Flying club

A flying club or aero club is a not-for-profit, member-run organization that provides its members with affordable access to aircraft.

[1][2] Many clubs also provide flight training, flight planning facilities, pilot supplies and associated services, as well as organizing social functions, fly-ins and fly-outs to other airports and so forth.

[citation needed] Most flying clubs own and rent small general aviation aircraft.

[citation needed] In Canada, however, the clubs can be fairly large non-profit operations, some dating back to the 1920s and operating at large airports as well as small.

Canadian flying clubs often serve as fixed-base operators at their airports as well as flight schools and aircraft renters.