Epic Flight Academy has added three more locations, resulting in the largest FAA-certified Part 141 flight school in the U.S. [Courtesy: Epic Flight]
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Epic Flight Academy has officially become the largest FAA-certified Part 141 flight school in the United States, expanding to nine total campuses nationwide.
The academy emphasizes Part 141 training as a structured, efficient path to pilot certification requiring fewer flight hours, with three new certified locations opening in June and July.
Since its founding in 1999, Epic has trained approximately 7,500 pilots, employs 245 staff (including 118 flight instructors to maintain low student-to-instructor ratios), and also offers Part 147 aircraft mechanic training.
Epic Flight Academy has officially become the largest FAA-certified Part 141 flight school in the United States, expanding to nine total campuses.
“It’s quite a milestone, especially considering the fact that we are actively developing additional flight training sites that will also be Part 141 schools,” said Epic founder and CEO Danny Perna.
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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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