Volume 7, Issue 10 | October 2024
Orlando Sentinel Names Epic a Top Workplace for 2024
For the third year in a row, Epic Flight Academy has been named a Top Workplace by the Orlando Sentinel. Staff attended the awards event in Orlando on Sept. 27th. This award is based on feedback provided by Epic employees to the Orlando Sentinel, so we are grateful to our staff and celebrate this achievement in their honor.
New Flight Students in September
Celebrating our newest flight students who arrived in September! Regardless of which campus you decide to train at, we look forward to welcoming you to the Epic family!
Student & Staff Appreciation at CVG
Every now and then we need to have a little fun! We celebrated students and staff at our CVG Aircraft Mechanic School with a cookout last month!
Aircraft Mechanic News
We took delivery of a decommissioned Gulfstream III at our New Smyrna Beach aircraft mechanic school. This will provide plenty of hands-on training for students there.
Some of our aircraft mechanic students visited the Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum in Titusville, Florida. We owe a lot to the past and have much to learn from the origins of aviation.
Epic Alumni News: Career Updates
We love catching up with our graduates! Here are the latest updates:
- Rui Dos Santos Teixeira from Portugal, is a First Officer flying the DASH 8-Q400 for TAAG Angola Airlines. Rui shared, “I highly recommend Epic as a flight school, as I spent one of the greatest times of my life at Epic. You guys are very serious about fulfilling your students’ dreams of becoming pilots.”
- Andrew Knoll is now a Captain at Mokulele Airlines flying the C208. He shared, “Studying at Epic was a great experience with many opportunities. They helped me in so many ways to build my future as a pilot, and I’m grateful for becoming a part of the Epic family.”
Congratulations, Rui and Andrew! You are living the dream! Calling all Epic graduates! Please send us a career update!
Outreach: Volusia Young Marines, LPA, and More!
Epic Flight Academy was honored to welcome the Volusia Young Marines to the New Smyrna Beach campus on Saturday, Sept. 28th. These young men and women toured both the flight school and aircraft mechanic school to learn about training and careers in aviation.
Tony Perna, who has had a long career in aviation and is a member of Epic’s advisory board, led the students on the tour. We enjoyed their visit and look forward to hosting future field trips at any of our campuses.
Epic was busy with even more outreach last month, attending career fairs and hosting field trips. We were also happy to collaborate with the Workforce Development Program at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport. These organizations we worked with included:
- Mason County High School (KY)
- Tri-Base Career Fair at University of North Florida
- Latino Pilots Association Expo
- Horizon Science Academy (OH)
- Girls in Aviation Day (Ocala, FL and Daytona, FL)
- Dayton, KY High School
- Pendleton County (KY) High School
- iLead Academy (KY)
- Apopka High School (FL)
- Larry A. Ryle High School (KY)
- Taylor Middle-High School (FL)
- Pine Ridge High School (FL)
- DeLand High School (FL)
Employee Updates
Welcome to our newest team members!
- Aspen Rosica, Dispatcher (EVB)
- Mason Wright, Flight Instructor (TLH)
- Yonnic Adams, Flight Instructor (TUS)
- Lisette Ondulich, Dispatcher (EVB)
- Channing Prichard, Flight Instructor (TLH)
Epic in the News
Epic has been popping up in some interesting media sources lately! Just in case you missed it…
- Tucson Flight Instructor Braden Smith interview
- Marque Engineering article and video on CVG mechanic school
- Cloudstreet Journeys video about our DC-7
- General Aviation News about an upcoming award
Student & Staff Appreciation
We had a great time at the Daytona Tortugas Professional Baseball game with students and staff! We work hard and love holding Student & Staff appreciation events like this!
Pilot Check Rides
James Munnis (R) passed his instrument check ride on his first attempt last month in New Smyrna Beach. He is pictured with his flight instructor, Kyle Sears.
These flight students passed check rides on their first attempt in September!
Private Pilot
James Patrick Clancy
Hawthorn Fleming Hay (TLH)
Corey Braxton Mahoney
Alexander Brian Owczarczak
Eric Scott Jones (TUS)
Instrument Rating
Anderson Scott Adams
Andrew Michael Jung
Triston Zorin Thompson
Jesus Armando Coronado III (TUS)
Matthew Allen Navigato (OCF)
Shah Dujana
Bradford Scott Kelly (TUS)
Justin Cade Lee (TUS)
Zaudiel Elith Angulo (TUS)
Joshua Kyle Krasovec
James Graham Munnis IV
Commercial Single-Engine
Abdur Rahman
Umear Ibne Huq
Jet Michael Crews
Melany Italia Gabrielli
Andrew Tracey Shepard
Zachary Dean Capes
Ashraful Islam Emon
Katie Clairene Murphy
Jayden Ash Scott
Alejandro Enrique Melani Gomez
Commercial Multi-Engine
Kyler Nathan Lee Rich
Oleksiy Volodin
Kyle Austin Sears
James Anthony Goumas
Veronika Markova Osgood
Certified Flight Instructor
Luca Anthony Vizzarri
Jake Walter Weiland
Ethan Wayne Lentz
Seth Christopher Whidden
Caitlyn Ky Ling Tang
Certified Flight Instructor – Instrument
Carter Edward Mickley Albers
Gabriel Manuel Gonzalez (TLH)
Phillip Joseph Nacoste II
Andrew David Chiariello
Casey Allen Ladurini
Matthew John Davis
Sebastian Robert Oshiro Doroba
Multi-Engine Flight Instructor
Conan Austin Dulac
Mason Ray Harmon
Clayton James Smith