Zero. Zilch. Nada. We don’t have a buy in for the club. Just a simple monthly membership fee.

The monthly dues are $250. These covers the fixed cost of the aircraft, the hangar lease, and the club insurance.

Good question! Since there is no expensive buy in, the monthly fees to access all five aircraft are slightly higher. To counter that, we made the hourly rates really low.

Think of it this way, to buy an older single engine aircraft, it might cost $500-$600 per month.

Plus, the cost of a hangar which can easily be $300-$500 per month. That’s $1,000 per month right there for only one old aircraft and you haven’t even insured the aircraft yet. With us you get access to five aircraft for less than the monthly price of just the hangar.

And, your hourly flight rate is about what ownership rates would be. So, club membership can make a lot of sense.

And, and, you’re getting a lot more aircraft for your money than a small 152.

We started simple with a 1977 Piper Warrior II.

Our goal is to have aircraft that are useful to our members. Ultimately, as the club grows, we want to have two trainer aircraft (Warrior and Archer), two high useful load cross-country aircraft (Cherokee 6/260 and Cherokee 6/300), and a multi-engine (Seneca II).

Salt Lake City International Airport

Right now, we are at KSLC, but we know that eventually we will more than likely have to move to South Valley Regional Airport as KSLC moves small general aviation to U42 and KTVY.

We want this to be SIMPLE and we want you as Pilot in Command to make the decision on fuel. Whether you want to stop into the airport with the cheapest fuel, or whether you need to pay a little more for the convenience of fuel from a large FBO, you’re in charge. You’re making that decision.

Most clubs will reimburse for fuel purchases up to a certain amount or up to a certain price.

That leads to poor decision making by pilots. And we can’t control fuel prices. So, to keep it SIMPLE we want you to be in charge of what fuel you buy. Then we don’t worry about reimbursements.

The only requirement we have is that you return the plane with fuel just above the tabs.

Yes, and No.

We want to maintain a 10:1 pilot to aircraft ratio to make sure scheduling doesn’t become a nightmare. For 5 planes, that means 50 members. But we are also not limited to only 5 planes.

We could do more. We could do additional locations too. It all depends on how the club grows.

Yes, we have a few instructors, and they are listed on the website.

Fly High Aviation out of Spanish Fork Airport is our maintenance company.

Fly High Aviation has been working on our Piper Warrior for the last ten years and they used to work for the club management in a different capacity for several years so there is a very good relationship there.

Two major elements went into that decision.

1. We want club members to feel comfortable in each of our aircraft and be able to gain new ratings in the Warrior and then move up to the Cherokee 6’s feeling confident transitioning into a familiar aircraft.

2. Maintenance costs are far lower on Piper aircraft than other aircraft we considered.

Additionally, we want to have a certified Dynon Avionics package in each of our aircraft. That way no matter which club aircraft you are using, you are familiar with the aircraft systems.

The club insurance covers the club and its members, but you are PIC and can be personally liable for costs of damages or injuries.

Renters insurance is CHEAP and is ALWAYS a smart choice for any pilot renting an airplane from anyone else.