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How To Join The Texins Flying Club

There are several good ways to join the flying club.

Your first point of contact should be our Membership Officer or President (see Flying Club Officers). If you can't reach either of them call any officer (we love to talk about flying). We will then see that you receive an introductory packet and membership application.
You can also download a New Member Application Packet in pdf format directly from our website that you can fill out and mail in along with your initiation fee (see below).
The Prefered third way ( requested by many), is to fill out the New Member Application Form online and submit it electronically. You must read and agree to comply with the Member Financial Agreement. Once your New Member Application and Payment have been processed, you will be notified and a club number will be assigned and instructions as to how to log into the website.

You can always attend one of our board or membership meetings. We hold these monthly and guests are always welcome. Membership meetings are held on the second Saturday of each month. The meeting is at 9:30 AM.

The way most new members join is during the private pilot ground school. We hold these twice a year (spring & fall) and offer it free to students who join the club. You will want to be a club member if you plan on taking flight instruction concurrent with your ground instruction (assuming you wish to use TFC aircraft and instructors for your flight instruction). We widely advertise the ground school and the first night is informational to help determine if flying is for you.

Here are the details about joining the Texins Flying Club:

Complete the membership application.
Attach a check (or pay online when available), payable to Texins Flying Club, in the following amount:

$180 for a regular member
$90 if someone in your immediate family is already a member of the Texins Flying Club

Send your application to Texins Flying Club, P.O. Box 831311, Richardson, TX 75083-1311 to the Membership VP (use Officer link at top of this page) or send the application electronically using the form provided.
After your application is processed you will be assigned a club membership number. Your membership number will be communicated to you through email or through a phone call. Write your club membership number down and be sure to affix your number on all correspondence with the Texins Flying Club.
Contact the club’s chief flight instructor and he will assign you an instructor.
Around the middle of each month you will receive a statement from the club for all airplane rental and instructor charges you incurred for the previous month. This statement will also include charges for the next month’s dues, which are currently $45 per month, or $22.50 if someone in your immediate family is already a member of the Texins Flying Club. Your very first bill will also include a charge for the prorated dues for the month in which you joined. Make sure you pay the statement in full each month and always write your TFC membership number in the memo section on your check.
If you decide to quit the club then you must provide written notification in order to stop accumulation of monthly dues. If you quit and decide to rejoin at a later time, you will have to pay the initiation fee. This requirement is meant to discourage people from quitting the club when the weather turns bad and then rejoining when the weather turns good again. Under some circumstances the second initiation fee can be waived by petitioning the TFC board. One instance where the fee may be waived is if business moved you away from the Dallas area then brought you back at a later time.