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Dmitry Bukhaltsev has earned his Single-Engine Land (SEL) Commercial Pilot Certificate, completing the achievement on September 5, 2026. This accomplishment is the result…
Ryan Steele recently completed her fifth flight with Empire Aviation, and she’s already looking toward an exciting future in aviation. A…
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…
Empire Aviation's flight school is featured in The Herald Sun newspaper on August 8, 2011…
This tower at Chase City Municipal Airport (KCXE) is one of only two operational in…
A recent letter to the editor raised the question of Pilot in Command (PIC) and…
Over the past year or so while conducting flight tests and recurrent training, I've noticed…
Well its that time of the year again where thunderstorms, hail, density altitude, wind sheer…
Jeff Kennon, an Empire Aviation student and aircraft renter, recently authored this charming children's book…
In the year 2001 I will achieve the following in my aviation career: Forty years…
Empire Aviation welcomed the Oxford Cub Scout Den 637 to the Henderson Oxford Airport…
Recently we have had a number of aircraft leave the ramp without fuel caps secured…
On Friday, July 24, 2026, Jason Catrell took to the skies for his first introductory…
I have been a instructor for more than 40 years, and a pilot examiner for…
Some incredible news from Empire Aviation student Connor McClanahan who wrote to let us know…
Empire Aviation's Flight School is featured in this August 2017 article by Kathy Wolford of…
We have had a number of checkrides this year with about 8 more pending before…
Recently, a reader asked me to write an article on landing in high and gusty…
It has been my pleasure in the past few months to administer instructor renewal flight…
There seems to be a lack of common sense lately. Fuel mismanagement and weather are…
I have some sad news to share with you. I received a phone call from…
The inspiration for this article comes from you, the readers. My articles on Rudder, Yaw,…
Well a new year has arrived with the weather that accompanies January flights. Wind, some…
SYNOPSIS The summer days are officially behind us now with a forecast of frost on…
In my flying career, I have seen tremendous strides forward in almost every aspect of…
After 14 years of writing this column, it sometimes becomes difficult to come up with…
Kayoko Stewart and Paul Hesse Promoting aviation education at a Middle School Job Opportunities Fair…
As a pilot you have just completed a certification flight test, proficiency training, biennial flight…
Looking for a reason to spread your wings and visit a new airport in North…
We had nine people complete licenses or ratings in September. We had 7 private pilot…
Yes we are completing our 3rd and last ground school of the year. We presently…
Improvements to the runway have been made to the first 800' of runway 32. Much…
Well were moved into the 2008 year with many of the familiar sign and symptoms…
We have begun again a new private pilot ground school on Tuesday nights. We have…
Lately, I have attended some FAAST team safety meetings both here and in other states…
Have you ever visited PACE Airport in Ridgeway, VA? Just a 25-minute flight from KHNZ,…
Away goes that hot, humid, poor performance weather of summer and in comes the chill…
SYNOPSIS Wind, wind and more wind has been the norm since the beginning of…
Empire Aviation has the best flight instructors in the area.
Our Winter 2017 Private Pilot Ground School visited the NCDOT Division of Aviation and the Raleigh FSS on February 28, 2017.
By the time you read this article, the Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) control tower will…
A Father–Son Holiday Flight to Sedona For Christmas this year Paul and his son Marcus…