If you're looking for a flight school I'd look elsewhere. 1 stars for some awesome instructors though. 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!! read more

I was searching for a place to do my multi-engine commercial add on and am so glad I received a recommendation 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!) read more

I am a private pilot in town for a conference. I had some down time so I went over to this flight school to get checked out on a rental. The Piper Warrior was nicely maintained with a great setup. But I was more impressed with their CFI Gary. I've flown at various schools to get checkouts but Gary really took the time to ensure I knew the plane. He also passed along a lot of great knowledge to help make me a better pilot. If you are in the area I highly recommend them. If you want to learn to fly this is the place to go in KC. Great operation from start to finish. read more

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Every year, for his birthday, I try to help my husband cross something off of his bucket list. When I saw that ATD Flight Systems was running an introductory rate of $85 for a flight lesson, I called immediately. How cool would it be to get to fly a plane? The appointment making was easy - I called, set everything up and was advised to keep an eye on weather conditions approaching the day of the lesson. FYI, if it's rainy or too windy, they won't let you fly, which makes total sense. It looked like it might be too windy close to the date so I called to follow up and was told to come on in. I didn't really get much communication after the appointment was set (and I set it way in advance) - you have to be proactive. It was weird how casual they were about the whole thing. I think I was expecting more - a security check, anything beyond just giving a credit card number and showing up. That's not a complaint, just an observation. We lucked out. It was beautiful and clear the day of hubby's class. We arrived, and our instructor gave us a comprehensive tour of the plane hubs would be flying. They went over safety equipment and we both climbed into the little three seater for an explanation of the controls. Then our friendly instructor asked if I wanted to fly with them. Say what? I mean, kind of, but also hell to the no. I choked down the fear and we started taxiing down the runway after our instructor explained that he has access to all of the controls. At any time, if he feels that you need some help or you know, the plane starts plummeting to certain death, he can take over. Luckily, my man can drive anything and didn't need the assistance. We took off and landed twice, (the instructor landed us the first time so Aaron could see how to do it) and spent about a half an hour in the air, flying above downtown KC. It was beautiful. And nerve wracking. At one point the instructor turned around and asked if I was going to vomit on him. Apparently it has happened before and I kept grabbing the back of his seat as we swooped around. I assured him that I wasn't nauseated, just a little chicken. Wearing the headset was a trip - you get to hear the inner workings of a small airport and that was super fun. We landed, and Aaron's landing was so smooth, you can hear me on the tape saying, "Are we actually on the GROUND?!?" Yes, I taped it. I was so proud! My husband loved it and really wants to do it again. I would highly recommend the experience, from a passenger or piloting perspective. read more

I am an aerial photographer and student pilot. ATD provides excellent planes and instruction for my flights, and I enjoy flying out of the downtown KMKC location. The service and safety aspects of the ATD FBO are exactly what you should expect--very conscientious and professional. read more