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On Friday, July 24, 2026, a group of elementary and middle school-aged students visited the Clarksville, Virginia, airport for an…
On Friday, July 24, 2026, Jason Catrell took to the skies for his first introductory flight with Empire Aviation in…
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:…
Empire Aviation welcomed students from Durham’s Riverside High School to the Henderson-Oxford Airport on Friday,…
We have begun again a new private pilot ground school on Tuesday nights. We have…
This tower at Chase City Municipal Airport (KCXE) is one of only two operational in…
Well a new year has arrived with the weather that accompanies January flights. Wind, some…
There seems to be ongoing confusion about who can log pilot in command time under…
Honoring Rick Gutlon — 25 Years of Dedication to administering our website at Empire-Aviation.com After…
** Effective 12/15/09 Empire Aviation has permanently moved all operations from Lake Ridge (8NC8) to…
Empire Aviation's Flight School is featured in this August 2017 article by Kathy Wolford of…
N5330B was sold to a local couple. With the increasing cost of fuel and the…
Last month I discussed some flying concepts I considered important, but not substantive enough to…
My two articles concerning yaw, its effects and its control seem to have aroused considerable…
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…
Our Fall 2010 Private Pilot Ground School visited the NCDOT Division of Aviation and the…
I recently had a bad experience within C airspace locally. We have 3 within our…
The TSA / Department of Homeland Security requires all flight students show evidence of US…
As the year comes to a close I want to thank everyone for their…
The first International Learn To Fly Day, an event designed to increase interest in flying…
Empire Aviation student and Durham resident Rick Gutlon uses his Private Pilots license to help…
Frost on the pumpkins is frost on the wings. Be careful with icing, frosted wings,…
SYNOPSIS Wind, wind and more wind has been the norm since the beginning of…
Well were moved into the 2008 year with many of the familiar sign and symptoms…
Our Winter 2017 Private Pilot Ground School visited the NCDOT Division of Aviation and the Raleigh FSS on February 28, 2017.
On Friday, July 24, 2026, a group of elementary and middle school-aged students visited the…
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…
I have been writing for The Southern Aviator and its predecessors for close to 15…
I came back recently from Myrtle Beach, S.C., to Raleigh Durham, N.C., in a Cessna…
Want to see how user fees could affect U.S. general aviation? Just cross the pond…
Well just the other day, N5144L arrived back on the field from the damage occurred…
Empire Aviation welcomed 20 students from Durham's Riverside High School to the Henderson-Oxford Airport…
After 14 months of being disabled, N5144L our 152 is back in the air. After…
Lately, I have attended some FAAST team safety meetings both here and in other states…
As a pilot you have just completed a certification flight test, proficiency training, biennial flight…
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…
Kayoko Stewart and Paul Hesse Promoting aviation education at a Middle School Job Opportunities Fair…
Away goes that hot, humid, poor performance weather of summer and in comes the chill…
Our Fall 2011 Private Pilot Ground School visited the NCDOT Division of Aviation and the…
Stalling and slowflight are an integral part of your assessment. You must not spin the…