I did my PP training at MLI in 2000. VERY VERY student friendly. If necessary, tell them you're a student on initial call-up and they'll bend over backwards to help you out if necessary.
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While they tend to use 9/27 for airline traffic and approaches, if it's VFR, you can usually plan on going in on the crossing runways (5/23, 13/31). All runways are PLENTY wide and long. Be aware of displaced threshold on 23.
Thanks for the heads up.
When I was training there a few years ago, the ATC facility was used as a 'training' station for folks working up to get into the Chicago ATC area - so be ready to have a fellow 'student' talking back to you from the other side. If something sounds out of the ordinary, don't be afraid to ask for clarification.
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Elliot Aviation is the ONLY FBO there. Very nice facilities catering to the jet-set crowd. They like their 100LL and you have to pay a pretty penny to get them to let you have some. I would recommend finding fuel elsewhere if necessary (Clinton - CWI) just up the river is the (relatively) inexpensive fuel for that area. If you need to stop and rest your bones for a bit, just ask for progressive taxi to Elliot.
Really aren't any weird qwerks or anything. Tell them I said hello!