Epic Flight Academy (EFA) continued to expand its operations in the West with a ribbon-cutting ceremony to open its new Part 141 school at St. George Regional Airport (KSGU) in Utah.
The grand opening on June 28 was attended by members of the local chamber of commerce, EFA staff, and community members.
EFA staff demonstrated the capabilities of the school to its guests by answering questions about flight training, offering simulator sessions in the school’s Precision GTX flight simulator, and offering discovery flights in a Cessna 172 Skyhawk.
“By all accounts the St. George community has been incredibly supportive and engaged with the process of setting up the new school,” said EFA founder and CEO Danny Perna. “We have already started flight training there and were thrilled to see so many new faces at the grand opening.”
Brock Rees, director of satellite operations for EFA, reported excellent attendance for the event.
“Everyone in the community has been so supportive, and it was great to see so many people come out,” Rees said. “We were especially happy to see so many families come out. The kids loved seeing the planes.”
Epic Flight Academy has been training pilots since 1999. At some locations, students enrolled in flight training have the opportunity to utilize college partnerships through remote classes.
EFA has steadily grown over the past few years, making it the largest Part 141 flight school in the U.S. with 11 locations. Epic also trains aircraft mechanics at other sites under FAA Part 147.
