Epic Flight Academy
A large national Part 141 academy, headquartered in Florida, with a Tucson presence. Career-track programmes and international student pipelines.
Epic Flight Academy is headquartered in New Smyrna Beach, Florida, and became the largest Part 141 flight school in the United States in 2025 — a genuinely major national operation, not a regional chain, with a Tucson presence as one of its training locations. Flying Magazine named it among the top flight schools in the country in 2024.
Its scale and polish put it in the same category as ATP and CAE for Arizona purposes: a large, structured, career-focused academy with international student pipelines and a standardized curriculum, rather than an independent local shop. If you are considering a serious professional-pilot track and want a large, well-funded organization behind you, Epic is a legitimate national-tier option with a Tucson footprint.
The facts
- Airport
- Tucson area
- Headquartered
- New Smyrna Beach, Florida
- Scale
- Largest Part 141 flight school in the US as of 2025
- Recognition
- Named a top flight school by Flying Magazine, 2024
- Phone
- 520-614-6448
- Website
- epicflightacademy.com
What it is good at
- The largest Part 141 flight school in the United States as of 2025 — real institutional scale and resources.
- Recognized nationally, including a top-flight-school placement from Flying Magazine in 2024.
- Runs established international student pipelines, useful if M-1 visa training is what you specifically need.
What to go in knowing
- This is a large national organization headquartered out of state, not a Tucson-rooted independent school — expect standardized, corporate processes.
- Built primarily around structured, career-track programs rather than casual weekend lessons.
- Pricing and program structure are specific to Epic's national curriculum; confirm directly for the Tucson location.
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