About Us

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  The Midway Flying Club focuses on providing a safe and affordable environment for pilots and aviation enthusiasts to enjoy flying activities and social interactions. 

The club was recently founded and currently operates a single Cessna C177B Cardinal from the Midway Regional Airport in Midlothian, TX. Other aircraft may be added as membership grows.

We strongly encourage safe operations of the aircraft with quarterly safety meetings and keeping up with aircraft maintenance and upgrades.

The club is run by the members and for the members. We work hard to keep our rates as low as possible as a non-profit organization. We offer:

· Fly according to your schedule. Members may reserve an aircraft for up to 12 consecutive days at a time (including one weekend).

· We limit the ratio of active members per airplane to ensure excellent availability. Often, same day bookings are possible. We use Flight Circle to automatically manage reservations. Up to four reservations are permitted per member with no penalties for cancellations and the ability to reserve as far ahead as you want.

· Easy web-based aircraft scheduling – book a plane from home using the Internet or phone.

· Use of the Mid-Way FBO facilities – office space and computer with internet access for flight planning.  There are comfortable couches and a TV in the main area of the FBO so your passengers can relax while you finish pre-flight planning!

· Access to instructors available to help you maintain your proficiency. However, we are not a flight school: the instructors act as private contractors that you may work with for any instruction you wish to receive.

· We have zero overhead—no staff, no fancy offices, no benefits or retirement accounts to fund—just the actual costs of flying our fleet. As a non-profit organization, we work for our member’s benefit, not the bottom line. All revenue goes back into the airplanes and the club, we charge only what it actually costs to maintain well-equipped and well-maintained aircraft

· Our membership takes good care of our fleet. Since the club is responsible for the maintenance of the aircraft, it is in the interest of each member to take good care of the aircraft to avoid costly repair or renovation. 

· Liability and hull insurance is included in the membership cost.

If you are interested in joining the club or learning more about membership, contact us at info@midwayflyingclub.com .

For less than the monthly cost to rent a hangar, each member’s dues collectively pay for insurance, annuals, hangar, GPS updates, periodic maintenance and more!

Our aircraft hourly rates pay for fuel, oil, hourly maintenance and also include hourly accruals for engine, propeller and avionics reserves. We plan ahead to ensure our aircraft remain ready to fly without costly surprises.

Membership fees

Initiation fee: $250

This initiation fee is the new member’s participation in the expenses of the creation and running of the club. The initiation fee is nonrefundable. 

Deposit: $250 

The deposit is the minimum balance to be carried on the Club member’s account. The deposit will be returned to the Club member upon leaving the Club after deduction of any unpaid balance.

Monthly Dues: $300

The monthly fee includes one hour of aircraft rental; if not used during the month, the amount will be forfeited unless a majority of the Officers of the Club allows it to be carried over (due to weather, aircraft grounding…).

Aircraft fees 

C177B N177TS: $120 per Tach hour

Pilots are personally responsible for all expenses related to the operation of the aircraft beyond fuel and oil (landing fees, ramp fees, tie down fee, aircraft recovery expenses…)