Central Illinois Aviation

Personal Aviation Experiences

Central Illinois Aviation offers flight training, aircraft rental and pilot services to the Champaign Urbana area and surrounding communities. We are committed to providing a safe and personal aviation experience to our customers. Based at Frasca Field (C16) in Urbana Il, we are able to give our customers the highest quality training without the distractions and delays of a busy airport.

We look forward to serving you.

Our instructors are fully certified and maintain the highest levels of professionalism and safety. We are able to adapt our training and course curriculums to meet your learning style and help you reach your goals.

Flight training, rental, and pilot services

Central Illinois Aviation operates a 1997 Cessna 172S Skyhawk equipped with fuel injected 180 hp Lycoming engine, a KLN 94 GPS and a 1 axis autopilot.

Discovery Flights

Our discovery flights put you in the driver's seat...

Private Pilot

Our training curriculum is designed to take you from having little to no knowledge of aviation to becoming a certified private pilot.

Instrument Rating

Want to fly in the clouds? An instrument rating will give you the privilege to do just that.

What clients say about us

This guy knows his stuff. Very professional, with the patience of a sage. I've been lucky enough to have him as an instructor for my Instrument rating. His thousands of hours of real world experience shows.

Henry Fineberg

Nick is the CFI that helped me earn my Private Pilot Certificate. He is a great instructor with a highly effective teaching style. If you want to learn how to fly safely and professionally, he is your guy!

Chet Brandon

Nick is a great guy and great instructor. He's got tons of experience and he gives confidence and calm to the whole process. Very supportive. A great way to learn to fly.

Mark Aardsma

Our Instructors

Nick Zink

Nick is our full time flight instructor and owner of Central Illinois Aviation. He is a graduate of Western Michigan University with bachelor’s…

Services

Aerial Photography

The Cessna 172 is a great aircraft for capturing aerial photos, with the high wing design and a large window that can open to provide you with wide area to shoot from with no glare.

Ferry Pilot Services

Our pilots are experienced in many types of aircraft and have ferried new and used aircraft across the country.

Recurrent Training

Need to get current? We are able to help you get and maintain your currencies. Our instructors are available to conduct biannual flight reviews and instrument proficiency checks.

Flight Training tailored to you

Need to get current? We are able to help you get and maintain your currencies. Our instructors are available to conduct biannual flight reviews and instrument proficiency checks. We also will help get you current if it has been many years since you’ve been at the controls. Our instructors will work with you to knock off the rust. We will create a training plan to get you back to being a safe and proficient pilot.