Club Facility Fee:
EUR 260 per flying pilot per week.
All pilots, whether they are hiring our gliders or flying their own glider, are required to pay a Club Facility fee that covers the use of the club house, swimming pool, airfield infrastructure, preparation of the facility, met forecasts, Oxygen refills, WiFi, trailers, the provision of help washing gliders each morning, retrieve crews and all the other jobs that need to be done to make the facility work and to keep it functioning
Soaring Society of South Africa Affiliation and Glider Pilot Licence Validation Fee -- SAR 395 (or at current exchange rates EUR 42 ) per pilot once for the season.
Soaring Society affiliation and validation of the visiting pilots GPL is a statutory requirement for glider pilots to fly in South Africa.
Glider Hire Fees:
| Glider | Weekly Hire Rate - Euros |
| LS4 | EUR 900 |
| Discus B | EUR 950 |
| LS7wl | EUR 950 |
| LS6c 15/18 | EUR 1050 |
| Ventus B 15/16.7 | EUR 1050 |
| ASW 27 | EUR 1050 |
| Nimbus 3 | EUR 1050 |
| Ash 26 | EUR 1050 |
| Ventus 2xt | EUR 1250 | Ash 25 | EUR 1400 |
During the high season, November through to February, gliders are normally hired by the week Sunday to Saturday. On an occasional basis more flexible arrangements can be made. All Soaring Safaris gliders are equipped with parachute, basic instruments, electric vario, final glide computer, GPS system including an IGC approved flight recorder, Flarm, a map of the area and oxygen. The minimum requirement for flying the 15m class gliders is that the pilot should have flown the glider type and have cross country experience. Pilots wanting to fly the Open Class gliders or turbos should be familiar with the glider they want to fly. If we are uncertain of an individual pilot's ability to handle the conditions or the glider, we reserve the right to fly a dual check before allowing the pilot to fly solo, and may, in the interests of safety, place some restrictions on the pilot.
We suggest that if you are above average build, that you check that you can comfortably fit into the cockpit of a similar glider to the one you have selected to fly before you finalise the booking.
We will have 6 additional gliders in the container this season, four Ventus 2’s, a Ventus CT and a JS1 Revelation. The experience and currency requirements to fly these gliders is not the same as those required by Soaring Safaris and will be handled on an individual basis with the owners.
Private Owners Hangarage or Shade NettingFees:
This fee will be charged to pilots who are flying their own gliders and want to use the shade netting hangars or any other hangarage that might be available during the period they are flying the glider. The shade netting will protect the glider from hail and mitigates the effect of heavy rain. There are watering points for each glider under the shade netting so that all pre-flight preparation can be completed in the comfort of the shade. The cost of shade netting parking is EUR 90 per week for 15m wingspan glider and EUR 120 per week for an Open or 18m class glider. Private owners use these facilities entirely at their own risk and Soaring Safaris accept no liability for any damage howsoever caused.
