FSX Chicago

FSX Chicago is a flight school in the Chicago area. The site also uses the names Flight School Chicago and Chicago Pilot Center. The school is located at Aurora Municipal Airport in Sugar Grove, Illinois. It teaches private, sport, commercial and instructor training.

The school says the average time to get an initial sport or private pilot license is 6 to 18 months. Its faster programs are a 45 day sport course and a 120 day private course. Its accelerated private pilot course is listed as 30 days.

The site lists sport pilot training requirements for airplanes. A student needs at least 20 hours of flight time. This includes 15 hours of instruction, 5 hours of solo flight and one solo cross-country flight of at least 75 nautical miles. Students also need 3 hours of training for the practical test.

The school's courses include private pilot, instrument rating, commercial pilot, airline transport pilot training and flight instructor training. It also offers flight reviews, instrument checks and ground school courses for sport and private pilots.

The school also offers a drone pilot course for commercial UAV operations. It sells gift certificates and offers a 60 minute demo flight. Its instructors include airline transport pilots with CFII ratings, according to the site.

The site says that people who are not active registered students can contact the school only by electronic means. The school's address is FSX Chicago at Aurora Municipal Airport, 43W730 US-30 A, Sugar Grove, IL 60554. The site includes a page on the FAA knowledge and practical tests for the sport pilot certificate.