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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!
Empire Aviation welcomed the Oxford Cub Scout Den 637 to the Henderson Oxford Airport…
The key to any emergency is the Boy Scouts’ motto: Be prepared. The good multi-engine…
** Effective 12/15/09 Empire Aviation has permanently moved all operations from Lake Ridge (8NC8) to…
How can you avoid the stall spin accident? Yaw is as much a culprit in…
Last month, I discussed some ideas on pilots cooperating with air traffic controllers to make…
Improvements to the runway have been made to the first 800' of runway 32. Much…
I have some sad news to share with you. I received a phone call from…
Some incredible news from Empire Aviation student Connor McClanahan who wrote to let us know…
Last month I discussed some flying concepts I considered important, but not substantive enough to…
Over the past year or so while conducting flight tests and recurrent training, I've noticed…
The 1st 400' of this runway is rough. We are now encouraging and teaching not…
Empire Aviation welcomed 20 students from Durham's Riverside High School to the Henderson-Oxford Airport…
Jeff Nidle, who completed his private pilot training with Empire Aviation in November 2009, took…
It has been my pleasure in the past few months to administer instructor renewal flight…
A recent letter to the editor raised the question of Pilot in Command (PIC) and…
Frost on the pumpkins is frost on the wings. Be careful with icing, frosted wings,…
Empire Aviation welcomed students from Durham’s Riverside High School to the Henderson-Oxford Airport on Friday,…
Our Winter 2012 Private Pilot Ground School visited the NCDOT Division of Aviation and the…
Empire Aviation has the best flight instructors in the area.
Empire Aviation's flight school is featured in The Herald Sun newspaper on August 8, 2011…
1. Recognize the problem 2. Don't go into denial / resignation mode. Use your memorized…
My two articles concerning yaw, its effects and its control seem to have aroused considerable…
We are planning a Christmas Party December 15th , 1-4 PM at the Oxford airport…
We offer multi-engine training in our PA-23 Piper Apache Geronimo from the Henderson-Oxford Airport (KHNZ) in Oxford, NC.
Our Spring 2011 Private Pilot Ground School visited the Raleigh Flight Services Station (FSS) at…
The toughest flight test by any standards is the Private Pilot Flight Test. This starts…
A Father–Son Holiday Flight to Sedona For Christmas this year Paul and his son Marcus…
Years ago when I was serving my time with Uncle Sam, a favorite phrase was…
Our Winter 2017 Private Pilot Ground School visited the NCDOT Division of Aviation and the Raleigh FSS on February 28, 2017.
Thunderstorms, maybe hurricanes (hope not), haze, high density altitude, carburetor ice, radiation fog , poor…
We have begun again a new private pilot ground school on Tuesday nights. We have…
Instrument Rating Adding an Instrument Rating to your private certificate is challenging and no small…
Have you ever visited PACE Airport in Ridgeway, VA? Just a 25-minute flight from KHNZ,…
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…
Stalling and slowflight are an integral part of your assessment. You must not spin the…
Sad news!! We have recently been informed that our favorite Designated Pilot Examiner (DPE) has…
The TSA / Department of Homeland Security requires all flight students show evidence of US…
I have been told that our other 152 N5144L is not far from being back…
I recently had a bad experience within C airspace locally. We have 3 within our…