Soaring Sites and Organizations In The Chicago Area
All of the sites listed below welcome visitors. You can fly or drive to a site to start enjoying the sport of soaring.
The Chicagoland Glider Council
was created in 1937 to promote and support the sport of Soaring
in the greater Chicago, IL area. The CLGC is an umbrella organization
that unites all of the glider clubs and commercial operations in the
greater Chicago Area.
The address of the Chicago Glider Club is
26045 W. Airport Rd., Minooka, IL 60447, Clubhouse Phone: (815) 467-9861.
The Chicago Glider Club's own gliderport is located on Bell Road, about 2 miles south east of Minooka, IL. This is about 4 miles south west of the intersection of I-80 and I-55. Most activity occurs on weekends during the summer. Activity during the week depends on member interest. The sailplanes available are:
ASK-21, Blanik L-23, Pegasus, and Duo Discus. Aerotow is provided by a 180 HP Christen Husky and a 235 HP Piper Pawnee. Membership requires an initation fee, monthly dues and membership in the SSA. Membership is required for equipment usage.
Click on the above link for further details.
Hinckley Soaring is a commercial flight school providing instruction, rental, and rides. The address for the flight office is Box 868, Hinckley, IL 60520. The phone number for the office is (815) 286-7200. Hinckley Airport is located on Hwy. 30, about 18 miles west of Aurora, IL. Hinckley Soaring is open for business from April-Nov. The sailplanes avalible for rent, instruction, and rides are 2-33A (3), Grob 103, 1-26, and Blanik L-23. There is an FAA designated Inspector on the field for rating rides. They participate in the SSA's ABC badge program. Aerotow is provided by Citabria and Pawnee aircraft. They are a dealer for Schweizer sailplanes.
Park Forest South Aviation Group Box 104, Richton Park, IL 60471, (708) 748-3341. Lake Village Airport, Lake Village, IN - 1/4 mile west of intersection of U.S. 41 and Indiana 10. Wknds April-Nov., other by arrangement. 2-22E. I. Auto, aero by special arrangement. Rides.
Sky Soaring Incorporated 5 Iron Court (mailing address only), Streamwood, IL 60107-1917, 847-683-SOAR (7627) (club phone) Sky Soaring Res. Airport, Hampshire, IL. 1 mile north of intersection I-90 and IL RT 20. Wknds (wkdys by arrangement). 2-33 (4), Blanik L-13, 1-34R. FAA, I, ABC. Aero. Rides.
Sylvania Soaring Adventures 2624 S. Sylvania Ave. Sturtevant, WI 53177 (414) 886-4975; Sylvania Airport just off the frontage road at Hwy 11 and I-94, 20 miles South of Milwaukee. Weekends Mid April-Nov., weekdays after 5PM April- Nov. by appointment. 2-33A, Lark IS28-B2, 1-26E, aero-tow (Pawnee). Instruction, rides, rental.
The ChicagoLand Glider Council will sponsor the 2001 Region 7 Contest this June 3-9 2001 at the Joliet Park District Airport in Joliet IL.
Learn more about the annual Northern Illinios Soaring Championships which runs all summer long.
Check out the results of the 1998 Region 7 Contest held last June 20-26 1998 at Whiteside County Airport in Sterling-Rock Falls IL.
Soaring Society of America (official web site) .... Soaring Society of America (Gunther)
