I have worked with multiple instructors and Pete is the best…read more Peter Ellison maybe young compared most flight schools, but he knows how to fly anything and with ratings to back it up. He knows his avionics and equipment and his planes are well equipped. He has no problem flying his planes or you bring your own. Way too many flight schools force you to use their junk planes so they maximize billing hours. There is no one in Central Illinois that can get you any license, any rating as efficiently as he can. His focus is safety. He won't fly in bad weather and he won't force you to do risky maneuvers or anything that you arent ready to do.

Upon moving to the area, I wanted to get a checkride scheduled in 1 of the 2 Piper aircraft Allmond…read moreadvertises as available for rent. It has been 3 months of making an appt, getting postponed, and then told it would be another 6 weeks until there was an available appt to get checked out. Very disappointed. Communication from the owner has been sketchy and sporadic. It doesn't appear they want new business. Recommend you look elsewhere for your aviation needs.