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Charges From April 1st 2010

 

The membership subscription is just £60 a year, payable annually in April. Members may also elect to pay a subscription of £120 per year, also payable in April, which entitles them to a significant discount on the flying hours rate. If you expect to fly more than 8 hours in the year, then it is worth joining this scheme.

Flying time is paid for by tachometer unit. The tachometer is a sub-scale on the engine rpm gauge, rather than the more common Hobbs meter. The cost closely reflectes fuel costs, so from time to time may go down as well as up - a bit like investments, really! We were very pleased to be able to hold the rate for 15 months in spite of significant fuel cost rises. This was almost entirely due to increased flying hours in 2009, the highest for some years. However, the inevitable has caught up with us, but remember:

The more we all fly, the lower the rates

Rates from 1st April 2010 are: -

£1.35 per tacho. unit for members who do not pay the monthly subscription

£1.20 per tacho. unit for members who do.

£20.00 per landing at Liverpool, £11.00 per touch-and-go at Liverpool, payable to the club.

Fuel purchased away from Liverpool is reimbursed by the club at cost, but landing fees, parking etc. at other destination aerodromes are the responsiblity of the pilot.

The number of tacho. units clocked is a function of engine rpm. Typically for a long distance flight at 2300rpm and 100 knots indicated airspeed, the engine clocks a little less than 100 tacho. units per running hour. A leisurely flight at a cruise rpm of 2200 will last longer and cost less - a win-win situation, whereas rushing about at 2400rpm/110 knots will be a shorter but more costly flight - a lose-lose-lose situation. (The third "lose" is shortened engine life!)