From: David Micklewhyte <---@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, Dec 25, 2010 at 9:09 AM
Subject: David Micklewhyte Testimonial
To: Jim@allatps.com
Finding the right flight school for anyone is very important and often very difficult, even more so for international students. I started the Airline Career Pilot Program in February 2010 in Jacksonville, and from day one, I could tell that ATP was the right choice. From the initial checking in, to the final training flight, ATP has lived up to all the expectations that I had of a professional flight training academy.
The Cessna and especially the large fleet of Seminoles are in prime condition! The maintenance staff do a very excellent job of keep all the airplanes airworthy so that you are always safe! The amount of experience at ATP is overwhelming; not from just the instructors, but from maintenance staff to the check airmen even other students, every day is a lesson that is beneficial to your piloting career.
The cross country commercial time building that ATP offers is without a doubt the best offer in the flight training world. No other school will practically give you and your partner an aircraft and say, "Hey go have fun, be safe!", and send you all over the country. I was able to fly most of the entire Eastern coast of the United States where I met even more great ATP instructors. Six months isn't a very long time, and I did have apprehensions about not being able to get every thing done and understand it, but the instructors at ATP are so patient and willing to take the time out to help you understand better what it is that going on.
Apart from flying, the living accommodations that ATP provides are outstanding. Fully furnished apartments in gated communities with security, it has everything you need for your time away from home. I found it very interesting that not just student pilots shared an apartment or just international students. When I first moved in I was the youngest guy in the place with two other guys that were just about finished with the program, so I got lots ands lots and helpful tips and information from them. Then when I became the 'head honcho' in the apartment I had no problem giving advice and pointers to any guys that needed it.
Overall I could honestly say that the ATP environment is more along the lines of a learning family environment. At the end of the day you could go out with the instructors and not talk about aviation at all. Everyone helps everyone no matter which stage you're at in the program, because if one person failed a check ride, literally everyone feels bad and then goes to that person and try to give some advice or some hints.
I completed the Airline Career Pilot Program in July of 2010 and with the the training and knowledge I left with, I got my first major airline job just four months later. In less than a year I've gone from zero flight experience to fully qualified airline pilot, all thanks to ATP!
I'd recommend anyone who has the dream of being a pilot to go to ATP!
