About The Club

The FAA Flying Club at the William J. Hughes Technical Center is organized under New Jersey law as a nonprofit corporation. Membership is available to anyone working at the Technical Center and to FAA employees working elsewhere in the local area. Student pilots are welcome to join, provided they meet the membership criteria. The Club currently has about 25 active members. Club members pay a non-refundable initiation fee of $300, monthly dues of $50, and charges for flying time (as measured on the tachometer). Insurance for both liability and hull damage is provided by the Club. The maximum deductible for which a Club member is responsible is $500. More details about insurance coverage are available from the Operations Officer.


Flight Instruction

Several flight instructors are active in the Club. These instructors can provide training for private and instrument ratings, flight review,instrument proficiency check, and general proficiency. Before flying the airplane, an initial checkout by a Club-approved instructor is required. An annual proficiency check, which can be signed off as the FAA-required flight review, is also required.

Aircraft


The Club owns and operates a Piper Warrior, kept on the FAA ramp at the Atlantic City International Airport (ACY), Pomona, NJ:

1977 Piper Warrior II (PA-28-161) N1449H

The Club's airplane is available for use only by members for their personal use. Commercial activities, such as rentals or charter flights, are not permitted. Aircraft costs are prorated on an hourly basis to reimburse the Flying Club for operating expenses, and do not include any profit. Current hourly usage rates are: Warrior $65, plus fuel purchased by the member.

Maintenance and periodic inspections on the Club airplane is performed by licensed Airframe and Powerplant mechanics under the supervision of the Club maintenance officer. Flight time in the Club airplane must be reserved in advance on our Internet-based scheduling system. Overnight reservations (up to one week in summer, two weeks the rest of the year) are permitted, provided that the plane is flown an average of two hours daily.