Rochester Airfield, Kent, United Kingdom
Membership eligibility is based on a broad definition of civil and public service
MEMBERSHIP & FLYING RATES in 2024.
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CSFC "Gold" membership
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£600 a year (may be paid at £50 a month for a full 12 months). "Gold" members commit to a full year in the scheme, with renewals also being for a full year.
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PPL "Gold" flying costs £169.20 per Tacho hour incl VAT.
(A "tacho hour" is measured by the engine rev counter or tachometer.)
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PILOT TRAINING is conducted by our hosts at Rochester - Skytrek Flying School - but lessons may be taken in our C-172 aircraft as shown opposite. It's a 4-seater so its extra size and seat adjustments mean that many may find it more comfortable than the 2-seaters often used for training. Furthermore, as it's the aircraft you will fly with us when you have your licence, overall it can be a more effective learning platform (than a 2-seat C-152).
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Student "Gold" lessons (in our CSFC aircraft) cost £168.00 incl VAT.
N.B. (i) Student flying is from brakes off to brakes on
N.B. (ii) In addition to the flying rate (aircraft hire) there is a fee payable to Skytrek to cover the instructor plus the administration of the training. This is currently £60 per brakes off/on hour and includes VAT.
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Therefore the total student "Gold" cost per brakes off/on hour = £228.00 incl VAT.
Alternatively you may choose to learn direct with Skytrek (rather than via CSFC) using their fleet of C-152s. You should check with them, but at the time of writing their training rate in a C-152 was £250 fully inclusive per brakes off/on hour. They have several such aircraft (plus another C-172). So learning in our C-172 is currently MUCH!! cheaper than going direct to Skytrek and using their C-152s. Choosing G-WACW via our Gold scheme is a no-brainer!
Gold Scheme Information and Rules
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