Epic Flight Academy, founded in 1999, is the largest Part 141 flight school in the U.S. [Credit: Epic Flight Academy]
Key Takeaways:
Epic Flight Academy is awarding $145,000 in scholarships to 17 high school students for 2025, bringing their 10-year total to $590,000 to support future pilots and mechanics.
The 2025 recipients were selected from over 150 competitive applications across 24 states, with awards covering both pilot and aircraft mechanic training.
One notable scholarship, the $20,000 Captain Judy Rice Pilot Scholarship, was awarded to a student who skillfully managed an emergency landing after an engine failure during a solo flight.
Aviation training, be it for pilots or mechanics, is never cheap, but it will be a little less of a financial burden for some 17 high school students receiving scholarships from Epic Flight Academy.
According to Epic, the awards for 2025 amount to $145,000. The total awarded to high school students over the past 10 years totals $590,000.
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Meg Godlewski has been an aviation journalist for more than 24 years and a CFI for more than 20 years. If she is not flying or teaching aviation, she is writing about it. Meg is a founding member of the Pilot Proficiency Center at EAA AirVenture and excels at the application of simulation technology to flatten the learning curve. Follow Meg on Twitter @2Lewski.
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