Rod1
MSDC is Manchester Shipcanal Development Company.
You have asked some interesting questions the answers to which will be learnt in the coming weeks. So the following is presented to you as a guide only, as the goal posts are moving all the time.
One figure for LAC membership currently doing the rounds suggests fees to be set at £250 per year, which will include a landing contract for unlimited landings. Everyone agrees that this is a good deal as it is not much more than is presently being paid. The LAC member will not notice much difference,
where it will hit the wallet is the increase in hangarage/parking. LAC income will be hit as the landing contract element will be passed to MSDC/Peel and not pocketed by LAC, so a drop in revenue income there. The annual membership fee has always cross subsidized the loss making flying school and to a certain extent propped up engineering.
LAC (seperate from the new management company) has taken out a two year lease on all hangars and the clubhouse. Hangarage rent in the main hangar is expected to be almost doubled and to be in the region of £2800-£3000 per year. If you are acquiring a share in a hangared aircraft then you will have to join LAC to use their hangars.
Outside parking fees are presently £50 p/m for a C172. This could well be doubled. This will be paid to MSDC/Peel via the airfield management company. Those wishing to park outside are not required to join LAC and will pay landing fees as they occur or presumably will be able to negotiate a contract.
Ask yourself if you need the facilities of a clubhouse and how many landings you might make, at a price not yet known, the assumption being that £125 of the £250 will be the landing contract, maybe the LAC membership route could be the best option. Alternatively maybe a social membership for clubhouse use might be worth considering. As I say the membership has been kept in the dark and none of the above is set in concrete, but that is the best anyone knows at this point in time. All will be revealed shortly as the present LAC lease terminates in 3 weeks. If possible I would advise you to wait until the end of the month when the new annual LAC subscriptions will be announced. Sorry I can't help further.