From: Ryan Middleton <---@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 4:34 PM
Subject: Thank You
To: courtney@allatps.com
Dear ATP,
I would like to talk about the awesome experience that I had as I went through both your Private Pilot 60 day program as well as the 90 day Airline Career Pilot Program. It all started when I found ATP among the flight schools in North Carolina. So I started my research on the company and the school as well as some other schools throughout the country. And what I found was ATP could do everything that I needed as well as a lot faster and cheaper than the rest of the schools. I talked it over with my family and decided that this would be the way I could make my childhood dreams of being a professional pilot come true.
So with zero flight hours I started my training in Daytona Beach, FL in October 2008. I came in for my first day and met my instructor, Miranda Williams, who then took me from a new student to a safe and efficient private pilot in about a month! The days were usually long but very rewarding and you are continuously learning. Without the dedication of Miranda and the course that ATP uses it would have taken much longer to complete this task. I then went on to another great instructor, Brandon Zei, in Raleigh, where I learned to fly a multi-engine plane in about 8 hours flight time! From there the ratings just kept coming one after another. Before I realized it I was finished with my cross country time building and I was in Atlanta for CFI school. Only a few weeks later I was finished with the program. At times the fast-paced schedule seems impossible but with the support of the instructors and students that are there it is easily accomplished. Even with a tight schedule they were able to work with me when I needed personal time off to take care of things.
I also completed the Citation Jet Transition course and WOW what an experience. In the short time of the course you learn not only about high altitude and high performance operations you also learn about the third dimension of flying and how to prepare for it. Ben Gabriel made it a great learning experience and very fun at the same time.
So in a few short months I went from zero hours to flying the Citation and it wouldn't have been possible without my awesome instructors at ATP, Miranda Williams, Brandon Zei and Glen Howell. Thank you again!
Sincerely, Ryan Middleton
