Fifteen new Textron Aviation Cessna 172 Skyhawk trainers will be joining Florida-based Epic Flight Academy’s fleet. Textron announced during Sun ‘n Fun Expo this week that Epic, based at New Smyrna Beach Municipal Airport and in operation since 1999, has ordered 43 Skyhawks since 2016. The academy has trained “thousands of students from more than 80 countries” according to the announcement.
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