Epic Flight Academy Launches 6-Month Fast Track Pilot Program

Epic Flight Academy has launched a six-month fast track pilot program for students who prefer to accelerate their flight training. Students commit to training 7 days a week and dedicate 12–14 hours per day to flight training, simulator work, and study. They will earn private pilot, instrument, commercial single-engine, and commercial multi-engine ratings.

Epic founder and CEO Danny Perna said, “We’ve had many students bring incredible focus to their training over the years who’ve completed far ahead of the norm. So, we developed this program with special savings for students with that kind of drive. They must maintain discipline, focus, and consistent time management.”

The program is currently available only at the New Smyrna Beach, Florida campus. The estimated cost for tuition and non-tuition expenses is approximately $87,000 due to the launch special savings of $5,000.

Students will receive training in aircraft flight training, advanced simulator training, ground school and academic study, cross-country flight operations, and professional-level flight procedures. They will benefit from modern Garmin-equipped training aircraft, advanced flight simulators, experienced professional instructors, a highly structured training environment, and one of the most efficient training pipelines in the industry.

Epic Flight Academy was founded in 1999. It is the largest FAA Part 141 flight school in the U.S. with eleven flight training campuses and two FAA Part 147 aircraft mechanic campuses.

Kim Stevens

Kim Stevens is the publisher of State Aviation Journal, which he founded in 2009. A longtime commercial-rated pilot, he was introduced to state aviation in 1992 as Director of the Nebraska Department of Aeronautics, later serving as Deputy Division Director for the Arizona Department of Transportation's Aeronautics Division. From 2013 to 2018, he was Director of Communications and Operations for the National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) in Washington, D.C. Relocating to North Carolina, Kim worked for the Raleigh-Durham International Airport for two years and now concentrates solely on the Journal. Prior to his aviation career, Kim spent a decade in the newspaper and magazine business.