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The NCSA has very experienced and well-qualified Federal Aviation Administration Certified Flying Instructors. The NCSA is the only club in the San Francisco Bay Area that offers basic flight instruction as well as encouraging cross-country soaring flight. A student pilot who flies regularly may achieve his or her private license for half the cost of most commercial operators. The NCSA provides gliders for its members' rental, as well as basic and advanced instruction.
ONE MONTH TRIAL MEMBERSHIP
This plan allows people to join the club for one month for a fee of $100 to get
a feel for gliding with the NCSA before having to write a check for $1324.00 (a
thousand is refundable when leaving the club) to join as a full member.
1. DURATION: 8 weekend days on which flying is possible. If there are more than
2 days in which a participant in this plan cannot fly for reasons beyond
his/her control, (such as instructor or glider unavailable, no tow plane or
pilot, holiday weekend, et cetera), then the-membership will be extended to
make up a maximum of six flying days
2. LIMITATIONS: The trial member will not be permitted to fly solo or as Pilot In Command. The trial member will be able to pay dual with
an instructor, or as a passenger with an appropriately rated and current club
member.
3. PAYMENT FOR TOWS, GLIDER USAGE, AND INSTRUCTION:
The trial member will be responsible for these charges. The instructor or club
member who is PIC will fill in the tow slips and aircraft logs in his/her name
and collect payment for these charges. The normal cost of a "high tow" flight for a Trial member is $75, which
includes the cost of the tow (usually a 3,000'-4,000' tow, with a
flight lasting about 25 min.)
+ Blanik rental + Instructor Fees. If the flight is in a Grob, the cost
would be $85. A "pattern" tow cost for a Trial member is $30.
(Note that these fees also apply for an Introductory lesson) If the
flight is longer than an average flight (up to 30 min), the instructor
fees would apply - which are based on $40 per hour.
4. INSURANCE COVERAGE: Trial members will be covered as passengers by club
insurance to the same extent as full members, provided the limitations listed
above are complied with.
5. PAYMENT: Payment will be made to the NORTHERN CALIFORNIA SOARING ASSOCIATION
(NCSA) prior to any flights being made under this trial membership plan. The
$100 fee is not refundable, but may be applied to full club membership, should
the trial member ask for and be accepted as a member by the NCSA.
6. TRANSFER TO MEMBERSHIP: The Trial member may become a member of the NCSA at
any time during the trial period or after it has expired by following the'
standard procedures for joining the club. Any dual flight with an instructor
during the trial membership may count as the check flight currently required by
the NCSA as a prerequisite for membership. The $100 trial membership will be
applied towards the initial fees.7. SSA MEMBERSHIP: Trial members will be enrolled in the SSA
(Soaring Society of America) for one year. They will not be enrolled in
FULL MEMBERSHIP
A Full Member has voting rights and one share in the club. Each
applicant for a full membership must pay-
1. NCSA Membership equity,(refundable upon leaving the
club), 2. NCSA first quarter's dues, 3. NCSA application fee, 4. Soaring Society
of America (SSA) annual dues magazine and insurance coverage for club equipment
included and 5.
A family member being a spouse or minor child of a full member, is
not required to pay equity in the club, but must pay monthly dues.
A Junior Member may participate in the club activities and use the
club equipment without having to pay the membership equity. These members will pay dues and fulfill club
obligations as determined by the Board of Directors and in accordance with the
dues and fees noted elsewhere.
The Private-Owner member, may utilize the club's
tow plane and other facilities without having to pay an equity fee, provided
the member has a privately owned glider based at Byron. He/she may utilize the
club gliders, with the provisions that that member has signed a promissory note
to cover any insurance deductible, and has been checked out in each glider by
an NCSA instructor. The private member will pay dues and fees in accordance
with the schedule, and must fulfill club obligations.
Designated Instructor members who frequently and actively provide
instruction to the students and other members of the club, will not be required to pay membership equity in the club, nor the recurring
fees or dues of the club, in return for their benefit to the club. Those
flights or usage of the club equipment not directly related to instruction,
safety or of an introductory nature, will be paid for
by the D.I. member.
Tow Pilot members who frequently and actively provide their time
and skills as tow pilots to the club shall be members of the club and shall pay
no dues nor fees for their membership, if this
activity constitutes their only use of club equipment or facilities.