Peninsula Aero Club

Your Committee has appointed Bryn Campbell, a member of P.A.C.,  to undertake an independent review of pricing principles and current fees charged for services and products offered by the Club.  He will complete an initial review and report the results and recommendations back to the Committee for their consideration.  As part of the process, we invite you to provide your views for inclusion in the review.

Background

P.A.C. offers a range of services and products and for each a price is charged to members and non-members to generate sufficient revenue to operate the Club.  A modest surplus is planned each year that protects the Club against future adverse financial results and builds a small reserve to improve our facilities.

For most of our members, services and products include annual membership, aircraft hire, instructor training, licence renewals, merchandise and bar sales.  For members who own their own aircraft located on or adjacent to the field, additional fees are charged for airfield maintenance, commercial access, fuel and hangar accommodation.

Our fees, for the most part, are based on costs plus a small margin to generate the surplus mentioned.  Our key pricing principle is that users only pay for the services they use.

Your comments please

We invite you to comment upon the Club's pricing policies and fees.  Your comments are sought in free form and can be emailed or posted to Bryn Campbell at    This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it     Alternatively, they can be given to the Club reception or sent to Bryn Campbell, C/- Peninsula Aero Club, Stuart Road, Tyabb  Vic  3913.           As a guide, you may like to comment upon any of the following topics:

• Life Membership  -  equivalent to 20 times annual membership paid in one lump sum.

• Existing fee price for membership, instruction, aircraft hire, simulator hire, fuel, airfield maintenance and hangarage.

• Fee or donation for private visiting aircraft landing fee or overnight stay.

• Seniors discount or discount for other sectors of the community.

• Incentive for instruction or aircraft hire on a stand-by basis or off peak period, or at times when utilisation is low.

• Incentive for high block times aircraft hire; say in excess of 10 hours.

• Fee levied on adjacent commercial businesses that depend upon the airfield for their viability.

• Reward and acknowledgement for long term serving members; say in excess of 40 years.

• Fee premium for advanced pilot training such as CIFR and twin endorsement.

• Student discount.

• Airfield maintenance fee and allowance for members owning multiple aircraft

• Bar sales, social and dinner fees.
  

Your comments are not limited to the above topics and we invite you to provide your views on any other matters relative to Club revenues, the principles of price setting, current fee levels and the long term financial stability of the Club.

Confidentiality

All comments will be received into the themes they represent.  No specific comments or findings will be reported from any individual member.  Your comments will be held in strict confidence and will not be revealed to anybody other than the team conducting the review.  Upon conclusion of this review, all responses will be destroyed.

Thank you

In anticipation of receiving a response from you, we thank you for your time and effort.  Consultation is part of good governance and we aim to consider all views and comments received from our members.  The closing date for sending your response is 15th September 2009

The P.A.C. Committee of Management