I'm club president, training coordinator, lead instructor, and currently the only Intro Pilot (although two other club members have expressed interest).

While we don't have any formal club rules regarding intro pilot, in the past we use it as a means of encouraging people to join the club. I will not generally give more than a few lessons to someone who has not yet joined the club. So far, everyone that I've spent any time with on the intro program has joined the club. The issue isn't the insurance during the training period, its simply an approach that non-club members shoudn't be entitled to the benefits of club membership without contributing.

Where it has come into play is when we have a club open house or fun-fly. We try to encourage members of the community to come out and try it. That includes other family members and neighbors. To do that, they have to buddy box with me. We do have a club trainer that is designated for youth training, so if a young person comes out and wants to learn to fly, I can use that plane and the intro pilot program.

From the club perspective, it is an inexpensive way to be able to gain new members.

Brad