La Porte Aviation Services                Last Visit: 03.12.2008


La Porte Aviation Services, Inc. is a relatively new company that was formed by a few local aviation professionals in an effort to provide services that we felt were lacking to the people of NW Indiana, the Chicagoland area, and particularly to the contingency at the La Porte Municipal Airport. Our Services include Aircraft Maintenance, Flight Training, Aircraft Rental, Pilot Services, and limited avionics.

We're a flight organization based in La Porte, Indiana
School Type:   Part 61.  



Instruction Materials:    Jeppesen, Sportys and Gleim.  

Syllabus:    Jeppesen and Gleim.  



Category:    Airplane (Fixed Wing).  

Certificates:    Sport Pilot, Recreational, Private, Commercial, ATP, CFI and CFII.  

Ratings:    VFR, IFR, Commercial, CFI and CFII.  

Class:    Single Engine Land and Single Engine Sea.  

Engines:   Single.  

Endorsement:    Complex and High Performance.  

Recurrent Training:    Flight Review, Instrument Proficiency Check, Aircraft Checkouts and Insurance Checkouts.  

Training Orientation:    Career (Carrier, Commercial, Military), Business (Private) and Recreation (all non-commercial flight).  

Career Focus:    Corporate Flying and Flight Instruction.  

Type of Curriculum:    Ground School, Self-Paced, All-inclusive, Accelerated (full days, intense) and FITS - FAA Scenario based training.  



Technically Advanced Aircraft:    Glass Cockpit(Garmin G1000), etc and Autopilot.  

Type of Rental:    Students only and Licensed Pilots.  

Type of Airplanes Available:   Flying Machines Mystique, Fantasy Air Allegro, Piper Acher II  

Aircraft Rental Rates:   $85/hf Light Sport; $118/hr Piper Archer II  



Training Facilities:    Dedicated Classroom, Lounge, Dedicated Study Area, Flight Planning Area, Lending Library (books, videos, software), Snack Room, Full Kitchen, dining area and Simulator.  

On-Site FAA Testing:   On-site flight examiner.  

Airport Facilities:   Weather computer terminal.  

Airport Locations (codes):   KPPO  



Financial Assistance:    Student Loans, Third Party (bank, etc) and Scholarships.  



Professional Affiliations:    AOPA, EAA and Ninety-Nines.  

Total Instructors:   4  



Weather:   Year round flying  






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