Phone:
217.762.4917
Benefits
Good Friends
Great Value
Huge Fun !
Free Instruction
Affordable Flight
Materials and Examination Fees
Tow Fees
Memberships
Full
Youth
Limited
Family
At Large
Temp Guest
Service Type I
Serivce Type II
Application
IGC Membership
General
Thanks to our service volunteers, our club is able to offer excellent value. There are no glider rental fees and no charge for instruction. There are, of course, materials required for training. We offer these at cost.
Our insurance requires that all members have current SSA membership SSA membership is not included in the prices posted below.
Our official flying season is 32 weeks long, from April 1 thru Nov 30. However, we typically keep the tow plane and one glider operating through out the winters. This allows pilots, especially students, the opportunity to maintain their skill throughout the off season.
Our members are required to assist in the day to day operations as needed. In general, this means... If you will be flying in the mourning, come out a little early to help pull the gliders out and preflight check them. If you will be flying in the afternoon, plan to stay and help put the gliders away. We also count on our pilots to assist with operations, logging flights, directing operations, wing running, and clearing gliders after landing.
So, what does it cost ?
* Training Materials and Examination Fees (Books & Testing, if needed)
* Tow Fees (each time you launch, $8.oo to $32.oo)
* Membership Dues (Annually, 0 to $420.oo)
Materials and Examination Fees
We off training materials at cost (appoximately, prices do vary slightly
from order to order). As for examinations, we do not charge anything for
these, however, the FAA and Examiners do.
Materials...
~ $ 7.oo Log Book
~ $20.oo FAR/AIM
~ $30.oo SSA Glider Flying Handbook
Examination Fees...
~ $ 90.oo FAA Written Exam
~ $175.oo FAA Practical Exam
Tow Fees
Very Simply...
$8.oo Hookups
$6.oo/1000 ft Tows
For Example...
Line Breaks... $ 8.oo
Line Breaks... $14.oo (Rope Break Practice @ or > 200 ft)
1000 ft tow... $14.oo (Landing Practice)
2000 ft tow... $20.oo (Train and Land)
3000 ft tow... $26.oo (Training and General Activities)
4000 ft tow... $32.oo (Typically used for guest rides)
Memberships
IGC offers several types of memberships. Which one fits you best ?
Full Membership...
The title says it all. Full membership entitles you full access to all the
gliders and full voting rights.
Annual Cost... $420.oo
Requires SSA membership
Youth Membership...
Registered fulltime students of an academic institution are eligible for a
reduced membership fee through age 22 (paralleling the SSA definition).
Equipment privileges are dual instruction and solo flights in club 2-place
gliders.
Annual Cost... $195.oo
Requires SSA membership
Limited Membership...
Limited Membership entitles full equipment privileges except that flight
privileges are suspended from May 15 through August 15 inclusive The Limited
Membership is designed for university students who are away from the area
during the summer.
Annual Cost... $260.oo
Requires SSA membership
Family Membership...
In order to qualify for a Family Membership, one member of the family must
be a Full Member. For purposes of this membership, family members are:
your spouse, your children under the age of 22 years old, or siblings
under the age of 22 years old, living at home. A Family Membership,
purchased for half of the Full Membership fee, entitles the member
to all privileges available to those with Full Memberships. No membership
is required to fly family members as guests; the Family Membership is
designed to encourage family members to learn to fly and become involved
in the Club.
Annual Cost... $195.oo
Requires SSA membership
Member at Large...
A member who flies only non-IGC gliders may become a Member at Large,
which allows access to tows at the normal tow fees, as well as required
currency flights in IGC equipment with IGC instructors. A Member at Large
must be at least a Private Pilot, with a Glider rating.
Annual Cost... $220.oo
Requires SSA membership
Temporary Guest Membership...
Temporary membership is available to guest pilots and is a 31-day membership.
Before any membership privileges begin or any flights are taken, the full
Guest Membership fee must be paid. It is renewable or can be upgraded to
Limited or Full Membership.
Annual Cost... $160.oo
Requires SSA membership
Service Membership Type I...
For pilots who only use club equipment when (i) towing, or (ii) giving
instruction in a club 2-place glider. In addition, Service Members may make
up to 3 flights as PIC in a club glider each year for the purpose of
maintaining currency.
Annual Cost... $100
Requires SSA membership
Tow Pilot Requirements
Service Membership Type II...
Type II service memberships are available for Tow Pilots and Glider Instructors only.
This membership class offers full membership priviliges (Gliders and Voting).
This membership class is available only by application and approval of the
Board of Directors. Each application must be re-newed each year. This membership
class requires a pre-determined commitment of service. Equipment priveleges can
be suspended by the BOD if service commitment is not satisfied.
Annual Cost... $200
Requires SSA membership
Application
Are you ready to join ?!
Just fill out an application
and submit to:
Illini Glider Club
P.O. Box 143
Monticello, IL 61856
Or... If you have more questions,
Contact one of our officersfor more information.