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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…
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:…
We have begun again a new private pilot ground school on Tuesday nights. We have…
Stalling and slowflight are an integral part of your assessment. You must not spin the…
We have had a number of checkrides this year with about 8 more pending before…
After 14 years of writing this column, it sometimes becomes difficult to come up with…
Our Private Pilot Ground School visited the NCDOT Division of Aviation and the Raleigh…
The Cherokee has just come back from the paint shop in Salisbury, NC. Rowan Co…
It was just a few weeks ago now that I had a total engine failure…
Have you ever visited PACE Airport in Ridgeway, VA? Just a 25-minute flight from KHNZ,…
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…
Want to see how user fees could affect U.S. general aviation? Just cross the pond…
Brant Howell has completed his move to Smith Mountain Lake, VA. He will be missed…
A recent letter to the editor raised the question of Pilot in Command (PIC) and…
I have been told that our other 152 N5144L is not far from being back…
The 1st 400' of this runway is rough. We are now encouraging and teaching not…
We are planning a Christmas Party December 15th , 1-4 PM at the Oxford airport…
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,…
Our Fall 2011 Private Pilot Ground School visited the NCDOT Division of Aviation and the…
There seems to be a lack of common sense lately. Fuel mismanagement and weather are…
How can you avoid the stall spin accident? Yaw is as much a culprit in…
This tower at Chase City Municipal Airport (KCXE) is one of only two operational in…
As the year comes to a close I want to thank everyone for their…
It has been my pleasure in the past few months to administer instructor renewal flight…
Would you like to ride ... in a 1959 Piper Tri-Pacer? N2975Z is a beautifully…
Well a new year has arrived with the weather that accompanies January flights. Wind, some…
There seems to be ongoing confusion about who can log pilot in command time under…
SYNOPSIS The summer days are officially behind us now with a forecast of frost on…
Lately, I have attended some FAAST team safety meetings both here and in other states…
Empire Aviation has the best flight instructors in the area.
Empire Aviation welcomed the Oxford Cub Scout Den 637 to the Henderson Oxford Airport…
Well its that time of the year again where thunderstorms, hail, density altitude, wind sheer…
Empire Aviation's flight school is featured in The Herald Sun newspaper on August 8, 2011…
** Effective 12/15/09 Empire Aviation has permanently moved all operations from Lake Ridge (8NC8) to…
Much has been done with painting hangers this fall. Runway has filled in nicely with…
On Friday, July 24, 2026, Jason Catrell took to the skies for his first introductory…
Our Winter 2017 Private Pilot Ground School visited the NCDOT Division of Aviation and the Raleigh FSS on February 28, 2017.
The inspiration for this article comes from you, the readers. My articles on Rudder, Yaw,…
The events of Sept. 11 were not only tragic, but they put a tremendous burden…