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America's premier general aviation training and services provider.

From your first lesson to a regional cockpit, factory-approved Diamond service, or the airplane you'll buy next — Take Flight Aviation is the operation built around getting it right.

93.4%

Checkride pass rate, eight-year average

200

Checkrides annually across all programs

12

Diamond aircraft in our active fleet

What we do

Three businesses. One operation.

Flight training

Part 141 and 61 programs from Private Pilot through Airline Transport Pilot. The structured path most schools don't deliver.

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Maintenance

Factory-Authorized Diamond Service Center. Five full-time A&P technicians, deep capability across most piston aircraft.

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Aircraft sales

Buyer representation and seller support, with a deep focus on the Diamond fleet and a national network for everything else.

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Your training path

Five steps. Eighteen to twenty-four months.

1

Private

Foundation certificate

2

Instrument

Real weather, real IFR

3

Commercial

Single + Multi

4

CFI / MEI

Hours toward ATP

5

Airline

Regional first officer

Diamond Brilliance Training Center

The only Factory-Approved Diamond training center in the United States.

Owner transition training for the DA42 NG-VI, DA50 RG, and DA62. Conducted under the Diamond Brilliance Training Program — the same standard Diamond runs at the factory in Austria.

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Recognition

Factory-Approved Diamond Training Center · 2026

Why Take Flight Aviation

What makes us different.

Curriculum first

We authored our Part 141 syllabus. Every program is structured, measurable, and the same standard for every student.

Maintenance in-house

Five A&P technicians on site. You won't lose lessons to broken airplanes — and we know exactly what shape every airframe is in.

Honest hand-offs

No hard-sell tactics. We tell you what's the right fit on the first call, even if that means routing you elsewhere.

Operational depth

12 aircraft, 5 mechanics, multiple DPEs available weekly. The depth that lets us actually finish on schedule.

From our students

What our pilots say.

""Modern fleet, professional instructors, and the schedule actually held. Five months to my Private and never lost a lesson to a broken airplane.""

JM

James M.

Private pilot, 2025

""I came to Take Flight Aviation for my multi-engine rating and walked out with my Certified Flight Instructor certificate a few months later. The instructors actually know what airline interviewers ask.""

SR

Sarah R.

Certified Flight Instructor · Regional first officer, 2025

""The DA42 is the right twin to learn in, and the engine-out work was thorough. I was actually ready for the checkride.""

TM

Tom M.

Multi-engine rated, 2025

Ready to take flight?

Reach out and we'll talk through your situation, your goals, and the right path forward — at no cost or commitment.

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Montgomery, NY 12549
845-457-4188
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