STICK & RUDDER CLUB Information

The Stick & Rudder club offers its members some amazing benefits, which have helped make it one of the premier flying clubs in the mid-west. Here are just a few considerations: COST We like to think of it as a return on your investment (ROI). We strive to keep dues and flying rates low as compared to for-profit clubs and FBOs. Do your research, you will find our flying and instructor rates are the best in our market area. INSURANCE We maintain the best insurance policy of any club or FBO in the area. Stick and Rudder Flying Club members are all named insureds on our $1 million liability insurance policy with no sub-limits. Be careful when researching this at other clubs and FBOs. They are insured for their aircraft, but chances are you are not insured in their aircraft. To protect yourself financially, you will need renter's insurance http://www.aopaia.com/ . This will cost approximately $1,200 to $1,700 a year to cover the hull value of the aircraft you fly. If you fly 50 hours a year, it would add $30 an hour to your flying rate. This extra coverage is not required at Stick and Rudder. SAFETY is extremely important to us at Stick and Rudder. Our airplanes are maintained by our own FAA certified Airframe and Powerplant mechanic in our own facility. We comply with all ADs, do 100-hour inspections, and comply with all optional FAA service bulletins. Part time line personal are on staff to do pre-heating, de-icing, and to assist members with other chores. INSTRUCTORS Our full and part-time flight instructors are the best of the best. You will not find a staff of flight instructors with more experience or expertise at any other flying club or FBO in the area; in fact, one of our instructors has over 24,000 hours. Our instructors at Stick and Rudder instruct because they love flying and instructing; they are not young college students with little flying experience here to build flying time toward a career in aviation. As you shop around at other training facilities, be sure to check out the experience and ...