Chicago area (and beyond) mechanic referrals

[mandm]

Looking for a mechanic to do an annual inspection, shops are booked way out, quite a few shops have recently raised their prices so I’m starting to shop around for next years annual.

 

[Jim K]

Id be willing to endorse Flightstar at cmi. They take care of an all piper flight school fleet, so they're very familiar with arrows and have a deep stock of parts for them. They're pretty easy to schedule, but they're not cheap. I think my Lance annual is 2500, which includes the inspection and annual maintenance. I assume an arrow would be cheaper. Depending on the time of year, I might even be willing to run you home.

Everyone who thinks Flightstar is too expensive takes their plane to "sky's the limit" down at RSV. I believe she charged $1000 for the club 172 last year. Don't know how she is for scheduling, but I assume she's busy. She has a good reputation. That's getting to be pretty far from home for you though.

 

[Eric S]

I've had good luck and reasonable pricing from Wisconsin Aviation at Watertown, WI (RYV) had my Cherokee 235 serviced there when I had and they look after my Grumman currently.