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Pups, Parking, Planes, Oh My! It's been a busy season at Empire Aviation, with improvements around the airport, a newly…
A Father–Son Holiday Flight to Sedona For Christmas this year Paul and his son Marcus took a memorable trip to…
Commercial Training in Progress ✈️Dmitry Bukhaltsev has been taking to the skies in a Beech Sierra at W91, working toward his commercial pilot certificate…
We were happy to welcome Sara Raab, a CFI from Spartan Aviation in Kansas, who stopped by HNZ on October 4thfor a flight in our…
Congratulations to Ethan Manning – Private Pilot! We’re thrilled to celebrate Ethan Manning on earning his Private Pilot License (PPL) in our Piper Cherokee N8432C!…
✈️ Did you know Empire Aviation has had a second base of operations at KCXE Airport in Chase City, Virginia for years now? Here’s what’s happening:…
Have you ever visited PACE Airport in Ridgeway, VA? Just a 25-minute flight from KHNZ, PACE holds a community fly-in…
Congratulations to Ian Frink on earning his Private Pilot License August 27, 2025 at Henry Joyner Airport (ASJ) with Designated…
Thunderstorms, maybe hurricanes (hope not), haze, high density altitude, carburetor ice, radiation fog , poor…
By the time you read this article, the Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) control tower will…
Well were moved into the 2008 year with many of the familiar sign and symptoms…
Frost on the pumpkins is frost on the wings. Be careful with icing, frosted wings,…
As a pilot you have just completed a certification flight test, proficiency training, biennial flight…
Wayne Webster completed his CFI in April after many years of flying with his commercial…
SYNOPSIS The summer days are officially behind us now with a forecast of frost on…
Sad news!! We have recently been informed that our favorite Designated Pilot Examiner (DPE) has…
Empire Aviation welcomed 20 students from Durham's Riverside High School to the Henderson-Oxford Airport…
Jeff Nidle, who completed his private pilot training with Empire Aviation in November 2009, took…
Recently we have had a number of aircraft leave the ramp without fuel caps secured…
A Father–Son Holiday Flight to Sedona For Christmas this year Paul and his son Marcus…
It has been my pleasure in the past few months to administer instructor renewal flight…
Kayoko Stewart and Paul Hesse Promoting aviation education at a Middle School Job Opportunities Fair…
I have been a instructor for more than 40 years, and a pilot examiner for…
I recently had a bad experience within C airspace locally. We have 3 within our…
A recent letter to the editor raised the question of Pilot in Command (PIC) and…
There seems to be ongoing confusion about who can log pilot in command time under…
We have begun again a new private pilot ground school on Tuesday nights. We have…
I have been writing for The Southern Aviator and its predecessors for close to 15…
Well just the other day, N5144L arrived back on the field from the damage occurred…
Our Fall 2010 Private Pilot Ground School visited the NCDOT Division of Aviation and the…
SYNOPSIS Turkey day is just around the corner and then its all out holiday season…
Have you ever visited PACE Airport in Ridgeway, VA? Just a 25-minute flight from KHNZ,…
Empire Aviation welcomed the Oxford Cub Scout Den 637 to the Henderson Oxford Airport…
The inspiration for this article comes from you, the readers. My articles on Rudder, Yaw,…
Empire Aviation's flight school is featured in The Herald Sun newspaper on August 8, 2011…
In the year 2001 I will achieve the following in my aviation career: Forty years…
Our Private Pilot Ground School visited the NCDOT Division of Aviation and the Raleigh…
Well its that time of the year again where thunderstorms, hail, density altitude, wind sheer…
We have now moved into the Fall season here in the south. With the passing…
Empire Aviation welcomed students from Durham’s Riverside High School to the Henderson-Oxford Airport on Friday,…
Honoring Rick Gutlon — 25 Years of Dedication to administering our website at Empire-Aviation.com After…
There seems to be a lack of common sense lately. Fuel mismanagement and weather are…
If they can pass the tests, they get the certificate. That seems to be the…
Yes we are completing our 3rd and last ground school of the year. We presently…
** Effective 12/15/09 Empire Aviation has permanently moved all operations from Lake Ridge (8NC8) to…
Looking for a reason to spread your wings and visit a new airport in North…
Improvements to the runway have been made to the first 800' of runway 32. Much…
Lately, I have attended some FAAST team safety meetings both here and in other states…