To join the Congressional Flying Club, please read the instructions below and then contact
contact.cfc@cfcmss.org to submit the application and required information.
Documentation
Process to Join
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Fill out the CFC application (link above) and bring it to a meeting. Hand it in to the meeting leader or the club president.
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The CFC board will review and approve/disapprove your flying club application. They meet on the first Tuesday of every month (but often have impromptu meetings in between).
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If the CFC board approves your application:
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Establish your flying account and pay the non-refundable non-equity initiation fee. Total first payment is minimum of $883, which includes:
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$700 for your non-refundable non-equity initiation fee.
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Establish your account with a minimum balance of $120.
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Add to your account the first month's dues of $63 (dues are automatically deducted monthly from your account).
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Add additional funds - in order to fly, you must establish a higher account balance than the $120 minimum in 4b above.
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Bring a copy of your medical and your pilots license and give it to the current personnel officer. For student pilots without a medical, please contact a club CFI and have them confirm that they will instruct you through our club.
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Request access to aircraftclubs.com from the current personnel officer, as this is the means to schedule airplanes. You can send this person an email upon your acceptance and he/she will confirm that the club has received your initial funds. On aircraftclubs.com, you can access the below mentioned forms and schedule airplanes.
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Schedule an airplane checkout with one of our club instructors.
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Obtain an Aircraft Questionnaire, fill it out using the POH from one of the 172s, have a club instructor review it at your checkout and then turn it in to the personnel officer.
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Obtain a Club Checkout Form - a checklist of things that you will need orientation on before use (airplanes, hangar, pre-heat, oil, fuel, cfc trailer, etc). Have a club instructor help you complete this and then turn it into the current personnel officer.
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Attend 15 meetings within the first 6 months. This is a probationary period requirement only. After these 15 meetings, there is no minimum requirement for meeting attendance.
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Complete 10 work hours for the club within 6 months. This is a probationary requirement. Each member is required to perform 20 hrs per year. However, under the probation, you must have half done by your 6 month date. There are plenty of opportunities for work hours.
Note: You are on a probationary period for 6 months. This means that at any time you can cancel and get 1/2 of your $700 initiation fee back, along with any unused funds on account. It also means the club can remove you for any reason and return 1/2 of your $700 initiation fee, along with any unused funds on account. After 6 months, the $700 initiation fee is non-refundable.
For updated information regarding CFC rates, dues and
membership, please contact contact.cfc@cfcmss.org.
For updated information regarding MSS rates, dues and
membership, please contact contact.mss@cfcmss.org.