Premier flight training · Maintenance · Aircraft sales
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
Flight training
Part 141 and 61 programs from Private Pilot through Airline Transport Pilot. The structured path most schools don't deliver.
Explore programs →Maintenance
Factory-Authorized Diamond Service Center. Five full-time A&P technicians, deep capability across most piston aircraft.
Maintenance services →Aircraft sales
Buyer representation and seller support, with a deep focus on the Diamond fleet and a national network for everything else.
Aircraft sales →Your training path
Private
Foundation certificate
Instrument
Real weather, real IFR
Commercial
Single + Multi
CFI / MEI
Hours toward ATP
Airline
Regional first officer
Diamond Brilliance Training Center
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.
Learn about Diamond Brilliance →Recognition
Factory-Approved Diamond Training Center · 2026
Why Take Flight Aviation
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
""Modern fleet, professional instructors, and the schedule actually held. Five months to my Private and never lost a lesson to a broken airplane.""
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.""
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.""
Tom M.
Multi-engine rated, 2025
Reach out and we'll talk through your situation, your goals, and the right path forward — at no cost or commitment.
49 Hangar Road, Hangar D
Montgomery, NY 12549
845-457-4188
Open 7 days · 8 AM – 6 PM