Membership Info
CANADIAN ROCKIES SOARING CLUB
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The Canadian Rockies Soaring Club is a long-standing gliding club operating in tandem with the Invermere Soaring Centre. All students learning to fly are required to register with the Club and rent time on the club glider commensurate to how much flying one would like to do.
The K-13 is available to rent for visiting pilots after an area check flight! Take your friends or fly with a buddy — the adventures only end when the lift does.
If you are the owner of a glider and wish to change your club to the Canadian Rockies Soaring Club, please fill out our registration form.
ESTIMATED COSTS TO LICENCE
The intent of a glider licence here in Invermere is to soar — using mountain thermals to stay aloft for many hours. The costs below are a basic start-to-finish of upper-air work and circuits only. Soaring flights with an instructor are available on good-weather afternoons, and that is where the real learning happens. Once solo, you are encouraged to soar and stay up for many hours; as you fly longer flights, your cost per hour effectively decreases while your skills increase.
Some people need more training, some need less. A good rule of thumb: the more you are able to fly, the more you will progress — you won't have to repeat or re-learn exercises.
| Club membership | $400 / Year |
| Soaring Association of Canada fee (insurance requirement) | $80 / Year |
| Training glider rental | $60 / hour $600 / year (unlimited) |
| Tows to 3000 ft (20 × $100) | $2,000 |
| Tows to 2500 ft (15 × $85) | $1,275 |
| Solo flights (licensing requirement, 20 × $100) | $2,000 |
| Instructor (12 hrs × $60) | $720 |
| Books, online courses, fees | $250 |
| Total cost | $7,325 + GST* |
Ready to start training? Contact us for more information and to schedule your first flight.
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Invermere Soaring Centre and the Canadian Rockies Soaring Club operate a non-punitive Safety Management System (SMS). Spotted a hazard, or need to report an incident or accident? Let our Safety Officer know — every report helps us proactively prevent future occurrences.
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