Textron Aviation announces an agreement with long-term customer Epic Flight Academy at the 2023 Sun n’ Fun Aerospace Expo for the order of 15 new Cessna Skyhawk 172 aircraft. Since 1999, Epic flight Academy has trained pilots as a Cessna Pilot Center, and thousands of students from more than 80 nations have graduated from the flying school. Epic’s only single-engine aircraft is the Cessna Skyhawk, and since 2016, a total of 43 have been ordered for the company’s fleet. The new planes will add to and broaden Epic Flight Academy’s fleet, which is now stationed at Florida’s New Smyrna Beach Municipal Airport.
“The Cessna Skyhawk has been one of the world’s top training aircraft for over six decades,” said Chris Crow, vice president, Textron Aviation Piston Sales. “We are thrilled to see these aircraft continue to inspire the next generation of professional pilots through this agreement with Epic Flight Academy,” he further added.