Subscribe to our e-mail newsletter!
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!
I have been a instructor for more than 40 years, and a pilot examiner for…
Want to see how user fees could affect U.S. general aviation? Just cross the pond…
The key to any emergency is the Boy Scouts’ motto: Be prepared. The good multi-engine…
I recently had a bad experience within C airspace locally. We have 3 within our…
Away goes that hot, humid, poor performance weather of summer and in comes the chill…
Empire Aviation's Flight School is featured in this August 2017 article by Kathy Wolford of…
Our Private Pilot Ground School visited the NCDOT Division of Aviation and the Raleigh…
As the year comes to a close I want to thank everyone for their…
Kayoko Stewart and Paul Hesse Promoting aviation education at a Middle School Job Opportunities Fair…
SYNOPSIS Wind, wind and more wind has been the norm since the beginning of…
After 14 months of being disabled, N5144L our 152 is back in the air. After…
It was just a few weeks ago now that I had a total engine failure…
Last month I discussed some flying concepts I considered important, but not substantive enough to…
Empire Aviation's flight school is featured in The Herald Sun newspaper on August 8, 2011…
** Effective 12/15/09 Empire Aviation has permanently moved all operations from Lake Ridge (8NC8) to…
I have some sad news to share with you. I received a phone call from…
Our Fall 2010 Private Pilot Ground School visited the NCDOT Division of Aviation and the…
The TSA / Department of Homeland Security requires all flight students show evidence of US…
Sad news!! We have recently been informed that our favorite Designated Pilot Examiner (DPE) has…
We are planning a Christmas Party December 15th , 1-4 PM at the Oxford airport…
The events of Sept. 11 were not only tragic, but they put a tremendous burden…
The toughest flight test by any standards is the Private Pilot Flight Test. This starts…
✈️ Did you know Empire Aviation has had a second base of operations at KCXE Airport in Chase City, Virginia for…
I came back recently from Myrtle Beach, S.C., to Raleigh Durham, N.C., in a Cessna…
Well its that time of the year again where thunderstorms, hail, density altitude, wind sheer…
Looking for a reason to spread your wings and visit a new airport in North…
We have now moved into the Fall season here in the south. With the passing…
Wayne Webster completed his CFI in April after many years of flying with his commercial…
By the time you read this article, the Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) control tower will…
Well a new year has arrived with the weather that accompanies January flights. Wind, some…
We have begun again a new private pilot ground school on Tuesday nights. We have…
Thunderstorms, maybe hurricanes (hope not), haze, high density altitude, carburetor ice, radiation fog , poor…
Have you ever visited PACE Airport in Ridgeway, VA? Just a 25-minute flight from KHNZ,…
The first International Learn To Fly Day, an event designed to increase interest in flying…
There seems to be a lack of common sense lately. Fuel mismanagement and weather are…
SYNOPSIS The summer days are officially behind us now with a forecast of frost on…
Instrument Rating Adding an Instrument Rating to your private certificate is challenging and no small…
We had nine people complete licenses or ratings in September. We had 7 private pilot…
Empire Aviation has the best flight instructors in the area.