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Old December 13th 19, 05:54 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Eric Greenwell[_4_]
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Default Season Passes available from Soaring NV in Minden

John Foster wrote on 12/12/2019 10:43 PM:
Reservations can be made via ◦ Reservations can be
made via phone: 775-782-9595 ◦ Reservations can be rescheduled with
sufficient advance notice • VIP Annual Tow Pass holders enjoy the following
benefits at no additional cost: ◦ Unlimited tows ◦ Unlimited oxygen fills ◦
Unlimited land out retrievals ◦ Line service ◦ Wave Camp tickets We aim to
make your gliding experience as smooth and enjoyable as possible, and
encourage any feedback. We’re here to help you soar, and we’re happiest when
you’re soaring stress-free.

Wow! You guys are expensive. $50 before you even get off the ground.

The club I fly at charges $25 for the first 1000ft , and $1 for every 100ft
above that. So a 3000ft tow would cost you $45. You need to get your name on
the calendar for the day, but the "reservation" is free.


Clubs generally cost less in dollars and more in personal time. Soaring NV sounds
like a good deal for pilots that don't have lots of spare time, or live too far
from one to use a club. I use to be part owner of a club's towplane, and it was an
expensive, time-consuming effort to keep it ready, to dig up the tow pilots to fly
it, and have enough members to keep the tow costs reasonable.

You are fortunate to live where you can easily get low cost tows, but don't knock
the Minden operation without a better understanding of the situation there.

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