If you're looking for a flight school I'd look elsewhere. 1 stars for some awesome instructors…read morethough. I failed my checkride and the DPE was EXTREMELY rude and I didn't get a chance for a retake due to weather and other factors. "Hi how are you"? I said. "You tell me" What's the reason to be so rude? I never flew in the snow before dude. I can't recommend this place. Be more professional. They don't care about students here. I want a refund!!

I was searching for a place to do my multi-engine commercial add on and am so glad I received a…read morerecommendation to check out ATD. I am from California, so I wanted to get the multi-add on done quickly, efficiently, and with a flight school that wasn't going to nickle and dime me (multi-engine is expensive enough already!) I inquired at various flight schools and ATD was the only one to give me a call back within 24 hrs, definitively tell me how much it would cost, what was included, and what to expect. We were able to set up a 7 day training timeline/syllabus, with checkride on day 7. ATD was able to accomodate this no problem, and trained me very well. Checkride was no problem at all. True professionalism and quality are sometimes hard to find, but ATD was fantastic. My MEI Jim was great - efficient, helpful, calm, and incredibly hospitable since I was from out of town. The aircraft are well maintained, reasonably priced, and the school itself is run very well. The folks that run the day to day are super helpful and nice. Everyone was very welcoming and easy to get along with. I couldn't have asked for a better experience and I will probably be back here to do my MEI later. Can't recommend these great folks enough (for multi or any other training!)

I spent a lifetime in an afternoon here waiting for a broken plane and couldn't have enjoyed it…read moremore. I believe this used to be an FBO run by Beechcraft and has recently changed hands. Signature always offers a certain level of service and this place doesn't disappoint. The gals at the desk were very professional and entertaining as my co-worker and I sat in the lounge for pretty much all day. They proffered directions and wheels when it came time for lunch and definitely went above and beyond by making us feel welcomed.

Pathetic business management that has kept the Airline History Museum locked out of their hanger…read moreand museum for years, in a lease dispute. Ridiculous and childish! What a lack of corporate leadership!! What kind of corporate leadership would allow such a blemish on thier reputation? Would never support a company that has heartlessly prevented airplane enthusiasts from all over the world from visiting this awesome museum! They have locked us out of viewing historic aircraft!! What kind of corporate neighbor would do such a thing?? You'd think they would want to give back to a community not take away. What have they gained??? NOTHING!!!!!!!!!!!! Really, really sad situation.

I just finished getting my private pilot license with the help of the staff and instructors at…read moreSummit Flight Academy! The staff there is fantastic, friendly, helpful, and very customer service oriented. They have been willing to jump in and help with anything I needed at every turn. They really go above and beyond for their students! Jeremy, one of the partners at Summit Flight Academy helped arrange a different plane for me to practice and take my test in after the plane I had been training in had to be taken out of service for maintenance. Something he went the extra mile for me on. He literally saved the day for me when I was about to panic thinking my plane wouldn't be available for my test. Jami, the person that handles the day to day function of the office, has to be one of the kindest, most helpful people I've ever had the privilege of meeting. If you look up customer service on Google, her picture should be the first result listed. Any time I called, any question I asked, any help I needed with scheduling, any help I needed period, she has been right there ready to solve the problem for me. I've done my flight training with Katia. She is fantastic as a flight instructor! Don't let her being young fool you. She has a genuine love of flying and her patience and personality create the perfect temperament that make her a great teacher. She has a feel for the plane when she flies that is absolutely amazing to me. She has exceeded every expectation I had from the first day that I met her. Her enthusiasm, knowledge, and skill definitely shine when she is flying with her students. I've also become friends with a couple of Katia's other students that have been flying with her at the same time I am, and her other students share the same insight. It's really amazing how her love and excitement for flying rubs off on you as you are learning to fly with her. In preparation for my test with the FAA examiner, I also flew with Shane. He is another shining example of what you want in a flight instructor! He's calm, very laid back, fantastic personality, extremely knowledgeable with everything flying, eager to teach and see you succeed, and willing to help with anything you need to succeed, at any time. He's a fantastic pilot and instructor. Hillary is another instructor at Summit Flight Academy that I really appreciate. Like Shane, I was planning to fly with Hillary as a mock checkup right before my test day. I've met and talked with Hillary multiple times and she has helped me out in the office on more than one occasion. She is really sharp, extremely helpful, very friendly, and very pleasant to work with. I'm really disappointed that our schedule didn't work out for me to take that last mock evaluation flight with her before my test. I can honestly say that I 100% recommend each of the instructors I have met at Summit Flight Academy, without any reservation or hesitation. And I should know. In the 37 years, 3 months, and 18 days since I took my first discovery flight in college, I have flown with 6 different instructors. Katia, Shane, and Hillary at Summit Flight Academy made my flight training experience the best I could have ever hoped for. It just so happened that my New Year's resolution this past year was to go back and finish getting my license. A lifelong dream which the staff at Summit Flight Academy helped me accomplish! Thank you to everyone at Summit Flight Academy for helping me realize this dream!

The best flight school around! Obtained my Private Pilots License in November and passed first try…read morethanks to the amazing team at SFA. I have flown all of the planes other than their newest warrior and will have to say N6894W ("Miss Whiskey") was an overall favorite. The planes are all hangared making it easy to fly in the winter and the instructors are the best around making sure they are focused on getting you check ride ready. Thanks for all the help Summit!

Horrible experience. Promises are not kept. Planes go down, and in the…read more P mentors, you have to wait on parts from Italy. It feels like they will tell you anything to rope you in and get your money. There is a horrible DPE shortage and instructors will not help you. Never go to a flight school that requires you to pay in advance. Now they have your money and can do as little as they want because you are tied to them. There are some good instructors, but some are not. For this kind of money, you can't waste your time on bad ones. It seems like there is no accountability. The 8 months to finish is a joke. The flight availability is not as advertised. Management seem like they could care less. Super disappointing! Also, they have a bad reputation in the area. I was shocked to find this out. It feels like you are a number instead of them actually caring about you being a good pilot.

Unfortunately, Kilo Charlie is a case of don't read a book by its cover. The logo, location, the…read moresocial media, the marketing at air shows, and the sell to prospective students leads one to believe this place is ahead of the game and unbeatable. Thats what I certainly thought. I was sold on many promises made by an individual we'll call G, and many of those promises reinforced by other management staff. "You'll train in the brand new twin Tecnams during commercial training to build cheaper multi-time!"/ "You'll get through the program in 8 months!!!" / "You'll do CRM training through commercial!" / "We're about to start a charter service with turbo props you could transition to once your training and CFI is done!"...... Yeah none of that existed at the time once I started and saw the truth and none of it came to fruition. The biggest selling point they keep pushing forward "You could get done in 8 months!!!". NO YOU ARE NOT. It is common place that students don't get an instructor assigned for a month, and don't get scheduled even longer after to begin training. Most private students I've talked to have been around for 4-8 months, some a year, without getting through the first certificate. The fastest students are no-where close to 8 months either. What they say is that "there will be some set backs somewhere" which is true at any flight school, but a setback is a month or two, not a whole year. Prospective students typically know nothing of the aviation world, and have no clue that KC isn't telling them about the examiner shortage, which greatly extends the time it takes to get just one certification. These students are taking out huge loans with insane interest rates, relying on information stating they'll be getting a job as a CFI after 8 months. A couple students have stated their expected completion date is now 1-1.5 years past the initial date they were told which is given to the loan company for the deferred payment period. Before I mention the next thing, I'll back up the instructors. The instructors themselves are actually pretty solid individuals, and the training I felt was quality during my time there. The issue was not them, rather it was management. NOW- Kilo Charlie has gained a bad name with many Examiners in the Kansas City area and Kansas as a whole. Examiners have commented on INOP stickers which show at least twice in most planes and that seam to never leave the cockpit, and the normalcy of certain inadequacies. On top of that, on one occasion, over 50% of the students who tested with one examiner in a week failed their checkrides. Much of this stemmed from students waiting for months after stage check, losing proficiency, which they can't keep due to not being able to fly more than what's designated in the syllabus. Some students felt trapped similar to how I felt, being that there is a piece in the contract which states no refunds after a certain period of time. That makes sense if money was pulled out gradually, which we were told would be the case. In some cases however, all of the loan money was withdrawn by Kilo Charlie within the span of a month, when training had barely started. This Money is all accruing interest on the entire amount of the loan instantly; which in most cases is at a rate of 15-17%. On the broad scale, I can tell from several sources including instructors, past instructors, and students that this used to be a nice place, but in the span of a year its taken a turn off a cliff. Communication from the bosses up top to everyone else seems to be non-existent. On one occasion, a new cirrus was purchased for the school, and no one knew it was actually meant for the fractional ownership side of the company until after it was delivered and several instructional flights had already taken place in it. The focus of the bosses seems to be on how the company can expand be the next best thing, become a 141 (which is exactly the opposite of why everyone came to Kilo Charlie to begin with), and the other business ideas they want to expand on under Venture Aviation. All of that is fascinating, but it takes energy away from the flight school that is suffering from what I call lack of integrity. They want to expand: Which failed once already. They want to become a 141: No one asked for that and no one who attends wants that. It is a popular school for being a more organized 61 and being cheaper than places like ATP. They tried to expand to have a charter branch under Venture, which is great except they are trying to run that, a flight school, and fractional share branch all at the same time. They made a new contract with Tecnam for new trainer planes that are supposed to be cheaper to operate, except a big portion of that is because they use MO-GAS which they still haven't figured out how to source. The drama here is also stupid I could go on about several other factors about my personal experience but I'd rather not make it obvious who I am.

My 77 year old dad was able to take a flight with Michael. We were treated with kindness and were…read moregiven full details about how the flight would be conducted. Michael makes sure his customers are comfortable, keeps abreast of all weather conditions and does a full preflight check. The video he creates of your flight is a great way to show family and friends your adventure. He creates a one of a kind music video as a keepsake.

Rip OFF !!!!!! THey need to pay me back $1779.78 for unused flight hours I bought as a gift. Paid…read moreon 12/07/2022. They did not tell me they were changing hands the next month. My daughter has been unable to get them to acknowledge this and refund it. Cheaters!

My son had his introductory flight in September of 2020. Two years and $14k later he still does…read morenot have his private pilots license. They are not invested in their students and their progress. Instructors are there just to build their own hours. There are frequent issues with planes being unavailable due to maintenance. When I complained a year ago they talked a good game but nothing really happened. They just kept taking our money without any real progress towards the private pilots license. We are taking our business elsewhere!

Worst business ever! Will not answer phone or emails and basically took my money and ran. This…read moreplace is a scam. My children cried because they where so looking forward to this experience as it was one of their few Christmas gifts. I am irate!

Wish I could give this place zero stars they are scam artists they took my money scheduled the…read morehelicopter rides twice never even bothered to show up now won't answer the phone stay away from this company