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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…
Empire Aviation's flight school is featured in The Herald Sun newspaper on August 8, 2011…
We are planning a Christmas Party December 15th , 1-4 PM at the Oxford airport…
We had nine people complete licenses or ratings in September. We had 7 private pilot…
There seems to be ongoing confusion about who can log pilot in command time under…
Last month I discussed some flying concepts I considered important, but not substantive enough to…
SYNOPSIS Turkey day is just around the corner and then its all out holiday season…
SYNOPSIS Wind, wind and more wind has been the norm since the beginning of…
I have been told that our other 152 N5144L is not far from being back…
Much has been done with painting hangers this fall. Runway has filled in nicely with…
We have now moved into the Fall season here in the south. With the passing…
How can you avoid the stall spin accident? Yaw is as much a culprit in…
We have begun again a new private pilot ground school on Tuesday nights. We have…
Some incredible news from Empire Aviation student Connor McClanahan who wrote to let us know…
1. Recognize the problem 2. Don't go into denial / resignation mode. Use your memorized…
Our Winter 2012 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…
In the year 2001 I will achieve the following in my aviation career: Forty years…
Our Spring 2011 Private Pilot Ground School visited the Raleigh Flight Services Station (FSS) at…
Empire Aviation student and Durham resident Rick Gutlon uses his Private Pilots license to help…
The inspiration for this article comes from you, the readers. My articles on Rudder, Yaw,…
Instrument Rating Adding an Instrument Rating to your private certificate is challenging and no small…
The 1st 400' of this runway is rough. We are now encouraging and teaching not…
By the time you read this article, the Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) control tower will…
Well its that time of the year again where thunderstorms, hail, density altitude, wind sheer…
In my flying career, I have seen tremendous strides forward in almost every aspect of…
N5330B was sold to a local couple. With the increasing cost of fuel and the…
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…
Recently, a reader asked me to write an article on landing in high and gusty…
Empire Aviation's Flight School is featured in this August 2017 article by Kathy Wolford of…
A Father–Son Holiday Flight to Sedona For Christmas this year Paul and his son Marcus…
I came back recently from Myrtle Beach, S.C., to Raleigh Durham, N.C., in a Cessna…
Years ago when I was serving my time with Uncle Sam, a favorite phrase was…
We have had a number of checkrides this year with about 8 more pending before…
It has been my pleasure in the past few months to administer instructor renewal flight…
Have you ever visited PACE Airport in Ridgeway, VA? Just a 25-minute flight from KHNZ,…
✈️ Did you know Empire Aviation has had a second base of operations at KCXE Airport in Chase City, Virginia for…
This tower at Chase City Municipal Airport (KCXE) is one of only two operational in…
Jeff Kennon, an Empire Aviation student and aircraft renter, recently authored this charming children's book…