Instructing in club environment

On May 31, 12:16*pm, "bds" wrote:

Is there any incentive offered by your club for members to become
instructors?

You mean besides the women, the glory and the free ASG-29s?

Evan! Don't give away our secrets! We have too many instructors
already!

Our eastern PA club does not compensate instructors or tow pilots.
Both work on a pure volunteer basis and pay the same dues and fees as
all members. We do sponsor FIRCS and pay the attendance fee for
instructors. They are also covered under our club policy. Incentive -
They get to become the best-of-the-best! On the other hand... they
haven't heard of the perks Evan's club offers...

Bob

On May 31, 2:37*pm, RL wrote:
Our eastern PA club does not compensate instructors or tow pilots.
Both work on a pure volunteer basis and pay the same dues and fees as
all members. We do sponsor FIRCS and pay the attendance fee for
instructors. They are also covered under our club policy. Incentive -
They get to become the best-of-the-best! *On the other hand... they
haven't heard of the perks Evan's club offers...

Bob

In our club instructing is considered part of the dues paid, just like
towing,
running wings, or logging flights. The instructors get the additional
perk
of a "currency" flight once a month in each of the club gliders (based
on
the fact that we don't actually get to do takeoffs and landings on
many
of the instructional flights). In practice the currency flights in
the Grob
usually are demo flights given when a student seems to be stuck trying
to figure out landings -- showing them what a good pattern SHOULD look
like often does wonders.

-- Matt

On May 31, 12:47*pm, Matt McKrell wrote:
On May 31, 2:37*pm, RL wrote:

Our eastern PA club does not compensate instructors or tow pilots.
Both work on a pure volunteer basis and pay the same dues and fees as
all members. We do sponsor FIRCS and pay the attendance fee for
instructors. They are also covered under our club policy. Incentive -
They get to become the best-of-the-best! *On the other hand... they
haven't heard of the perks Evan's club offers...

Bob

In our club instructing is considered part of the dues paid, just like
towing,
running wings, or logging flights. *The instructors get the additional
perk
of a "currency" flight once a month in each of the club gliders (based
on
the fact that we don't actually get to do takeoffs and landings on
many
of the instructional flights). *In practice the currency flights in
the Grob
usually are demo flights given when a student seems to be stuck trying
to figure out landings -- showing them what a good pattern SHOULD look
like often does wonders.

-- Matt

Our volunteer instructors are scheduled to be the instructor of the
day, it does not stop other instructors from teaching on that day,
they are free to go fly for themselves. This provides a primary
instructor each flying day. We only fly on Sat and Sun.

Our instructors, tow pilots, and flight operations officer are all
volunteer and earn credits for up to 50% off the annual dues.
Instructors and tow pilots are responsible for their own FIRC and
flight reviews.

We are volunteers, students are not charged for flight instruction,
but they are expected to assist on the ground with launching, washing
gliders and helping put things away at the end of the day. They need
to learn ground ops also as part of their training.

For new students, more than an hour in the glider and they are done
learning. Students that have solo'd are ready for those longer
thermaling and intro to XC flights as spring turns into summer.

T
CFIG

In my club (Switzerland), as an instructor I'm on the roaster for
something like 10 days per year (students don't pay extra for having
an instructor). I do have to pay the full club fees, but I'm credited
50 CHF (=$50) for each day of instructing which somewhat balances the
club fees. I also get free 30h soaring time on club gliders (but I
don't use them because I prefer to fly my own glider). Club pays for
insurance, I pay for keeping my instructor license current.