How to become a member of the Flying 20 Club

1. Complete a Flying 20 Club Membership Application and submit it to the membership chairman along with the non-refundable application fee of $50. The membership chairman's contact information is listed on the Club Officers page of this website.

   NOTE: For times when there are no immediate openings for membership, upon receipt of your application and fee, the membership chairman will assign you the next open position on the waiting list. When your position on the waiting list is called you will be contacted by the membership chairman at which time you will have the opportunity to update your application as necessary.

   
   
2. Your completed application will be reviewed by the membership chairman and then presented to the Executive Board for it's consideration and vote. Copies of the following documents must accompany your application:
   1. The front and back sides of a valid United States pilot certificate.
   2. The front and back sides of a valid driver's license.
   3. FAA medical certificate, if current.
   4. Your most recent BFR or equivalent log book endorsement.
   
   
3. If the Board approves your application for membership, your payment of a non-refundable $2,000 initiation fee and $200 background check fee should be provided to the treasurer. If desired, the initiation fee can be made in two $1000 installments. The first installment is due prior to commencing any club check rides, and the second installment (if applicable) will be billed in the invoices for your second month of membership.
   
   
4. After the club's receipt of the initiation fee as outlined in paragraph 3, you may schedule your club check-out with one of the approved CFI's.
   
   
5. New members are required to satisfactorily complete a check-out in each of the club aircraft they wish to fly with a club-approved CFI. At the discretion of the CFI, a ground-based review of the differences of the second Archer may be completed in lieu of an additional check flight.
   
   

   The Dakota requires a high performance endorsement and a check ride with a club-approved CFI.

   
   The checkout endorsement for each airplane shall read as follows:

   This is to certify that I have given and that [insert the member’s name] holder of certificate [insert the member’s certificate number]
   has satisfactorily completed a Flying 20 Club, Inc. Pilot Proficiency Flight Check Ride,
   in aircraft number [insert aircraft tail number] on [insert date of flight]
   [insert Certified Flight Instructor’s signature]
   [insert Certified Flight Instructor’s certificate number]
   [insert Certified Flight Instructor’s certificate expiration date].
   

   
   

   The endorsement for a review of the differences of the second Archer shall read as follows:

   This is to certify that I have given and that [insert the member’s name] holder of certificate [insert the member’s certificate number]
   has satisfactorily completed a review of the differences
   of aircraft number [insert aircraft tail number] on [insert date of the review]
   [insert Certified Flight Instructor’s signature]
   [insert Certified Flight Instructor’s certificate number]
   [insert Certified Flight Instructor’s certificate expiration date].
   

   
   
6. All expenses associated with the check ride are your sole responsibility, including CFI fees and the cost of the airplane at the club's current hourly rate.
   
   
7. The content of the airplane checkout is the responsibility of the individual CFI. Generally, the standards required will exceed those for Private Pilot certification with an emphasis on safety and landing proficiency. If your biennial flight review is not current, a BFR may be completed with a club-approved flight instructor as part of the club checkout.
   
   
8. After each club checkout is completed, provide a copy of the log book endorsement to the membership chairman. For each approved airplane, you will be provided with scheduling rights in Schedule Master, the club's on-line scheduling system, subject to the scheduling rules described in the Bylaws.
   
   
9. Finally, upon becoming an active member of the club, you will be given keys to all of the club's aircraft. Note that although you will receive keys to all of the airplanes, you may only fly those airplanes for which you have been checked out by a club-approved CFI.