Blue Skies Flying Services is a Chicago flight school located at Lake In The Hills airport (3CK). We believe that flying is FUN and we try to teach that way, too. When it stops being fun, we will stop flying.
The excitement you feel on the first flight should continue through all your flying. We work to keep that up.
We approach each flight lesson in a professional manner because the Private Pilot certificate can be the first step toward a career in aviation.
AOPA Top Flight School
Distinguished Chicago Flight School 2025
Distinguished Flight Instructor 2025 – Ernie Boys
Distinguished Flight Instructor 2025 – Anthony Greco
Distinguished Flight Instructor 2025 – Brooke Monroe
This represents our 10th consecutive year that AOPA has recognized Blue Skies’ flight training as a top Chicago area flight school. We were the only flight school distinguished by AOPA in all of Northern Illinois. It is awarded based on AOPA’s annual flight training customer experience survey each year.
Thank you to all our students and pilots who provided feedback during AOPA’s annual flight training experience survey. Your feedback helps us continue to improve and better meet your training needs.
We are extremely thankful to have such an amazing, dedicated, and experienced aviation team!
Flight School
Blue Skies is an award winning Chicago flight school with some of the best instructors in the industry. We pride ourselves on making our students feel like part of the Blue Skies family during flight training and beyond. While training at Blue Skies, you will have access to a well maintained fleet of aircraft that are perfect for student pilots. Blue Skies also has an FAA approved simulator that can be used during Instrument training.
Maintenance
Blue Skies has been in the aircraft maintenance business for over 30 years. We service both single and multi-engine airplanes. We can help with your annual inspection as well as major engine and airframe repairs, including completion of STC and FAA 337 forms. We also offer aircraft detailing and tire services. Blue Skies is ready to help you with all of your aircraft maintenance needs.