Certified Pilot Advancement


Sport Pilot Chicago offers several popular pilot advancement training packages. The following packages are offered at our block time prices, without you having to purchase separate block time.

Instrument $385

1.5 hour ground school

  • how to fly an approach, missed procedures
  • how to read approach plates
  • how to read IFR enroute charts
  • lost communication procedures
  • icing and other weather factors

2 hour flight

  • all types of approaches
  • missed procedures
  • holds
  • towered work/approaches

Cross Country $390

2 hours ground training

  • navigation logs
  • reading sectional
  • flight plan/flight following
  • lost procedures
  • VOR

2 hour flight

  • 0C8/C09 to ___ to 0C8/C09
  • lost procedures
  • cross referencing ground references to sectional
  • picking up flight following / flight plan
  • in flight weather FSS
  • diversion

Towered Operations $360

1 hour ground & endorsement

  • communications
  • runway and taxiway incursions
  • spacing procedures
  • lost communications
  • taxi briefing
  • light gun signals
  • airport environment

2 hour flight

  • pattern work
  • taxi operations

Night Flight Training $360

1 hour ground school

  • emergency operations
  • airport environment
  • navigation

2 hour flight

  • 10 take-off and landings
  • navigation
  • emergency operations
  • airport environment
  • night illusions

Spouse Training $895 (plus instructor)

  • 3 flights (2 hours each) covering landings, emergency procedures, & stall recoveries

Junior Pilot Program $2895 (plus instructor)

15 years and under; 20 hours