ATP Flight School

★☆☆☆☆ 1 out of 5 2 years ago

I do not and will never recommend this flight school to anyone. My son has been going to this school since November 2022 and it has been the worst experience of his life. All this school cares about is screwing students over and taking their money. They tell you in the beginning the cost is about 110,000.00 but before you can start the instructor portion of the training they tell you you need an additional 10,000.00 to finish out the training. Pretty bad when you talk to finance company’s they tell you they see this happen all the time with students from ATP. Most of the people who work for this school instructors included are not able to answer a lot of the questions asked. Instead of following and teaching what the FAA regulations are they teach their own regulations which only sets students up to fail check rides. Once my son started the instructor training portion he only had one training flight and then they made him do the check ride flight which he failed. Right after that they told him he wasn’t where they wanted him to be so they dropped him from that training and put him right into the multi engine portion of training. When he went to do the check ride to get his cert he was only able to do the written/verbal portion because the weather was to bad for him to be able to do the flight. He had to go to the school for 2 grounds, while he was there someone from the school told him if he failed the next check ride he would be dropped from the program and need to find a different career. He went and did the check ride last Friday and failed on 2 things due to being nervous. This morning as he was driving to the school he got a phone call from the school telling him he was a good student however they are dropping him from their program..Now my son is 120,000.00 in debt and lacking 2 of the required certs to get a job as a commercial pilot. This school was paid to teach and train my son so he could become a commercial pilot but they failed to do what they were paid to do. I have never in life heard of a school kicking a student out when the school failed to do the job they were paid to do. Thank you ATP for failing to do what you were paid to do. Stop ripping students off. It’s so sad to see you treat a army veteran the way you did

ANGELA CRAWLEY

★☆☆☆☆ 1 out of 5 2 years ago

I implore anyone considering ATP flight school to research everything you can before making the decision. There are an abundance of online forums and reviews from past experiences. This school is only out to make money and keep their reputation up, so it will take some digging to find the truth of people's experiences at ATP (Glassdoor is good, and reddit has a lot of anonymous reviews not sponsored by the school). There is no difference to them if people "graduate" with 3+ failed checkrides or none at all, even though that could jeopardize a career right off the bat. Some people get through unscathed and have great things to say about it, but the flip side can be a nightmare. As long as corporate gets their money and pushes people through the program as fast as possible, they consider it a success on their part. I do not recommend it in its current state and there are other fast track programs available for far cheaper.

Emily Lipp

★☆☆☆☆ 1 out of 5 8 years ago

At the actual location everyone there is extremely nice and knowledgeable. I spoke with them a few times as I explored different locations that would be a good fit. I let them know that I found another school which schedule and cost fit a lot better with my life currently and that while I may use them for certificates or for continuing education, getting a private license from this other school was the only realistic choice for me at the moment. they were all very understanding. However shortly after I received a call from the cooperate office of ATP and the way they spoke to me was nothing short of appalling. The person on the phone continually bashed the company I chose without knowing a thing about them, including which school it was. After telling me the school I chose (he didn’t know the name because I had never mentioned it and he didn’t ask) didn’t maintain their equipment and they don’t have well trained instructors he finished by saying, and I quote “when your plane goes down we will still be there” Insinuating that someone’s plane is going to crash is a pretty disgusting tactic to try to sell you on their program. Because of that call I am no longer considering using atp at all for my commercial license. I’d just be careful when considering this company. Locally they are about the nicest people you could ever meet, but my few interactions with corporate have been extremely unpleasant.

adam schadt

★★★★★ 5 out of 5 8 years ago

I’ve been a student here for a few months. I came into the school with my private pilots license and this program is above and beyond my first flight school. My instructor (Al) is very knowledgeable and cares about giving the best quality of training possible. It is a fast paced program and that demands hard work. If you’re willing to put in the work this is the place for you!

Chris Hinshaw

★★★★★ 5 out of 5 9 years ago

Stopped in ATP to take an FAA certification test and I was highly impressed by everyone there. I first went in the incorrect door, seemingly right into someone's office who was having a meeting. He kindly stopped what he was doing and gave friendly directions. Everyone at the testing and education center (next door) was super friendly. And the very nice woman with whom I dealt to facilitate my test was very efficient while explaining all the steps. I also spoke with some of the flight trainers while in some dead time and they all seem to love what they do and appear good at it! If you're looking for a great place to train and get certified in fixed wing aviation or need to take a CATS/PSI/etc. test, I highly recommend ATP! They get customer service!

Chuck Hawks