CISS Initiation Fees Will Go Up Next Season

The CISS initiation fee for new family or adult memberships will go up to $500 (from $400). For student memberships, the fee will go to $200 (from $100). The new rate will be effective on April 1, 2006. This is a great deal; CISS is a healthy flying club with about 65 active members, four club-owned sailplanes, and two tow planes - not counting the sailplanes owned privately by our members (a dozen or more). Glider skills -- stick and rudder, pilotage, judgment and airmanship, among others -- translate directly to airplane skills if you decide to transition later. If you are already a licensed pilot, adding a glider rating is fun and easy, and you don't need a medical certificate. If you are thinking of learning to fly, why not join before the rates go up?