Subscribe to our e-mail newsletter!
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…
I came back recently from Myrtle Beach, S.C., to Raleigh Durham, N.C., in a Cessna…
Empire Aviation's Flight School is featured in this August 2017 article by Kathy Wolford of…
Empire Aviation's flight school is featured in The Herald Sun newspaper on August 8, 2011…
Empire Aviation has the best flight instructors in the area.
Thunderstorms, maybe hurricanes (hope not), haze, high density altitude, carburetor ice, radiation fog , poor…
Years ago when I was serving my time with Uncle Sam, a favorite phrase was…
Well were moved into the 2008 year with many of the familiar sign and symptoms…
Instrument Rating Adding an Instrument Rating to your private certificate is challenging and no small…
A recent letter to the editor raised the question of Pilot in Command (PIC) and…
In the year 2001 I will achieve the following in my aviation career: Forty years…
Honoring Rick Gutlon — 25 Years of Dedication to administering our website at Empire-Aviation.com After…
Over the past year or so while conducting flight tests and recurrent training, I've noticed…
✈️ Did you know Empire Aviation has had a second base of operations at KCXE Airport in Chase City, Virginia for…
Would you like to ride ... in a 1959 Piper Tri-Pacer? N2975Z is a beautifully…
Our Fall 2010 Private Pilot Ground School visited the NCDOT Division of Aviation and the…
We have begun again a new private pilot ground school on Tuesday nights. We have…
We are planning a Christmas Party December 15th , 1-4 PM at the Oxford airport…
The Cherokee has just come back from the paint shop in Salisbury, NC. Rowan Co…
Recently we have had a number of aircraft leave the ramp without fuel caps secured…
Frost on the pumpkins is frost on the wings. Be careful with icing, frosted wings,…
A Father–Son Holiday Flight to Sedona For Christmas this year Paul and his son Marcus…
We have had a number of checkrides this year with about 8 more pending before…
The TSA / Department of Homeland Security requires all flight students show evidence of US…
Our Private Pilot Ground School visited the NCDOT Division of Aviation and the Raleigh…
Our Spring 2011 Private Pilot Ground School visited the Raleigh Flight Services Station (FSS) at…
Brant Howell has completed his move to Smith Mountain Lake, VA. He will be missed…
The toughest flight test by any standards is the Private Pilot Flight Test. This starts…
The first International Learn To Fly Day, an event designed to increase interest in flying…
Recently, a reader asked me to write an article on landing in high and gusty…
We offer multi-engine training in our PA-23 Piper Apache Geronimo from the Henderson-Oxford Airport (KHNZ) in Oxford, NC.
Much has been done with painting hangers this fall. Runway has filled in nicely with…
The inspiration for this article comes from you, the readers. My articles on Rudder, Yaw,…
1. Recognize the problem 2. Don't go into denial / resignation mode. Use your memorized…
Kayoko Stewart and Paul Hesse Promoting aviation education at a Middle School Job Opportunities Fair…
Last month, I discussed some ideas on pilots cooperating with air traffic controllers to make…
Sad news!! We have recently been informed that our favorite Designated Pilot Examiner (DPE) has…
Well just the other day, N5144L arrived back on the field from the damage occurred…
Our Winter 2017 Private Pilot Ground School visited the NCDOT Division of Aviation and the Raleigh FSS on February 28, 2017.
N5330B was sold to a local couple. With the increasing cost of fuel and the…