Independent flight school
Ideal Aviation
Sauget, United States
Overview
St. Louis-area flight school (Illinois side) at St. Louis Downtown Airport offering airplane and helicopter training; describes itself as a Part 141 school.
- Trading / official name
- Ideal Aviation
- Legal identity
- Not published
- Headquarters
- 5600 Vector Dr, Sauget, IL 62206, Sauget, IL
- Operational status
- Operating (as shown on its official website)
- Languages
- English
- International applicants
- Not stated
- Accommodation
- Not stated
- Website
- idealaviationstl.com
- Contact
- (618) 360-7600
Training bases and airports
A base is where flight training actually takes place. Programs, fleet and approvals are attached to a base only where the source says so.
- St. Louis Downtown Airport
Sauget, Illinois
St. Louis Downtown Airport (KCPS)
Authority records and approval status
Stated by the schoolFAAFAA Part 141 pilot school certificateCertificate
Scope: Helicopter flight school; airplane scope not stated.
Applies to: School-wide, as published. A certificate issued by the authority to the training provider.
Source: idealaviationstl.com/programs/helicopter-pilot-training/ · checked 16 October 2026
What this is not
Programs (2)
Private and recreational flying
- Helicopter Pilot Training (private pilot)
Prepares for: Private Pilot Certificate, rotorcraft-helicopter · Helicopter
No published price - Private Pilot (airplane)
Prepares for: Private Pilot Certificate (airplane) · Fixed-wing (aeroplane)
No published price
Published fleet and simulators
Fleet lists come from the school's own publication on the date shown. They do not promise availability, ownership or serviceability today.
| Aircraft | Category | Qty | Where | Source date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guimbal Cabri G2Helicopter training (per airport tenant page) | Helicopter | n/p | St. Louis Downtown Airport | n/p source |