Illinois (IL)

Flight School Software in Illinois

Illinois has a mature flight-training market shaped by Chicago's airspace complexity and Lewis University's aviation program in Romeoville.

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Built for how Illinois operators actually fly

Mix of Part 141 collegiate training (Lewis), independent Part 61 schools, and a healthy GA rental market across the state.

Major training markets
  • Chicago area KLOT / KARR / KPWK / KDPA
  • Romeoville / Lewis KLOT
  • Bloomington KBMI
  • Springfield KSPI
Climate & training notes

Midwest four-season weather with significant winter icing exposure and convective summer weather. Chicago Class B operations add complexity for any pilot training in the metro area.

Notable Illinois aviation programs
  • Lewis University (Romeoville)

    Aviation program with Part 141 flight training pathway.

Everything Illinois flight schools need, in one platform

Scheduling

Aircraft & instructor scheduling with waitlist auto-promote, recurring reservations, instructor availability gating, and aircraft checkout enforcement at booking time.

FRAT & Safety

Built-in Flight Risk Assessment Tool with hard-stop thresholds, anonymous ASAP/SMS safety reporting, and a manager review dashboard.

Student Training

Part 61 training records, endorsements, stage checks, and TSA/AFSP compliance tracked per student with full audit metadata.

Maintenance

Inspection tracking (annual, 100-hr, AD, ELT, transponder, pitot-static), full work orders with notes and cost, and parts inventory with low-stock alerts.

Billing add-on (+$29)

Auto-invoicing from Hobbs/tach, block-time packages, member self-service billing portal, and Stripe-powered payment processing.

Professional add-on (+$49)

Multi-leg trip dispatch, contract pilot broadcast, crew duty-time tracking, passenger manifests, and charter quote generation.

Illinois FAQ

Aloft360 Pro is $39/month for up to 6 aircraft with unlimited members. Max ($99/mo) covers up to 50 aircraft. Starter ($9/mo) is for solo aircraft owners. The Billing add-on is +$29/mo and the Professional / Charter add-on is +$49/mo. There are no per-instructor or per-student fees and a 30-day free trial requires no credit card.

Run a tighter operation in Illinois

Set up your school in under 5 minutes. Add your aircraft, invite your team, and start scheduling — without the spreadsheets.

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