On 30 Jan 2009 18:30:03 GMT, Dan Silent wrote:

At 17:56 30 January 2009, Andreas Maurer wrote:

Here in Europe by far most gliders are owned by clubs, making it
possible for the club members to fligh latest technology for a yearly
price that hardly exceeds $800.

Andreas

How many flights and how many hours do they typically fly
for a price that hardly exceeds $800.

In my club:
Unlimited number of flights and hours, typically the fleet of 7
gliders does around 2.100 flights per year with about 1.700 hrs in
average.
In average 85-90 active pilots.
A keen student pilot easily manages 80 - 100 flights per year.


Tows, winch?
Usually winch (of course).

Any other expense?
No other expense.

These fees include a 255 Euro "flat rate" for an unlimited number of
winch launches and an unlimited number of flying hours. Member fee per
year is 64 Euro for student pilots and 128 Euro for members with an
income. At the current exchange rates this is about $500. Most German
clubs are slightly more expensive, this is why I mentioned the number
of $800.

The only additional fees are aerotows with a typical cost of 24
Euro/aerotow.




Bye
Andreas