Since 1996
Let your Dreams
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ATD Flight Systems is a full-service flight training facility located at the historic downtown Kansas City airport.
ABOUT US
ATD Flight Systems
We are a full-service flight school offering training programs catered to your individual needs.
Whether you’re a pilot looking to get in some much-needed flight time, or an aspiring professional pilot in search of a structured FAA approved 141 flight training program, ATD is the place for you. We are conveniently located at the historic downtown airport in Kansas City, Missouri. Stop in today for a tour of our facilities with one of our dedicated flight instructors!
Accelerated Program
Accelerate your flying career
ATD Flight Systems is proud to offer both an accelerated program for aspiring professional pilots and a multi-engine package for those seeking an add-on. ATD can take you from Private Pilot all the way to Commercial and Certificated Flight Instructor (CFI, CFII, MEI) in under nine months. Ask about our recruitment relationships with regional airlines!
OUR COURSES
Featured Flight Training Programs
ATD offers a package program for pilots interested in adding their multi-engine rating.
The program costs $4,400 total and includes the following:
• Seminole Manual, ACS, Oral Exam Guide, Checklist and Jeppesen Multi-Engine Manual
• All pre and post instruction
• Simulator (PCATD) Instruction as Required
• Up to 7.5 Hours of Total Aircraft Instruction
• Free use of aircraft for initial checkride
Private Pilot License
Instrument Rating
Commercial Pilot Certificate
Certified Flight Instructor
Certified Instrument Flight Instructor
Multi-Engine Pilot Certificate
Private Pilot License
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- A minimum of 40 hours of flight time is required to become a private pilot, although most people have approximately 50-60 hours of flight time when they complete their training.
Duration
- The duration of your training depends on how frequently you fly, and a pilot’s license is the starting point for nearly all pilots.
- There are about 25 to 30 flight lessons needed to get your Private Pilot Certificate.
Additional Information
- Allows you to fly in fair to good weather, day or night, with passengers.
- It does not allow you to fly in the clouds or for hire.
Instrument Rating
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- A minimum of 40 hours of flight time is required to become a private pilot, although most people have approximately 50-60 hours of flight time when they complete their training.
- Instrument time is the time you spend flying the airplane while looking only at the instruments on the instrument panel.
Duration
- The duration of your training depends on how frequently you fly.
- It takes a minimum of 40 hours of instrument time to obtain an instrument rating.
Additional Information
- Allows you to fly in the clouds and in lower weather conditions. This expands flying options and reduces the risk of getting stuck somewhere due to weather while out on a cross-country flight.
- This rating refines your basic piloting skills, giving you more precision and confidence as a pilot.
- The instrument rating is typically the next step following the Private Pilot Certificate.
Commercial Pilot Certificate
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- Must have a minimum of 250 hours total flight time, including 100 hours as pilot in command and 50 hours of cross-country flight time as pilot in command.
Duration
- The duration of your training depends on how frequently you fly.
- Must have a minimum of 250 hours total flight time, including 100 hours as pilot in command and 50 hours of cross-country flight time as pilot in command.
Additional Information
- This is the next step for pilots wishing to sharpen their piloting skills or wishing to become a professional pilot.
Certified Flight Instructor
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- To become a flight instructor, you need to have a commercial pilot license and an instrument rating.
- You need 25 hours of training time (at a minimum) to become a certified flight instructor, or CFI, on airplanes.
Duration
- The duration of your training depends on how frequently you fly.
Additional Information
- A Certificated Flight Instructor (CFI) is authorized to instruct students and pilots towards obtaining their Sport, Recreational, Private, Commercial Pilot and ATP certificates.
- The training involves learning the Fundamentals of Instruction, refining your piloting skills from the right seat of the aircraft, and learning how to give ground and flight instruction.
Certified Instrument Flight Instructor
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- The various requirements necessary to prepare an instrument instructor candidate vary based on the individual’s level of experience.
- The training involves refining your instrument and teaching skills from the right seat, and learning how to give ground, simulator and instrument flight instruction.
Duration
- The duration of your training depends on how frequently you fly.
Additional Information
- A Certificated Instrument Flight Instructor (CFII) is authorized to instruct pilots towards their Instrument Rating.
Multi-Engine Pilot Certificate
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- There are no minimum time requirements for the multi-engine land rating; however you will need an instructor endorsement for flight and ground training prior to taking the checkride.
- There is no written exam, only an oral exam and practical checkride are required.
Duration
- The duration of your training depends on how frequently you fly.
- There are no minimum time requirements for the multi-engine rating
- The Multi-Engine Pilot Certificate is an add-on rating that allows you to fly an aircraft with more than one engine.
Additional Information
- The multi-engine rating is also a necessary step for any professional pilot.
- Training begins with a focus on the performance characteristics of a multi-engine aircraft, including special emphasis on performance and safety factors required to fly the aircraft with only one engine functioning.
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