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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…
Have you ever visited PACE Airport in Ridgeway, VA? Just a 25-minute flight from KHNZ,…
We had nine people complete licenses or ratings in September. We had 7 private pilot…
Honoring Rick Gutlon — 25 Years of Dedication to administering our website at Empire-Aviation.com After…
1. Recognize the problem 2. Don't go into denial / resignation mode. Use your memorized…
I have been told that our other 152 N5144L is not far from being back…
I came back recently from Myrtle Beach, S.C., to Raleigh Durham, N.C., in a Cessna…
N5330B was sold to a local couple. With the increasing cost of fuel and the…
Well were moved into the 2008 year with many of the familiar sign and symptoms…
Want to see how user fees could affect U.S. general aviation? Just cross the pond…
We have begun again a new private pilot ground school on Tuesday nights. We have…
Looking for a reason to spread your wings and visit a new airport in North…
SYNOPSIS The summer days are officially behind us now with a forecast of frost on…
Our Fall 2010 Private Pilot Ground School visited the NCDOT Division of Aviation and the…
Stalling and slowflight are an integral part of your assessment. You must not spin the…
Well just the other day, N5144L arrived back on the field from the damage occurred…
The TSA / Department of Homeland Security requires all flight students show evidence of US…
Away goes that hot, humid, poor performance weather of summer and in comes the chill…
Jeff Kennon, an Empire Aviation student and aircraft renter, recently authored this charming children's book…
If they can pass the tests, they get the certificate. That seems to be the…
After 14 years of writing this column, it sometimes becomes difficult to come up with…
My two articles concerning yaw, its effects and its control seem to have aroused considerable…
Improvements to the runway have been made to the first 800' of runway 32. Much…
Sad news!! We have recently been informed that our favorite Designated Pilot Examiner (DPE) has…
In my flying career, I have seen tremendous strides forward in almost every aspect of…
This tower at Chase City Municipal Airport (KCXE) is one of only two operational in…
We are planning a Christmas Party December 15th , 1-4 PM at the Oxford airport…
How can you avoid the stall spin accident? Yaw is as much a culprit in…
Recently, a reader asked me to write an article on landing in high and gusty…
Lately, I have attended some FAAST team safety meetings both here and in other states…
Our Spring 2011 Private Pilot Ground School visited the Raleigh Flight Services Station (FSS) at…
There seems to be a lack of common sense lately. Fuel mismanagement and weather are…
Pups, Parking, Planes, Oh My! It's been a busy season at Empire Aviation, with improvements…
Empire Aviation welcomed 20 students from Durham's Riverside High School to the Henderson-Oxford Airport…
Some incredible news from Empire Aviation student Connor McClanahan who wrote to let us know…
Our Winter 2017 Private Pilot Ground School visited the NCDOT Division of Aviation and the Raleigh FSS on February 28, 2017.
I recently had a bad experience within C airspace locally. We have 3 within our…
I have been writing for The Southern Aviator and its predecessors for close to 15…
Jeff Nidle, who completed his private pilot training with Empire Aviation in November 2009, took…
The first International Learn To Fly Day, an event designed to increase interest in flying…
It was just a few weeks ago now that I had a total engine failure…