Membership Fees and Charges

 

Effective May 1, 2026  
   
Initiation Fee  
Applicants younger than 35 years of age
  • Initial payment with application $300. (Fully Refundable if application denied)
  • A second and third payment of $300 is due on the first and second anniversary of membership
 $900
Applicants 35 years of age or older
  • Initial payment with application $600. (Fully Refundable if application denied)
  • A second payment of $600 is due on the first anniversary of membership
  • Family Membership Fee is an additional $75
 $1,200
Membership Dues  
Regular member dues $576.00 per year
Retired member dues $288.00 per year
Life Member

$0.00 per year

SSA Membership is required (billed in September)

Chicagoland Glider Council Member is required (billed in September)

$80.00 per year

$10.00 per year
Aircraft Rental Rates   
Sailplane rental > 75 hours* $36.00 per hour
Sailplane rental < 75 hours* $40.00 per hour
      * No charge for additional flight time over two hours  
Christen Husky $125.00 per tach hour
   
Aerotow Rates  
Hook Up Fee $17.00 per tow
Plus Each Hundred Feet of Tow(Minimum Tow 2000'- $43.00) $1.30 per 100 feet
   
Aerotow Retrieve
  • Off Field Cross Country Tows: Rate equal to cost of one regular tow (2000') plus the hourly rental cost of the tow plane.
  • However, retrieve from Bushby, Joliet, Morris and Ruffatto only incur a charge of one 2,000 foot tow.
  
Field Use    
Fee to base private aircraft at Chicago Glider Club $216 per year