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 has become the largest FAA-certified Part 141 flight school in the U.S., now operating nine campuses nationwide.
The expansion includes three new Part 141 training facilities in Colorado, Utah, and Alabama, with grand openings scheduled for June and July.
Epic Flight Academy emphasizes its structured Part 141 program for pilot training, which offers an efficient path to certification with fewer required flight hours, supported by 245 employees including 118 flight instructors.
In addition to pilot training, Epic also provides FAA Part 147 certified aircraft mechanic training programs at two locations.
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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