Friendly DPA FBO for demo flight?

[mikea]

At my house closing my lawyer and agent said they wish they could take flight training. As I've done before, I want to sponsor them for a demo flight using the Be A Pilot certificate. I think they both live in Naperville, IL.

I'd buy a gift certificate... urrrk! It's $99 now? Maybe not. Maybe I'll pay half.
http://www.beapilot.com/register.html

Can anybody recommend a friendly FBO and/or CFI at DuPage?
Yeah, Grant, I could maybe make it Clow.

 

[SkyHog]

What is sad is that if you search POA for beapilot you can see how much that price has gone up in the last few years.

Was $49 when I did it. Then $59, now $99??

 

[bstratt]

Illinois Aviation Academy, owned and run by an ATP (MidWest Airlines IIRC). Nice set up and very professional instructors. They have a website.

 

[KennyFlys]

What is sad is that if you search POA for beapilot you can see how much that price has gone up in the last few years.

Was $49 when I did it. Then $59, now $99??

When I was fifteen, it was ten bucks. Ya got the CFI and about three ticks on the hobbs. I didn't get to take lessons until a few years later until I joined the Navy but it sure wetted the appetite.

By the way, the CFI at the little Festus airport that time was Charlie Lindbergh.

 

[tonycondon]

our fbo still runs discovery flights for 40 bucks maybe 45. we do a lot of them too.

 

[gprellwitz]

Mike,
You already hit on the Clow thing, so I won't repeat it (though it would be good). As far as DPA goes, I second Barry's recomendation. I did my private ground school through IAA. They have a DA-40, too!