Rockcliffe Flying Club Membership
The Rockcliffe Flying Club has been operating in the National Capital region since 1954. Its current form was created in 1961 with the following objectives among others (extract from the charter):
- to acquire, hold operate and maintain all manner of aircraft;
- to promote flying and aviation in general and to teach and train persons in the art and science of flying and navigating and operating all manner of aircraft;
- to promote race meetings, speed and trial tests and other exhibitions of aircraft;
- to establish, maintain and conduct (...) any organization formed for the purpose of advancing the study and practice of flying ,aeronautics and aviation in general.
In this tradition, the Rockcliffe Flying Club encourages its members to develop their piloting skills through training, seminars, aviation activities, and of course "hangar flying" and other social activities.
There are four general types of membership:
- Student Membership
- Flying Membership
- Sustaining Membership, and
- Social Membership.
Here are the details on these membership types and the associated privileges.
| Membership Type | How to qualify | Privileges |
| Student Member | Recreational or Private Pilot students | Access to all the services and seminars. Access to use airport facilities. |
| Flying Member | Flying members are pilots qualified to fly, and are approved by the Board for membership. | Access to all the services and seminars. Access to use airport facilities. |
| Sustaining Member | Sustaining members have been members for over a year, have either paid double the membership fee or volunteered for at least 18 hours in the past year. | In addition to the privileges of a Flying member, Sustaining members have the right to vote at the Annual General Meeting and can serve on the Board of Directors. |
| Social Member | Any person who pays the yearly social membership fee and is approved by the Board. | Social members may participate in social activities and seminars. Access to use airport facilities in non-flying capacity. |