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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…
✈️ Did you know Empire Aviation has had a second base of operations at KCXE Airport in Chase City, Virginia for…
Instrument Rating Adding an Instrument Rating to your private certificate is challenging and no small…
In the year 2001 I will achieve the following in my aviation career: Forty years…
Jeff Nidle, who completed his private pilot training with Empire Aviation in November 2009, took…
Recently we have had a number of aircraft leave the ramp without fuel caps secured…
I have been writing for The Southern Aviator and its predecessors for close to 15…
Lately, I have attended some FAAST team safety meetings both here and in other states…
The 1st 400' of this runway is rough. We are now encouraging and teaching not…
There seems to be a lack of common sense lately. Fuel mismanagement and weather are…
Have you ever visited PACE Airport in Ridgeway, VA? Just a 25-minute flight from KHNZ,…
We have had a number of checkrides this year with about 8 more pending before…
Jeff Kennon, an Empire Aviation student and aircraft renter, recently authored this charming children's book…
Our Winter 2017 Private Pilot Ground School visited the NCDOT Division of Aviation and the Raleigh FSS on February 28, 2017.
I came back recently from Myrtle Beach, S.C., to Raleigh Durham, N.C., in a Cessna…
Sad news!! We have recently been informed that our favorite Designated Pilot Examiner (DPE) has…
Empire Aviation student and Durham resident Rick Gutlon uses his Private Pilots license to help…
Empire Aviation welcomed the Oxford Cub Scout Den 637 to the Henderson Oxford Airport…
We offer multi-engine training in our PA-23 Piper Apache Geronimo from the Henderson-Oxford Airport (KHNZ) in Oxford, NC.
The events of Sept. 11 were not only tragic, but they put a tremendous burden…
As the year comes to a close I want to thank everyone for their…
In my flying career, I have seen tremendous strides forward in almost every aspect of…
Yes we are completing our 3rd and last ground school of the year. We presently…
N5330B was sold to a local couple. With the increasing cost of fuel and the…
Much has been done with painting hangers this fall. Runway has filled in nicely with…
Recently, a reader asked me to write an article on landing in high and gusty…
Well were moved into the 2008 year with many of the familiar sign and symptoms…
Well its that time of the year again where thunderstorms, hail, density altitude, wind sheer…
The inspiration for this article comes from you, the readers. My articles on Rudder, Yaw,…
I have been told that our other 152 N5144L is not far from being back…
Away goes that hot, humid, poor performance weather of summer and in comes the chill…
Our Spring 2011 Private Pilot Ground School visited the Raleigh Flight Services Station (FSS) at…
The first International Learn To Fly Day, an event designed to increase interest in flying…
A recent letter to the editor raised the question of Pilot in Command (PIC) and…
After 14 months of being disabled, N5144L our 152 is back in the air. After…
Empire Aviation's Flight School is featured in this August 2017 article by Kathy Wolford of…
Frost on the pumpkins is frost on the wings. Be careful with icing, frosted wings,…
Stalling and slowflight are an integral part of your assessment. You must not spin the…
I have some sad news to share with you. I received a phone call from…
Looking for a reason to spread your wings and visit a new airport in North…
Well just the other day, N5144L arrived back on the field from the damage occurred…