The club currently has multiple aircraft available for use by club members. Our Cessnas 172s are available to all members including Student Pilots, while our Piper Cherokee Warrior, Piper Arrow, and Diamond are available to Private Pilots and above following a checkout.
Reservations are made through FlightCircle. This page offers an overview of the fleet, including rental rates and checkout requirements, while more specific details on each airplane can be found on their individual webpages.
Hourly rates include fuel (“wet”) and are based on tach time, described below.
The mid-week discount rate is applicable to same-day flights on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, or Thursdays.
The checkout rate is applicable to required checkout flights with a Club instructor.
A reduced daily minimum tach-hours required for multi-day trips is available for the DA40, PA28, and PA28R – see club rules for full details.
1977 Cessna 152 N49039
- Normal Rate (ACH): $135/tach hour
- Mid-Week Discount Rate (ACH): $130/tach hour
- Checkout Rate (ACH): $120/tach hour
- Specs: GNS 430, A-DSB Out
- Requirements: Checkout with Club instructor
2005 Diamond DA40 N22QT
- Normal Rate (ACH): $190/tach hour
- Mid-Week Discount Rate (ACH): $175/tach hour
- Checkout Rate (ACH): $160/tach hour
- Specs: 180hp, G1000, KAP140 Autopilot, A-DSB In/Out, four-place intercom
- Requirements: Private Pilot; checkout with Club instructor
1980 Cessna 172N Superhawk N6605D
- Normal Rate (ACH): $150/tach hour
- Mid-Week Discount Rate (ACH): $140/tach hour
- Specs: 180hp, IFR, KTN650, KX155, GFC500, Engine Analyzer, A-DSB Out, four-place intercom
- Requirements: Checkout with Club instructor
1978 Cessna 172N Skyhawk N739UL
- Normal Rate (ACH): $150/tach hour
- Mid-Week Discount Rate (ACH): $140/tach hour
- Specs: 160hp, tuned exhaust, IFR, dual VOR, GNS 430W, A-DSB Out, four-place intercom
- Requirements: Checkout with Club instructor
1981 Cessna 172P Skyhawk N52789
- Normal Rate (ACH): $150/tach hour
- Mid-Week Discount Rate (ACH): $140/tach hour
- Specs: 160hp, IFR, dual VOR, GNX375, A-DSB In/Out, four-place intercom
- Requirements: Checkout with Club instructor
1977 Cessna 172N Skyhawk N734BN
- Normal Rate (ACH): $160/tach hour
- Mid-Week Discount Rate (ACH): $150/tach hour
- Specs: 180hp, IFR, GTN750, GNC255, STEC Autopilot, A-DSB In/Out, four-place intercom
- Requirements: Checkout with Club instructor
1982 Piper Cherokee Warrior II N8312H P28A
- Normal Rate (ACH): $160/tach hour
- Mid-Week Discount Rate (ACH): $150/tach hour
- Specs: 180hp, engine analyzer, IFR, dual VOR, GPS (Avidyne 540 IFD). Dual Garmin G5, GFC 500 Autopilot, A-DSB Out, four-place intercom
- Useful load: 876.97 lbs; Payload with full fuel: 588.97 lbs
- Requirements: Private Pilot; checkout with Club instructor
1967 Piper Arrow I N747JS PA-28R-180
- Normal Rate (ACH): $175/tach hour
- Mid-Week Discount Rate (ACH): $160/tach hour
- Checkout Rate (ACH): $135/tach hour
- Specs:180hp, IFR, Garmin 430W, STEC30 Autopilot, Engine Analyzer, A-DSB Out, four-place intercom
- Useful load: 910.50 lbs; Payload with full fuel: 622.50 lbs
- Requirements: Private Pilot; 150+ hours flying time; checkout with Club instructor; 25 hours of single engine retract time including 5 in make/model OR 10 hours of dual instruction in make/model including 15 takeoffs and landings
Calculating Rates: Basic Info and Rules of Thumb
Hourly time is measured either by a Hobbs meter (a timer which starts when the engine does, runs at a steady rate, and stops when the engine shuts down) or by a tach meter (“tach time”). The tach meter runs at a rate slower than clock time when the engine is at less than cruise RPM (e.g. in descent, taxiing), meaning less time on the meter and less cost to you. Our planes use tach meters.
Hobbs time = Tach time x 1.3
Tach time = Hobbs time x 0.77
For example, a 1 hour and 20 minute (1.3 hour) flight in N6605D would cost 1 hour (Tach) at $150 (fuel included). A flight of equal duration in a wet 172 @ $150/hr (Hobbs) would cost $150 * 1.3 = $195 (fuel included).
Some other reasons we use a tach rate:
- No rush on the ground while idling
- Better fuel economy / less wear and tear when not flying at max power
- Accounting accuracy/fairness – 100 hour inspections, TBOs, etc are all based on tach time.
Reasons to use wet instead of dry:
- Fairness – “the last guy didn’t fill it up all the way”
- We don’t require a a refueling after shorter flights