About
Epic Flight Academy headquarters is located in New Smyrna Beach, Florida. Founded in 1999 by CEO Danny Perna, Epic offers FAA Part 141 and Part 61 pilot training. In fact, we’re the largest Part 141 flight school in the United States. We also offer FAA Part 147 aircraft mechanic training. Our main campus is located on the New Smyrna Beach Municipal Airport with other locations around the country.
Epic has trained thousands of pilots now flying for 300+ airlines. One option, Epic’s Airline Direct Program, takes flight students from zero experience to the airlines in 10 months. The aircraft mechanic program takes approximately 19 months. Epic employs 200+ people and trains hundreds of students each year. Epic’s fleet includes all new glass cockpit aircraft and simulators. Epic Flight Academy maintains hiring partnerships with numerous airlines and aviation companies.
Established in 1999, Epic Flight Academy opened its doors as Epic Aviation. Initially, Epic offered both FAA pilot training and FBO services. However, in 2002, CEO Danny Perna shifted the focus solely to flight training. Epic maintains consistent growth through an innovative approach to the aviation market. For example, in 2005, Epic was one of the first flight schools to offer standardized glass-cockpit aircraft. As a result, students can train instrumentation similar to the technology used by the airlines. Therefore, Epic takes students from zero experience to airline pilot in as few as two years – a year to train, and a year to build time as a flight instructor. The time for international students is much less.
In order to expand its worldwide network of safe, talented pilots, Epic’s flight school developed an expedited Professional Pilot Pathway. As a result, this minimized both course cost and time for aspiring airline pilots. As a result, Epic received Cessna’s “Flight Training Excellence” award. Furthermore, Cessna recognized Epic as an authorized Cessna Service Center for high quality maintenance. Each of our flight school campuses is a Cessna Pilot Center.