MSU SOARING CLUB
Welcome to the club! One of the first questions many potential members ask is, “How much does it
cost?” Displayed below are many of the membership expenses for the MSU Soaring Club (MSUSC):
1. Flight Fees and Charges (NOTE: Demo rides do NOT require MSUSC membership)
Other
2000’
3000’
Other
2000’
3000’
Other
MSU Student
3000’
Out-of-Town
2000’
Regular - Demo
Pattern
Tow 1500’
Tow
All
Practice
Rope Break
Service
$15
$20
$30
$40
‡
$35
$45
‡
$25
$35
‡
Rental* $10/hr. over 1 hr.
* Rental surcharges are calculated per flight, not per day. Rental surcharges may be waived if no one else is
waiting for aircraft. As of August 2012, instructors have not been charging students or club for instruction.
‡ Add $10 per thousand foot tow above 3000’ (e.g., 4000’ tow = $50 Regular, $55 OoT, $45 MSU student).
2. Joining the Club: Non-flight Fees and Monthly/Annual Charges:
Service
Initiation Fee(Once)
Monthly Fee
Regular (Non-student)
Out-of-Town
MSU Student
$100 ($50 through FAST)
$150
$50 ($0 through FAST)
$20 ($200 in one annual pymt.)
$0 for 1st three months thru FAST
NA
$10 ($100 in one annual pymt.)
$0 for 1st three months thru FAST
SSA (Soaring Society of
Full membership:
$64
America) Membership*
Youth Membership (22 years or younger):
$36
* Our insurance provider requires that all MSUSC members must maintain SSA membership.
3. SSA’s FAST program. The SSA offers a discounted program to encourage participation in the sport of
soaring. The program, called FAST (Fly a Sailplane Today) provides the following:

A voucher for an introductory lesson with an FAA certified glider flight instructor, consisting of a
minimum of 30 minutes of ground instruction and approximately 30 minutes of flight time. Your
voucher does not have to be applied to your first flight with the MSUSC. You may pay now and
use your voucher for a later flight.
 A copy of Everybody’s 1st Gliding Book.
 A glider pilot logbook.
 An introductory 3-month membership in the Soaring Society of America (SSA), including one copy
of the monthly magazine Soaring.
For more information, go to www.ssa.org/FAST. A copy of this Web site is printed on the back page.
MSUSC augments the FAST program with the following club-related benefits (completed when the
FAST certificate is redeemed by the club for $99):
 First ground and flight lessons free
 $50 applied toward initiation Fee
 3 months MSUSC membership free, concurrent with SSA 3 months free membership
4. For more information, please contact Tom Hannigan at hannigan@ae.msstate.edu (662-325-7302)
or Bob Otondo at bob.otondo@msstate.edu (662-325-1961), or visit the MSUSC Web site at
http://centerforstudentactivities88975.orgsync.com/org/msusoaringclub116841.
5. Want to be added to the MSUSC e-mail list? Submit a request to hannigan@ae.msstate.edu.
Revised 9/6/2016
From www.ssa.org/FAST:
Revised 9/6/2016