Search ... Home About NISC Reference Links Contact Us Membership Fees and Charges Effective May 2, 2020 Initiation fee Applicants younger than 35 years of age Initial payment with application $300. (Fully Refundable if application denied) A second payment of $300 is due on the first anniversary of membership Applicants 35 years of age or older Initial payment with application $600. (Fully Refundable if application denied) A second payment of $600 is due on the first anniversary of membership Family Membership Fee is an additional $75 $600 (< 35 years) $1,200 (35+ years) Chicago Glider Club Regular Membership dues Retired Membership dues are available; see the CGC By-Laws for details Effective April 1, 2017 – Any member requesting retired dues after April 1, 2017 will pay 1/2 regular dues payable in two equal payments January and July Current retired members keep the rate of ¼ regular dues payable in January $35.00 per month Soaring Society of America (SSA) Membership (required) $69.00 per year Chicagoland Glider Council Membership (required) $10.00 per year Club Aircraft Rental Rates Discus CS (single-place) $27.00 per hour Schleicher ASK-21 (multi-place) $27.00 per hour Schempp-Hirth Duo Discus (multi-place) $27.00 per hour Christen Husky (towplane) $90.00 per tach hour Piper Pawnee (towplane) $90.00 per tach hour Sailplane Rental Surcharge For first 75 hours of club sailplane rental The surcharge is in addition to the regular sailplane rental fee Optionally, the member may pay a one-time sum of $300 $4.00 per hour Aerotow Rates Hook Up Fee $17.00 per tow Plus Each Hundred Feet of Tow Example of charges for a typical 2,000 foot tow: $ 17.00 (hook up fee) + $ 15.00 (2,000 feet @ $0.75 /100 ft) =$32.00 $0.75 per 100 feet Aerotow Retrieve Off Field Cross Country Tows: Rate equal to cost of one regular tow (2000') plus the hourly rental cost of the tow plane. However, retrieve from Bushby, Joliet, Morris, Rileys and Sweedler only incur a charge of one 2,000 foot tow. Field Use Fee Owners of privately owned sailplanes are charged a Field Use Fee of $216/year, charged at $18/month. Winter Hangar Storage is available for a limited number of sailplanes stored in a trailer for an additional $160 for the winter season. Motor home storage is available for $240/year or $40/month. Prev Next You are here: Home About Fees Latest Articles Training Weather FC - Saturday Weather FC - Sunday Chicago Glider Club Apparel and Accessories Membership Fees and Charges Login Form Username Password Remember Me Log in Forgot your username? Forgot your password? Back to Top © 2021 Chicago Glider Club