Epic Buzz Vol. 8 Issue 9 | September 2025

Updated September 1st, 2025
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Epic Buzz September 2025

Grand Opening Held in Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Epic Flight Academy Tuscaloosa Ribbon-Cutting

It’s official! We recently held the Grand Opening of our newest flight school at Tuscaloosa National Airport. Members of the Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama hosted a ribbon-cutting and we welcomed people from the community who enjoyed free discovery flights and flight simulator sessions Brock Rees, director of satellite operations, spoke with WBRC News about FAA Part 141 training.

Tuscaloosa TCL Grand Opening

Grand Opening Planned in Provo, Utah

Epic Flight Academy Provo Grand Opening

We are growing again! Join us at the Provo Airport on Saturday, October 4th for the ribbon-cutting and grand opening of our newest flight school! We are excited to open our second Utah campus and look forward to welcoming everyone!

Check out other upcoming events:

  • Sept. 20: Open House at CVG Aircraft Mechanic School
  • Sept. 27: Open House at EVB Aircraft Mechanic School

New Pilots and Mechanics

Epic Flight Academy New Pilots August 2025

We welcomed new pilots (above) at the New Smyrna Beach campus and our other campuses as well. We also welcomed a new class of aircraft mechanic students (below) to the CVG Airport campus. As the pilot and aircraft mechanic shortages continue, we are glad to see so many people interested in an aviation career. Are you ready to soar?

New aircraft mechanic students August 2025

Growing Fleet in Ocala

Epic Ocala Fleet

As enrollment continues to grow at the Ocala, Florida campus, we’ve added another brand new Cessna Skyhawk to the fleet. Stop by for a discovery flight!

September Specials

Pilot and Mechanic Training Specials

If you’ve been waiting for the “right time” to enroll in pilot or aircraft mechanic training, this might be the best time. Check out our specials for September and let our team know if you have any questions.

Epic Alumni News

Epic Graduates Sept 2025

Hearing from our graduates is always exciting, and we’re thrilled to share these updates:

  • Carson Hobin is now an AMT & Electrical Installer for Lockheed Marting/Sikorsky.
  • Ansel Utz is a First Officer with Quest Diagnostics.
  • Austin Schwartz is an agriculture pilot flying for Ohio Air Spray.
  • Matthew Fox and Kian Juliano (not pictured) are both Captains with Mokulele Airlines.

Congratulations to these Epic graduates! If you trained at Epic, please send us a career update!

Pass Lists: Pilots and Aircraft Mechanics

instrument checkrides
Michael Banks (left) and Kyle McCane (right) both passed their in-house instrument checkrides on the same day! Their instructor, Diego Aguila (center), just reached an incredible milestone – 12 consecutive first-time checkride passes!

Aircraft Mechanic Passes in August:

Airframe

Brandon Gregory (CVG)

Justin Parker (EVB)

Victor Satler (EVB)

Evan Sims (CVG)

Sergio Topete (EVB)

Elias Unasa (CVG)

Pilot Checkride Passes:

These flight students passed checkrides on their first attempt in August!

Private Pilot

Ricardo Gabriel Moraga Amador

Mason Lawrence Nettles

Sebastian Maurente

Jose Emanuel Jimenez Rodriguez

Abdullah Muhammad Ahnaf Mahi

Caio Alves Silva

Kane Eric Vasquez (ADS)

Instrument Rating

Logan John Dochtermann

Nguyen Phan Anh Tran

Bailey Blair Thomas

Ryland Callaway Davoli

Wilson Alejandro Pineda Torrealba

Matthew George Morandi

Kazi Arafat Hossain Jishan

Nicholas Regan Rando

Aubree Kaelen Seaney

Victor Miguel Venegas

Julian Kinkade MacFarlane

Shohaib Ahmed

Faria Tasnim Mysha

Searuddin Alakoozi

Santiago Alberto Paredes Martinez

Joseph Constantine Lavdas (OCF)

Michael John Emil Banks

MD Tamzid Ahmed

Olivia Falcone Higgins

Kyle Irwin McCane

Alayna Morgan Mendez (APA)

Edward Tolentino Kevin Cosio

Commercial Single-Engine

Alyssa Nicole Black

Abram Nathaniel Loucks

Ahmed Camlin Pearson (ADS)

Kylie Giovanna Swaetzendruber

Sean Robert Tynan (TUS)

Taylor MacKenna Foster

Brad Leo Benjamin

Matthew William Novaria

Xuan Canh Tran (TUS)

Matthew Phillip Langbecker

Reed Gordon Harvin

Max B Warhold

Commercial Multi-Engine

Shreyas Santhosh Kumar

Parker David Farrenkopf

Alexandra Nicole McNew

Preston Christopher Parker

Kaylee Ann Davis

Certified Flight Instructor

John Alexander Kalvin

Miranda Hinojosa

Andrew Joseph Musto

Ixhabi Wong Morgan (TLH)

Nicholas Michael Oyler

Caitlin Ashley Drake

Cherokee Jonas Rush

Deven Patrick Hanstein

Sydney Elizabeth Payne

Certified Flight Instructor – Instrument

Tyler Scott Pearce

Nicholas Whitcomb Sganga (ADS)

Owen Stephen Scott (TUS)

Katie Clairene Murphy

Matthew Allen Navigato (OCF)

Siyuan Cao

Daniel Scott Brown

Christian David Duran

Brooke Nicole Rohweder

Wallace Elliott Piland IV

James Graham Munnis IV

Emma Josephine Wright

Ceasar Leonidas Adams

Owen John O’Regan

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