Probationary membership packages

The Club offers two probationary membership packages. Each includes a number of pre-paid instructional flights and represents excellent value for money.

Package Deal 1 costs just $600 and includes 5 instructional flights.

Package Deal 2 costs just $900 and includes 10 instructional flights.

Common features of both packages

Both packages include:

• 3 months membership of Southern Cross Gliding Club
• 3 month short term membership of the Gliding Federation of Australia (GFA).
• A pilot log book to record your flying progress.
• A new member induction booklet with details about Club operations.

These packages allows you enough time to start your training and determine if gliding is for you. At the end of this period you will normally be invited to become a Full Flying member of the Club.

The Club membership year runs from 1st May each year. Members who become Full Flying members during the year pay a pro-rata amount which annualises their Club membership for the following year. The Membership Secretary calculates this amount when you are invited to Full Flying membership status.

Associate member

- if you're already a member of a bona-fide Australian gliding club, or an international club that is affiliated with the Federation Aeronautique Internationale (FAI) you may join the club as an associate member. This entitles you to fly the club aircraft on an occasional basis. If you decide that Southern Cross is the club for you, or if the Club determines that you are a fairly regular flyer with us, you can convert (or may be asked to convert) across to Full Flying membership.

Membership Fees

GFA fees effective 1st May 2011, including 10% GST

• Full Flying ("ordinary") GFA membership is $232.00,
• Family membership is $190.00,
• Student membership is $140.00, and
• Family Student membership is $98.00
• 3 month short term membership (for visiting overseas pilots) is $98
• 1 month short term membership (for visiting overseas pilots) is $79

The GFA may update their fees from time to time, and information on such changes will either be published in Australian Soaring, on the GFA web site http://www.gfa.org.au/, or in direct correspondence with GFA members (such as at the time of renewal invoicing).

Effective from May 1st 2000, the GFA started directly collecting 12 month membership subscriptions from Club members, whereas previously the Club handled this function on behalf of the GFA. In the case of members transitioning from Probationary to Full Flying status, the Club handles this on a once-off basis, and in subsequent years the member deals directly with the GFA.

Notes:

1. GFA Family membership is defined as having an ordinary adult or student member also residing at the same address. The "family" members do not receive an Australian Soaring magazine, only the full fee paying ordinary adult or student member does.