I recommend Palwaukee Flyers!

[Cambereffect]

It is funny how this "Precious" poster had only five posts and decides to side with Jim out the blue... haha

Anyways, for wreckage
N11239 (Crashed in Buffalo Grove)
N6415X (the Frankeplane crashed at Lake in the Hills)
N5293M (Geared up at Lake in the Hills)
N1478Q (probably not reported, student destroyed an aileron on the ground at RFD and tried to fly it back, nice)
N6704L
N3841T

Some are the "bigger ones" that I can recall off the top of my head, I am sure there are many more.. And there are a lot of flat tires (Signature at PWK kept tabs on how many flat tires they had and the guy told said that they were called out to help out Flyers planes more then anything on the field)
A wheel sperating in two (the two hubs sperated) on a taxiway, airplane hitting hangers (maintenance guys, students, and instructor alike, haha)
And many many more! I just loved/love hearing stories about this place, oh and my sources are quite excellent

Anycase, yes Jim, your place is great to take lessons at, if you are a suicidal emo kid.

CB

 

[FADECtoBLACK]

Three years and 5 months in the making. 239 posts. Nearly 25,000 views. Hours of entertaining reading. What more is there to say?

http://forums.flightinfo.com/showthread.php?t=37950

 

[samballs]

It is funny how this "Precious" poster had only five posts and decides to side with Jim out the blue... haha

Anyways, for wreckage
N11239 (Crashed in Buffalo Grove)
N6415X (the Frankeplane crashed at Lake in the Hills)
N5293M (Geared up at Lake in the Hills)
N1478Q (probably not reported, student destroyed an aileron on the ground at RFD and tried to fly it back, nice)
N6704L
N3841T

Some are the "bigger ones" that I can recall off the top of my head, I am sure there are many more.. And there are a lot of flat tires (Signature at PWK kept tabs on how many flat tires they had and the guy told said that they were called out to help out Flyers planes more then anything on the field)
A wheel sperating in two (the two hubs sperated) on a taxiway, airplane hitting hangers (maintenance guys, students, and instructor alike, haha)
And many many more! I just loved/love hearing stories about this place, oh and my sources are quite excellent

Anycase, yes Jim, your place is great to take lessons at, if you are a suicidal emo kid.

CB

This was my favorite one, "Its ok I think I can fly it back". "Is it VFR yeah", "Instructors had to get him on a IFR flight plan". Or maybe TITO's crash in lake in the hills was better either or at Flyers there always was a good story to come along with every accident.

 

[acaTerry]

HE started it!

You just made my list of funniest posts / replies I ever read on FI.:laugh: :laugh: :beer:

 

[Longhorn]

MOD INPUT:
Bravo sir. The "He started it" line is one of the funniest replys I have read in a while!!:beer:

 

[siucavflight]

Um yeah they are a great place.
Jim where do you plan on going when your building is demolished as part of the south east improvement program.

 

[siucavflight]

And N6704L did crash on landing at PWK, but I believe that they repaired it, even thought it was very bad. I do have pictures of most of the crashes.

 

[SLFLYHI]

Um yeah they are a great place.
Jim where do you plan on going when your building is demolished as part of the south east improvement program.

Palwaukee flyers will continue to thrive and grow despite the negative comments of a few former employees who could not handle a strict training environment. For anyone else who wants to grow as a pilot and aviation professional, Palwaukee flyers will always be there.

 

[nimtz]

Did this place have a previous name back in the day? I used to work for a place in at PWK that went Tits Up. I don't remember this name, but I remember the place that was the Coex pipeline for a reason. The d-bags that hit the truck at Lake in the Hills, man that takes me back...

 

[7574EVER]

Palwaukee flyers will continue to thrive and grow despite the negative comments of a few former employees who could not handle a strict training environment. For anyone else who wants to grow as a pilot and aviation professional, Palwaukee flyers will always be there.

Yea you're right. It'll always be around. Just under another alias I guess....

I also think that the "strict training environment" comment beats "HE started it" hands down as the funniest post on flightinfo!

 

[freeflyer14]

You'd better have proof of this slanderous statement. We have ways of finding out who you are, buddy.

I don't know, I think this might become my signature. I'm sure everyone is so scared tough guy...

 

[siucavflight]

Palwaukee flyers will continue to thrive and grow despite the negative comments of a few former employees who could not handle a strict training environment. For anyone else who wants to grow as a pilot and aviation professional, Palwaukee flyers will always be there.

Yes you are right, very strict compared to some place like Eagle.

 

[leagle]

Hey, what happened to Palwaukee Flyers?? I drove past the other day and their hangar is VACANT, and no planes anywhere! Did they move? Fold (like Northwest Aviation in Schaumburg)? Or what?

If anyone knows, enlighten us.

 

[SLFLYHI]

Palwaukee Flyers has moved, that's all. The airport has had plans to tear down the hangar for years and they finally got around to it. You can continue to receive excellent instruction and high-quality aircraft at Palwaukee Flyers at their new location on the airport.

T2S

 

[leagle]

OK, but where have they moved to? Are they still at Chicago Executive? I've been around the airport, and I don't see any signs, nor have I seen any of their Beech's or 150's.

 

[7574EVER]

Palwaukee Flyers has moved, that's all. The airport has had plans to tear down the hangar for years and they finally got around to it. You can continue to receive excellent instruction and high-quality aircraft at Palwaukee Flyers at their new location on the airport.

T2S

Why is it that everything you write sounds like a scripted marketing agenda?

 

[flyguy75000]

Palwaukee Flyers has moved, that's all. The airport has had plans to tear down the hangar for years and they finally got around to it. You can continue to receive excellent instruction and high-quality aircraft at Palwaukee Flyers at their new location on the airport.

T2S

You must mean Windy City Flyers.....'cause the only thing you're gonna recieve from Palwaukee Flyers is $hitty instruction in $hittier airplanes.

 

[DX Rick]

Palwaukee Flyers has moved, that's all. The airport has had plans to tear down the hangar for years and they finally got around to it. You can continue to receive excellent instruction and high-quality aircraft at Palwaukee Flyers at their new location on the airport.

T2S

Wow. You're a piece of work.
You come on here and act like you're just a chipper pilot who made it to the airlines and thought you'd drop a line of good info for your old flight school. Trying to pass the good word to prospective pilots.
But when Sam calls you out, because we all know who you are, Jim. You come back with the "tuff guy" attitude and say "We have ways of finding out who you are!"

Jim, we all know who you are. We're sure as hell not affraid of you. Why would I be affraid of a guy who can't even see below his own gut? Maybe you should give Jenny a call. I'm sure it's getting old when you wet yourself while standing at the urinal.

As for a "Strict Training" enviroment, that's because your students and CFI are nothing but test pilots with your POS airplanes and mx.
I love a flight lesson that includes "Well, the way this should really work is this way.....But it's broken so we can't do it"

I used to work for a 135 operation across the ramp, and our Chief Pilot who is also a DE out of DPA says not to use your airplanes.

Why don't you join Northwest Aviation and just shut down. Save yourself the insults.

 

[siucavflight]

Palwaukee Flyers moved into Signatures hanger 5. One of my friends is a line guy there, he said that he enjoys talking to Jims instructors and hearing all of the horror stories of working for Jim. Apparently a lot of them wind up ripping jim off, and I dont feel bad for them at all.

 

[SLFLYHI]

Palwaukee Flyers moved into Signatures hanger 5. One of my friends is a line guy there, he said that he enjoys talking to Jims instructors and hearing all of the horror stories of working for Jim. Apparently a lot of them wind up ripping jim off, and I dont feel bad for them at all.

That's good information to share, thanks.

T2S