Membership
We offer a limited number of new memberships each year at Great Lakes Gliding Club. Contact us if you are interested in joining GLGC.
Membership Advantages
- Ground school courses.
- Free flight instruction by volunteer instructors.
- Volunteer club operation.
- Glider rental and tows aloft.
- Private glider trailer parking.
- Cross-country soaring training and mentoring.
- The knowledge base of our seasoned pilots.
- Club social events.
- Participation in club gliding sojourns both local and afar.
- Countless tales of the thermal that got away!
Prices listed are exclusive of HST, and are subject to change. Great Lakes Gliding Corporation HST # 887917623.
Membership Dues
| Full Member |
$ 600.00 |
per annum |
| Family Member |
$ 150.00 |
per additional family member |
| Student Member |
$ 400.00 |
enrolled full time in an educational institution |
| Associate Member |
$ 250.00 |
out-of town/other club/visiting on an ad hoc basis |
| Joining Fee |
$ 600.00 |
new members are required to invest in the club - payable over three years |
Members Flying Charges
| 1000' tow |
$ 26.00 |
aerotow above ground |
| 2000' tow |
$ 42.00 |
aerotow above ground |
| 3000' tow |
$ 58.00 |
aerotow above ground |
| 4000' tow |
$ 74.00 |
aerotow above ground |
| 5000' tow |
$ 90.00 |
aerotow above ground |
| Rope breaks |
$ 24.00 |
up to 500' ($ 26.00 between 500' and 1000') |
| Glider Rental |
$ 0.90 |
per minute |
| Aerotow retrieval |
$ 300.00 |
retrieve by tow plane (off-field retrieval of gliders by air) per engine hour |
Prices listed are exclusive of HST, and are subject to change. Great Lakes Gliding Corporation HST # 887917623.
Joining the Soaring Association of Canada (SAC)
Solo pilots are encouraged to be members of the Soaring Association of Canada (SAC). SAC membership, currently $80.00, includes third party liability insurance and a subscription to Free Flight, the SAC magazine. All members under the age of 25 and enrolled full-time at an educational institution are members of SAC at no charge.
