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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!
I have some sad news to share with you. I received a phone call from…
The TSA / Department of Homeland Security requires all flight students show evidence of US…
How can you avoid the stall spin accident? Yaw is as much a culprit in…
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…
Jeff Nidle, who completed his private pilot training with Empire Aviation in November 2009, took…
Frost on the pumpkins is frost on the wings. Be careful with icing, frosted wings,…
Thunderstorms, maybe hurricanes (hope not), haze, high density altitude, carburetor ice, radiation fog , poor…
Sad news!! We have recently been informed that our favorite Designated Pilot Examiner (DPE) has…
A recent letter to the editor raised the question of Pilot in Command (PIC) and…
Much has been done with painting hangers this fall. Runway has filled in nicely with…
N5330B was sold to a local couple. With the increasing cost of fuel and the…
Away goes that hot, humid, poor performance weather of summer and in comes the chill…
Well its that time of the year again where thunderstorms, hail, density altitude, wind sheer…
Empire Aviation welcomed the Oxford Cub Scout Den 637 to the Henderson Oxford Airport…
Improvements to the runway have been made to the first 800' of runway 32. Much…
Empire Aviation student and Durham resident Rick Gutlon uses his Private Pilots license to help…
Well were moved into the 2008 year with many of the familiar sign and symptoms…
In my flying career, I have seen tremendous strides forward in almost every aspect of…
Our Private Pilot Ground School visited the NCDOT Division of Aviation and the Raleigh…
** Effective 12/15/09 Empire Aviation has permanently moved all operations from Lake Ridge (8NC8) to…
The inspiration for this article comes from you, the readers. My articles on Rudder, Yaw,…
Well just the other day, N5144L arrived back on the field from the damage occurred…
Lately, I have attended some FAAST team safety meetings both here and in other states…
Empire Aviation's flight school is featured in The Herald Sun newspaper on August 8, 2011…
Stalling and slowflight are an integral part of your assessment. You must not spin the…
Our Winter 2017 Private Pilot Ground School visited the NCDOT Division of Aviation and the Raleigh FSS on February 28, 2017.
A Father–Son Holiday Flight to Sedona For Christmas this year Paul and his son Marcus…
Want to see how user fees could affect U.S. general aviation? Just cross the pond…
There seems to be ongoing confusion about who can log pilot in command time under…
Have you ever visited PACE Airport in Ridgeway, VA? Just a 25-minute flight from KHNZ,…
It was just a few weeks ago now that I had a total engine failure…
SYNOPSIS Turkey day is just around the corner and then its all out holiday season…
If they can pass the tests, they get the certificate. That seems to be the…
I have been a instructor for more than 40 years, and a pilot examiner for…
Last month I discussed some flying concepts I considered important, but not substantive enough to…
I recently had a bad experience within C airspace locally. We have 3 within our…
Empire Aviation welcomed students from Durham’s Riverside High School to the Henderson-Oxford Airport on Friday,…
Jeff Kennon, an Empire Aviation student and aircraft renter, recently authored this charming children's book…