Epic Buzz Vol. 8 Issue 11 | November 2025

10th Annual Scholarship Winners

We are thrilled to introduce the winners of the 10th Annual Aviation Scholarship Awards. This year, Epic awarded a total of $145,000 to 17 high school students. Over the past 10 years, we have awarded a total of $590,000 to 52 high school students! The King Air Nation Foundation allocated $10,000 to Epic this year for an aircraft mechanic student and $5,000 for a flight student. We were pleased to make these awards on their behalf.

Brynn Witke of Wisconsin received the Captain Judy Rice Scholarship for her tenacity in achieving her aviation goals. This included making an emergency landing on a country road when the engine went out on her cross-country solo during her training at another flight school. No doubt Captain Judy would have been pleased with the judges’ decision.

We received more than 150 applications from 24 states this year, and judges were well impressed with the caliber of applicants. We remind all those who did not receive a scholarship that there are many more aviation scholarships available.

This year’s winners are:

Congratulations to all! We look forward to welcoming these young men and women to Epic campuses and sharing their aviation journeys.

Grand Opening at Provo and Alpine Air Express Collaboration

Our Grand Opening in Provo, Utah last month was extra special because we announced the Alpine Air Express Pilot Partner Pathway. Alpine welcomes Epic pilots and aircraft mechanics, and we are excited by this new partnership. Shawn Reeves, Director of Operations at Alpine Air Express, said, “Alpine Air Express is proud to partner with Epic Flight Academy to provide graduates with a clear and reliable pathway into aviation careers. From pilot training to maintenance opportunities, Epic students can transition into one of the largest Part 135 cargo operations in the country, supported by mentorship, structured pay, and defined career growth.”

We welcomed the public to the event and offered free discovery flights to those attending. We appreciate the warm welcome from Provo residents for our 10th Part 141 flight school campus!

EVB Aircraft Mechanic Graduates

After 19 months of hard work, we honored our most recent aircraft mechanic graduates with their families at a dinner celebration. These FAA-certified A&P mechanics are ready for the aviation workforce! Many were recruited prior to graduation and are already on the job.

New Flight and Aircraft Mechanic Students

We couldn’t be more proud to welcome every new student to the Epic family! Both our FAA Part 141 flight program and FAA Part 147 aircraft mechanic program are rigorous and fast-paced, but we are here to support each and every one of you achieve your aviation goals. If you’re curious about your eligibility, it’s easy to prequalify:

• Pilot Prequalification
• Aircraft Mechanic Prequalification

Airline Career Seminars

CommuteAir and Southern Airways Express at ADS

United Aviate at APA

United Airlines at EVB

Envoy Air at EVB

GE Aerospace at EVB

Our airline partnerships offer viable pathways to aviation careers. We appreciate the site visits by our colleagues. These give our students opportunities to ask questions and inform decisions about career pathways.

Epic Outreach

Centennial Airport (APA) Event

Tuscaloosa (TCL) Outreach

Epic staff members enjoy attending career seminars and hosting events and field trips at our 12 campuses. Let us know how we can share aviation with your organization!

New Article: A-TOMATO-FLAMES

We love sharing articles to support our students’ education journeys. This new article covers three important acronyms in flight training: ATOMATOFLAMES, FLAPS, and GRABCARDD. Curious? Check it out for helpful information during your flight training.

Epic Events

Open House at CVG Aircraft Mechanic School

Don’t just wonder what it’s like to train as an FAA-certified aircraft mechanic! Come to our Open House on November 15th and find out for yourself. Take a tour of our CVG Airport school where we’ll answer every question you have. This career has never been in greater demand. Our FAA Part 147 program leads to your Airframe & Powerplant (A&P) certification and a bright future.

Check out all of our events and plan to visit our campuses soon!

Epic at the Races

Alumni Career News

Hearing from our graduates always brings a smile, especially when they share career news. Congratulations to these Epic-trained pilots who are following their dreams!

• Luke Forest is a First Officer flying both the A320 and Boeing 737 for Allegiant Air.
• Bryan Cintron passed his ATP and is now a First Officer at Breeze Airways.
• Sazzad Hossain flies the ATR72-600 for US-Bangla Airlines as a First Officer.
• Manav Patel is a First Officer at Corporate Air flying the Cessna Caravan.
• Sara Hill is flight instructing at Aero Elite.

Every time we fly commercial, we poke our heads into the cockpit to see if we recognize our pilot! We are so proud of these graduates and wish them blue skies always. If you’re an Epic graduate, please send us an update!

Student Appreciation Events

Visiting the United Training Center in Denver

Kickball in Ocala

Pumpkin Carving in New Smyrna Beach

Pass Lists

Aircraft Mechanic Passes in October

Airframe

Diane Aucoin (EVB)

Ashton Gebhardt (EVB)

William Grund (CVG)

Lane Henry (CVG)

Chris Napier (CVG)

Charles Yungbluth (CVG)

Powerplant

Lauren McGarrity (EVB)

Ryan Mikul (EVB)

Anthony Ramdin (EVB)

Pilot First-Attempt Passes in October

Private Pilot

Garrett Edward Moore (ADS)

Marcus Landon Kleckner (ADS)

Jace Connor Snipes

Ngoc Bao Uyen Phan

Nicholas Efrain Baez (APA)

Anh Quang Tran

Instrument Rating

Riley Travis Williams

Jonah Robert Simons

Alexander Agosto (OCF)

Samuel John Greshin

Noah Hunter Tremblay

Sage Dalta Sweatt

Joshua Westin Smith

Christopher Sean DeSlandes Lund

Javier Enrizue Rodriguez Guilarte

Jarrett Randall Gregory

Austin Jake Peacock

Rafaella Cereser

Andrew James Brunner (TUS)

Malak Noure Chahlaouy

Chad Ashley Rees (TUS)

Jacob David Lee

Shemuel Ben Joel Ortiz

David Michael Hallem

Dylan Riley Pace (TUS)

Commercial Single-Engine

Isaac Alan Stover (SGU)

Hun Lee

Grady Robert Edwards

Nathan Harmon DePrinzio

Brian Timothy Mullins (TUS)

Gipson Lee Frost

Madelyn Ryann Van Ness

Felix David Rodriguez Francisco

Marco David Kilchenman

Zachary John Nolen

Ana Constanza Vazquez Martinez

Jaime Alejandro Rodriguez Morales

Rondel Akil Chrisford Hercules

Bailey Blair Thomas

Michael John Emil Banks

Brandon Luke Andrew Moze

Binh Hoang Thai Le

Commercial Multi-Engine

Eric Scott Jones

Connor McCormick Wilson

Taylor MacKenna Foster

Dravid Munesh Basdeosingh

Emma Josephine Wright

Alyssa Nicole Black

Barrington Terelle Quashie

Certified Flight Instructor

Cole James Ward (TUS)

Nathan Phillip Humbert

Jeremy James Santana Franco (OCF)

Theron Tyde Cooper

Adriana Tamir Ayala Ronda

Cody Angus Steinmetz (TLH)

Noah Jackson Hogan (TUS)

Christopher Martin Curnow

Adriana Carolina Fuentes Mejias

Thomas Juan Curti Vidal

Ashelen Lazira Mas Zarate (TUS)

Molly Rae Ruffridge (TUS)

Christian Robert Nelson

Katherine Kalie Campos

Silas Jonathan Klink

Zachary Stephen Brannock (HEG)

Certified Flight Instructor – Instrument

Andrew Taylor Osborne

Joshua Timothy Loomis

Nicholas Creveling Conrad

Roxanne Valerie Bartlett

Hudson Christopher Garber

Cinbee Chun

Miranda Hinojosa

Cherokee Jonas Rush

Noah Jackson Hogan (TUS)

Rebecca Kay Schmitz (TUS)

Ashelen Lazira Mas Zarate

Silas Jonathan Klink

Andrew Joseph Musto

Owen Stephen Scott (TUS)

Roy Isaiah Chavez

Multi-Engine Flight Instructor

Kylie Renee Evans

All of these pilots passed their checkrides on their first attempt at New Smyrna Beach (EVB) unless otherwise noted.