Epic Aviation

Reviewers Male / Female Recommend Yes / No Number of Reviews Instruction & Ground School School Facilities Aircraft & Courses Cost Total Average Rating
15 / 2 8 / 9 17 6.88 5.17 6.41 4.82 5.82

Date Submitted: September 1, 2010
Flight School: Epic Aviation
Location: FL - New Smyrna Beach, United States
Instruction & Ground School: 10 out of 10
School Facilities: 10 out of 10
Aircraft & Courses: 10 out of 10
Cost: 10 out of 10
Recommend: Yes
Review: My review for Epic Aviation

Me and my son have considered a long time, before choosing Epic Aviation.
And because of their great training, facilities and offers, we never regreted our
Decision.
The training was great, the instructors were friendly, and the training was never hasty.
the quiet athmosphere was very important, because a student off course doesn’t know
everything, and Epic Aviation understands very well, that it’s their responsibility to
teach their students. The training only works if the student and the instructor are able to work together . In my opinion, Epic did a great job. Thanks to Epic, my son has obtained his private pilot license, and is going to get his instrument rating off course also at Epic Aviation.
Unfortunatelly his training was delayed by the unpredictable weather in Florida, but in the end, I’m happy that at Epic they don’t take any chances or risks.
I also want to mention the clean facilities, the great simulators and the very helpfull teaching materials.
The training was very disciplined, so any misbehaviour by students was stopped right at the beginning. As a father I can only recommend this school to anyone, who appreciates quality.
Students have to know, that they learn for themselves and not fort he instructor or the school.
I hope, the next part of my sons training at Epic Aviation will be as effective and fast as the first part.
Like I said before, I can only recommend this school. All parts 10 point is sure.

Karsten Friedrichsen
Mechatronic
KFZ Meister
and instructor
Germany

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Submitted by: Friedrichsen
74 year-old   ::   Male Reviewer   ::   Germany

Date Submitted: August 26, 2010
Flight School: Epic Aviation
Location: FL - New Smyrna Beach, United States
Instruction & Ground School: 9 out of 10
School Facilities: 7 out of 10
Aircraft & Courses: 10 out of 10
Cost: 9 out of 10
Recommend: Yes
Review: Columbia
I have finally completed my dream and Epic Aviation has done it for me. In six months I was there I have gone from no nothing about flying a aircraft to becoming a first officer of a A320...

I hightly recommend Epic to anyone that is serious
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Submitted by: A320 PIlot
21 year-old   ::   Male Reviewer   ::   Bogota

Date Submitted: February 3, 2010
Flight School: Epic Aviation
Location: FL - New Smyrna Beach, United States
Instruction & Ground School: 1 out of 10
School Facilities: 1 out of 10
Aircraft & Courses: 1 out of 10
Cost: 1 out of 10
Recommend: No
Review: Don't go here!
I've never met an epic student who was happy with their training.

FACT: Epic mis-managed its fleet so badly that they had to come begging ATP to lease them their oldest '79 series Piper Seminoles.

FACT: Epic's own instructors were not paid or had their pay checks bounce at one point.

FACT: Epic does a very poor job communicating with their students and keeping them informed! Its not uncommon to see students just waiting around not knowing when their instructor is going to show up.

Look at the reviews here. They are either terrible or glowing. Believe the bad ones, they all have the same consistent message; Don't pay up front, the management is poor, and the garuntees are worthless. The reviews giving Epic 10/10 are clearly made up by current Epic staff.

I would say try looking at ATP. Since you'd be flying their aircraft anyway. However, ATP recently hired Mike Campbell (former Epic manager) as their sales guy at Daytona Beach. So now you're sure to be getting the same empty promises and BS from ATP that dragged Epic down. Epic and Campbell both have a terrible reputation in the area.

Please talk to current or former Epic students about the school's reputation! Not the Epic staff!!

If you want a recommendation on where to do your training, contact an FAA Pilot Examiner. They do check rides at every flight school and see the results first hand.
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Submitted by: JD
28 year-old   ::   Male Reviewer   ::   New Smyrna Beach, FL

Date Submitted: December 25, 2009
Flight School: Epic Aviation
Location: FL - New Smyrna Beach, United States
Instruction & Ground School: 1 out of 10
School Facilities: 1 out of 10
Aircraft & Courses: 1 out of 10
Cost: 1 out of 10
Recommend: No
Review: Total fraud school
This school is a total fraud. I am a former student. Their fixed price programs are a sham. After they take all the money, they remove you from the fixed program on some lame excuse. They do not have even have their own multi engine planes for training. Their fleet advertised on the website is a joke. They charge exorbitant rent for substandard housing. The housing pictures advertised on the website are fake. They treat all students on M1 visas especially badly. They threaten to cancel your M1 visa if you dont obey their diktats.
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Submitted by: Defrauded
24 year-old   ::   Male Reviewer   ::   India

Date Submitted: November 16, 2009
Flight School: Epic Aviation
Location: FL - New Smyrna Beach, United States
Instruction & Ground School: 5 out of 10
School Facilities: 1 out of 10
Aircraft & Courses: 1 out of 10
Cost: 1 out of 10
Recommend: No
Review: DON'T COME TO EPIC AVIATION
If anyone out there planning to come to Epic Aviation for their pilot training, STOP the process to come here and find some other school around STATES. There are lot of better school than Epic.

The management is after your money. They don't smile at students and they are so selfish. We have to BEG them, if we need something from them. If I want to list all the bad thing about this school, I can't stop writing here.

SO guyz, don't come here and find some other school.

Coming here is the biggest mistake that I have done in my carrier. I don't want anyone of you to come here go through what I have been.
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Submitted by: Airbus
23 year-old   ::   Male Reviewer   ::   Florida

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