Charges and fees 2026

Entrance fees and subscriptions

Membership Category 2026 Entrance fee (£) 2026 Annual Subs (£)
Full Flying 91.00 655.00
Senior (Midweek only) 91.00 453.00
Under 18 years - 54.00
Under 21 years - 80.00
Under 26 years 31.00 175.00
Social (max. 10 flights in a year as P2) - 104.00
Family Access Facility Fee (non-flying immediate family member of a Flying Member) N/A 8.00
Overseas Member (For an existing Full Flying Member temporarily living abroad, must provide permanent overseas address). Limitations apply. N/A 177.00
Temporary Membership (Daily, limited to a single period of 8 consecutive days in any one year. Must be members of a BGA affiliated or foreign gliding club, with medical evidence. Special reciprocal arrangements apply for members of Southdown and Booker Gliding Clubs) N/A 23.00
Guest Membership (Daily, limited to 4 per Member per year, additional guest memberships at the General Manager’s discretion. Applies to all flights by Member’s guests (family or friends) when flown in a club 2 seater.) N/A 9.00



 

Note 1:  Membership can be paid by instalments after the first year. First year must be paid in full.

Note 2:  Guest membership applies to all flights by Member’s guests (family or friends) when flown by a Member in a Lasham or affiliated club owned 2 seat glider.  The fee will be charged to the member’s account as a daily rate per guest flown.  Indemnity forms must be filled in and handed to the Office prior to flight.  Guest membership fees are not charged when a member flies his/her guests themselves in their privately owned 2 seat glider.

 

Launch charges

2026 (£)
Winch Launch 12.85
Winch Launch (Before 10.00 am) 11.60
Aerotow 1500ft 39.75
Aerotow 2000ft 44.55

 

Flying and soaring charges — club gliders

2026 (£/min) 2026 Max (£)
K13 0.75 112.50
K21 0.80 120.00
Duo Discus 0.85 127.50
Discus 0.80 120.00
Grob 102 0.72 108.00

 

Note 3:  The minimum chargeable time is 6 minutes.

Note 4:  The maximum chargeable time is 2½ hours.

 

'Unlimited' option 

2026 (£)
Unlimited soaring in single seat gliders, per annum 1,065.00
As above to include 9 day single seat glider hire 1,630.00

 

Flying and soaring charges — motor glider

2026 (£)
Falke (Hobbs meter)
(private hire & NPPL training)
2.38 per min
142.80 per hr
Tugs
(private hire and training)
Robins 3.83 per min 230.00 per hr
Pawnee 5.20 per min(e) 312.00 per hr

 

More information on charges and fees 

Check the full 2026 Courses and Prices document for detailed pricing information, including:

  • Glider facility fee
  • Hangarage fee
  • Accommodation (short term) 
  • Caravan site — allocated spaces
  • Members maintenance facility 
  • Advanced training