Flying Charges for full members

Aircraft Type	Cost
	Per Hour	Max
Two Seat Training Aircraft	£45.00	£140.00
Junior	£39.00	£104.61
Pegasus, Discus	£52.80	£150.00
Simulator	£20.00 charged at £5 per 15 minutes or part
Motor Glider	£88.50 (£78.50 over 10 hours)
Tug	£180.00 (£20 minimum)

Launch Charges for full members

Launch	Cost
Winch	£11.40
Aerotow – 1,000 ft	£25.90
Aerotow – 1,500 ft	£31.45
Aerotow – 2,000 ft	£37.00
Aerotow – 2,500 ft	£42.55
Aerotow – 3,000 ft	£48.10
Aerotow – 4,000 ft	£59.70
Aerotow – 5,000 ft	£71.30

Facility Fees

	Cost
Syndicate/private owner with trailer	£536.00 p.a. – payable £134.00 per quarter
Visitor’s glider – daily facility fee	£10.00
Syndicate/private owner with trailer and T Hangar	£845.00 p.a. – payable £211.25 per quarter
Member trailer parking glider non flying in Romney Hut trailer park (pro rata)	£188 p.a.
Use of FES charging facility	£195 p.a. including electricity / Visitors £5 per day including electricity
Caravan Park Pitch	£560 p.a. – payable £140.00 per quarter plus electricity
Caravan Storage Pitch	£188 p.a.
Visiting Touring caravan with use of toilets and showers	£15 one night only / £30 per 7 day week or part / £60 per 7 day week or part with power
Camping with use of toilets and showers	£5 per head per night
Heather Suite	£27.50 per night
Bedroom 1 “Arcus” (small double)	£22 per night
Bedrooms 2 and 3 “Discus” and “Pegasus” (twin rooms)	£16 per night (single occupancy) £22 per night (double occupancy)
Workshop	£18 per day (Member working / assisting on own glider)

Other Fees

Aerotow retrieves

£1.80 per km distance from Gransden Lodge Clubhouse. Minimum charge: £25.00.

Bursaries and Scholarships

There are a range of schemes that you might be eligible to apply for to help with the costs of gliding. We have listed some of them here.

Special rates apply to cadet scheme members, family members, young person members, and Lite members.