Directions to our Club

The El Paso Soaring Society is located at Horizon Airport, on the far east side of El Paso, Texas.

Arriving by car:

From Texas Loop 375 exit #42A: drive eastbound on Pellicano Drive for 1 mile to Aviation Way, turn right, and follow the signs to Horizon Airport, and to the El Paso Soaring Society.

Arriving by airplane:

Horizon Airport is open to the public.

Hours of Operation

The El Paso Soaring Society normally operates on Saturday and Sunday afternoons, or at any time enough club members coordinate their schedules.

Club Aircraft

The El Paso Soaring Society owns its own tow plane, a 290 hp CallAir A-9 Quail, and three gliders: (1) Schweizer 2-33, (1) Grob 103, and (1) Grob 102.

Call Air A-9 Quail

Schweizer 2-33

Grob 103

Grob 102

Club Costs

The El Paso Soaring Society is currently accepting new club members.

If you are considering joining our club, you may choose to have a demonstration flight for $75.  If you choose to join our club within 30 days of your demonstration flight, we will reduce your initiation fee by $75.

A one-time initiation fee of $399 is due upon joining the El Paso Soaring Society.  Minors are eligible for a deferment of the initial fee.  This fee is all-inclusive, and provides club members with the following benefits:

• Access to club facilities and equipment

• Membership to the Soaring Society of America

• Training Manuals

• Pilot Logbooks

• Flight Instruction with our club's Flight Instructors

• Flight Examinations with our club's Designated Pilot Examiner

All Club Members pay $50/month dues, which cover all non-flight related costs.

Our gliders rent at 30 minute increments; with a maximum of a 2 hour charge per flight at the following rates:

• Schweizer 2-33: $10/hour

• Grob 102 and 103: $15/hour

Our towplane charge is a $5 hookup fee per tow, plus $1 per 100 feet towed.  Therefore, a tow to 2,000 feet AGL would cost $25.  Aero retrieves from other airports are charged at $150/hour, round trip from Horizon Airport.

We do not charge for flight instruction, but soaring is a group activity, and we request that all club members participate.  Each student learns at their own pace, and the time and expense needed to solo a glider and earn a pilot's certificate may vary significantly from one student to the next.  The following estimates should be considered the minimum charges:

• For new members with no previous pilot experience:

             30 flights to solo a glider: $1,050.

             25 additional flights to earn a private pilot's certificate: $875.

• For new members that already hold a pilot's certificate for an airplane, and are current in airplanes:

             10 flights to solo a glider: $350.

             15 additional flights to add a glider rating to a private pilot's certificate: $525, or

             25 additional flights to add a glider rating to a commercial pilot's certificate: $875.