Joining & Rates

The Oregon State Flying Club is a nonprofit organization committed to providing safe and inexpensive flying.

Membership Eligibility for OSFC, Inc.

Membership Eligibility in the Oregon State Flying Club falls into to one of three categories.

• Category 1 is Current students (as defined in the OSFC Board Resolutions) of Oregon State University, Linn-Benton Community College, or Linn-Benton county high schools.
• Category 2 is staff, faculty, retired employees, and alumni of Oregon State University and Linn-Benton Community College; spouses, domestic partners, parents and children of the aforementioned.
• Category 3 is anyone not meeting Category 1 or 2 criteria.

How to Join

To join, fill out the Member Application then schedule a time to meet with board member Bob Parrott to go over how the Club works, Club rules and to complete the necessary paperwork.

What to bring to the meeting:

• Proof-of-eligibility (class schedule, transcripts, staff ID, etc.)
• Drivers License
• Check or credit card for joining costs (outlined below)
• FAA Certificates & Medical (if you are a current pilot)

Joining Costs: initation fee plus first month's dues.

• Initiation fees: catagories outlined above
• Category 1: $250
• Category 2: $500
• Category 3: $1000
• $44 for first month's dues

Monthly Membership Dues

As a member there are monthly membership dues of $44 that cover fixed costs like insurance. If you do not plan on flying for a three month period or more during membership, this can be reduced to $20 per month by becoming an inactive member.

Club Aircraft

The Club currently owns three aircraft based at Corvallis Airport that are rented at operational cost.

• 1976 Cessna 172M, 4 seat - instrument equipped
• 1997 Cessna 172R Turbo Diesel, 4 seat - instrument equipped
• 2005 Cessna 172SP, 4 seat - instrument equipped with G1000 glass panel

Club Aircraft Hourly (Hobbs) Rates

The rates below are wet including fuel up to $5/gallon.

• Cessna 172M: $130/hr
• Cessna 172R: $150/hr
• Cessna 172SP: $165/hr

If fuel at the Corvallis airport exceeds $5/gallon, then a fuel surcharge is added equal to the fuel price minus $5/gallon times the following fuel flows. For example, if avgas at Corvallis is $7/gallon, the Cessna 172M hourly rate would be calculated as: $130/hr + ($7/gal - $5/gal) * 6 gal/hr = $142/hr.

• Cessna 172M: 6 gal/hr
• Cessna 172R: 5 gal/hr
• Cessna 172SP: 7.5 gal/hr

Flight Instruction

As a member you can receive instruction in OSFC aircraft from the Club's approved flight instructors.