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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…
Carmen Duckenfield completed her XC competition with her mother & father, as well as her aunt & uncle attending in celebration!
The 1st 400' of this runway is rough. We are now encouraging and teaching not…
Want to see how user fees could affect U.S. general aviation? Just cross the pond…
In my flying career, I have seen tremendous strides forward in almost every aspect of…
Away goes that hot, humid, poor performance weather of summer and in comes the chill…
I have been writing for The Southern Aviator and its predecessors for close to 15…
Well were moved into the 2008 year with many of the familiar sign and symptoms…
Thunderstorms, maybe hurricanes (hope not), haze, high density altitude, carburetor ice, radiation fog , poor…
SYNOPSIS Wind, wind and more wind has been the norm since the beginning of…
It has been my pleasure in the past few months to administer instructor renewal flight…
Stalling and slowflight are an integral part of your assessment. You must not spin the…
Our Fall 2011 Private Pilot Ground School visited the NCDOT Division of Aviation and the…
Improvements to the runway have been made to the first 800' of runway 32. Much…
The first International Learn To Fly Day, an event designed to increase interest in flying…
We offer multi-engine training in our PA-23 Piper Apache Geronimo from the Henderson-Oxford Airport (KHNZ) in Oxford, NC.
Empire Aviation welcomed 20 students from Durham's Riverside High School to the Henderson-Oxford Airport…
Empire Aviation's Flight School is featured in this August 2017 article by Kathy Wolford of…
We are planning a Christmas Party December 15th , 1-4 PM at the Oxford airport…
Well its that time of the year again where thunderstorms, hail, density altitude, wind sheer…
By the time you read this article, the Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) control tower will…
Recently, a reader asked me to write an article on landing in high and gusty…
A recent letter to the editor raised the question of Pilot in Command (PIC) and…
As the year comes to a close I want to thank everyone for their…
Our Spring 2011 Private Pilot Ground School visited the Raleigh Flight Services Station (FSS) at…
The key to any emergency is the Boy Scouts’ motto: Be prepared. The good multi-engine…
Frost on the pumpkins is frost on the wings. Be careful with icing, frosted wings,…
We have had a number of checkrides this year with about 8 more pending before…
There seems to be a lack of common sense lately. Fuel mismanagement and weather are…
Would you like to ride ... in a 1959 Piper Tri-Pacer? N2975Z is a beautifully…
Empire Aviation welcomed students from Durham’s Riverside High School to the Henderson-Oxford Airport on Friday,…
Looking for a reason to spread your wings and visit a new airport in North…
We have begun again a new private pilot ground school on Tuesday nights. We have…
I have some sad news to share with you. I received a phone call from…
A Father–Son Holiday Flight to Sedona For Christmas this year Paul and his son Marcus…
The toughest flight test by any standards is the Private Pilot Flight Test. This starts…
Empire Aviation student and Durham resident Rick Gutlon uses his Private Pilots license to help…
I recently had a bad experience within C airspace locally. We have 3 within our…
Sad news!! We have recently been informed that our favorite Designated Pilot Examiner (DPE) has…
Kayoko Stewart and Paul Hesse Promoting aviation education at a Middle School Job Opportunities Fair…
Years ago when I was serving my time with Uncle Sam, a favorite phrase was…
The inspiration for this article comes from you, the readers. My articles on Rudder, Yaw,…