Blake Phillips, originally from St. Louis, Missouri, joined KGUN 9 as a multimedia journalist and reporter in October of 2023.
TUCSON, Ariz. — With pilot shortages affecting travel, one company is taking it upon itself to help solve the problem.
Epic Flight Academy, 1840 E. Valencia Rd., STE121, recently opened its first satellite campus in Arizona, marking their first campus outside of it home state of Florida.“First of all, the weather is, you know, really great for flight training. And then also, the airspace here, is really a perfect balance," explained Rees,"The students are going to get really good experience talking with the air traffic controllers.
“So, I can have various system failures, I can give it an engine failure, an engine fire, or oil pressure issues," shared Rees.
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