership over 22yrs: $75/yr
- To be eligible, a student/minor member must be enrolled full-time in Junior High School, High School, or Undergraduate College.
- Any minor under 18yrs must have written consent of a parent or guardian to join the club.
A Guest Membership is available for pilots bringing their own glider to fly with us for a limited time.
- Limited to five (5) periods of flying per calendar year. Each period of flying will be from 1 to no more than 5 consecutive days in length
- Cost is $100 per calendar year and expires at the end of the calendar year.
- Soaring Society of America membership is mandatory
- Proof of current flight review
- Minimum $1,000,000 liability insurance
- Tow fee is $60 up to 2000' and $1.80 per additional 100'.
- Guests do not have access to club gliders.
- This is NOT to be used in lieu of a regular membership!
Volunteer Club Duty is mandatory for Regular, Family, and Student/Minor members. Duty assignments vary and each member must perform at least ½ day of duty each month.
Tow fees for Regular, Family, and Student Members: $2.00/100ft, minimum charge: $20.00
Club gliders are available to Regular, Family, and Student/Minor Members at $30.00 per hour plus a daily reservation fee of $10.00.
- We currently have 3 two place gliders (2 Grob 103s and a PW6), and 2 single place gliders (ASW-19 and PW5) available to members. We have 2 Pawnee tow planes.
Note: there are two options to reduce the cost of rental by subscribing to a Glider Annual Use Plan. This is a once per year option to lock in one of the following:
- For $42/mo one gets 2 hours of glider time. Once this time is exceeded, the rate reverts to the regular rental.
- For $85/mo one gets unlimited use of all gliders.
In March of each year, members may choose one of the above options and are then locked in for the year. However one may switch between these two plans again in September.
Other fees:
- Instruction $30/hr
- Shade hangar $70/mo
- T-Hangar $100/mo
- Trailer storage $25/mo plus $10/mo for each additional. One trailer is free with hangar lease.
- Aero retrieve $120.00/hr tach time for the round trip.
Joining the club requires TuSC Board of Directors approval and a payment of the initiation fee plus first month’s dues ($565 for a Regular Member + $42 or $85 glider use fee if you choose one of the subscription plans).
- A new member must be a current member of the Soaring Society of America.
- Proof of membership with your SSA member number must be submitted within 30 days of joining the club or you will be ineligible to participate in any club activities - including flying.
- The club will handle renewal payments to SSA afterwards and charge you the rates above.