Season Passes available from Soaring NV in Minden

On Thursday, December 12, 2019 at 5:30:14 PM UTC-7, wrote:
https://soaringnv.com/

You can pay for tows on a per-tow basis, which will be billed on a per-minute basis, or you can purchase a VIP Season Tow Pass. Here are the details for both options:
Paying on a Per-Tow Basis
• Glider pilots are responsible for having their glider at the staging area, and for the hook-up and launch of their glider, unless line help is requested (see below). • A tow reservation is required ◦ A reservations will cost $25 ▪ Reservation is non-refundable ▪ Reservation cost DOES count toward the final cost of the tow ◦ Reservations can be made via e-mail: ◦ Reservations can be made via phone: 775-782-9595 ◦ Reservations can be rescheduled with sufficient advance notice • Line help can be requested, for an additional cost of $25. ◦ Please specify if you do or don’t want line help when you make your tow reservation. ◦ Line help covers transport of glider to the staging area for launch and from the staging area upon return, hook up, launch, and other staging activities. • Tows will be billed at a cost of $7.40 per minute ◦ Time starts when the tow plane and glider start rolling. ◦ Time stops as soon as the tow plane touch down for landing.
VIP Annual Tow Pass
• The VIP Annual Tow Pass is $4200 for the entire year. ◦ The pass can be purchased at any point during the year. ◦ If the pass is purchased in advance, during the months of November and December, for the coming year, the price will be discounted to $3750. • A tow reservation is required ◦ Season pass holders DO NOT pay a reservation fee
◦ Reservations can be made via e-mail: ◦ 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.

I will be passing, and predict Air Sailing will be getting some new business.

As one of the pioneers of soaring out of Minden, it saddens me to see what has happened to one of the premier soaring sites of the world.

Do the math. Doesn't look unreasonable to me. Remember, reservation fee goes toward cost of tow. We pay $50 for 2000 feet(non club).And that's east coast, flat land, no scenery. I wish I lived in NV! I'd jump on the season ticket deal. All those services included. Great for the crewless!

Does the tow reservation specify a time or just that the pilot wants to
fly that day?Â* I recall at Driggs having to make a reservation during a
30 minute block of the day and, of course, the best blocks were used by
their tourist ride operation.Â* But the reservation was free.

On 12/13/2019 4:02 AM, wrote:
I will be passing, and predict Air Sailing will be getting some new business.

As one of the pioneers of soaring out of Minden, it saddens me to see what has happened to one of the premier soaring sites of the world.

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Dan, 5J

John Foster wrote on 12/12/2019 10:43 PM:
Reservations can be made via â—¦ Reservations can be
made via phone: 775-782-9595 â—¦ Reservations can be rescheduled with
sufficient advance notice • VIP Annual Tow Pass holders enjoy the following
benefits at no additional cost: â—¦ Unlimited tows â—¦ Unlimited oxygen fills â—¦
Unlimited land out retrievals â—¦ Line service â—¦ 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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Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA (change ".netto" to ".us" to email me)
- "A Guide to Self-Launching Sailplane Operation"
https://sites.google.com/site/motorg...ad-the-guide-1

agreed very expensive. my club (sunflower) charges $10 for every 1k. really cheap but makes that look really expensive.

Colten are you going to fly in the 1-26 championships this coming summer at Sunflower? It would be a great experience and you have some good coaching you can get from Tony, although he is used to flying that higher performance bird (cherokee) lol.
Dan

On Saturday, December 14, 2019 at 11:28:09 AM UTC-5, wrote:
Colten are you going to fly in the 1-26 championships this coming summer at Sunflower? It would be a great experience and you have some good coaching you can get from Tony, although he is used to flying that higher performance bird (cherokee) lol.
Dan

Colton, you fly and Eileen and I will pay for all your tows. Bob