Epic Aer

Epic Aer is a scenic flight company based at Livermore Municipal Airport in the Tri Valley area east of San Francisco Bay. It flies a Cirrus SR22, a modern single engine aircraft with large windows, a glass cockpit and a whole airframe parachute system.

Its best known route flies over San Francisco, the Golden Gate Bridge, Sausalito and Alcatraz, with an option to continue down the coast over the Pacific. A night version of the flight crosses the Golden Gate Bridge and the city after dark, when the bay is ringed with lights.

A Silicon Valley tour flies over San Jose and the campuses of some of the world's best known technology companies, as well as the 49ers stadium and Stanford University. Closer to home, an East Bay and Tri Valley tour circles the summit of Mount Diablo, at 3,849 feet the highest point in the area, and passes over the Livermore wineries, the surrounding ranges and the valley reservoirs.

The company also offers an introductory flight for people who want to try flying, covering basic manoeuvres and an introduction to navigation in the SR22. Livermore sits outside the busiest Bay Area airspace, which makes it a convenient starting point for both the city routes and the inland tours.