Two salient features of the club I'm in that I appreciate:

- no hourly minimum per day. (makes real trips in the aircraft
feasible, and they would not otherwise be!)
- insurance that puts all members as named insured; this is a better
deal than renters insurance.

The rental rates are also some of the lowest on the field, though there
is another field nearby with FBOs with significantly lower (15% or
more) wet rates. However, I'd need insurance there and their 3/hr day
minimums make travel impossible.

The club has a a 152, a several 172s, a 182, 172RG, Warrior, a couple
of Archers, an Arrow, a Bonanza, and a Duchess. I guess that makes it a
medium/large club?

-- dave j

Andy wrote:
What do you look for in a flying club? I am currently an officer in
a
flying club and we are having trouble recruiting new members. What
would make you want to join a club?

I feel that our prices are the main deterrent. Students (this is a
school club) pay $60/hr for a C172 (dry), alumi pay $70, and all
others
pay $80. This is for a 1998 in good condition. The instructors
usually give club members a reduced price (around $20/hr). The
current
club members will also loan out all training materials to further
reduce the cost.

Our only current activites are tower tours and fly-with-me weekends.
We are in the planning stages for $100 hamburger runs with potential
members.

We are starting to look into purchasing a smaller plane
(152/Warrior?)
to further reduce the costs. Has this approach worked well for other
clubs?

What other suggestions can you come up with?