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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!
Honoring Rick Gutlon — 25 Years of Dedication to administering our website at Empire-Aviation.com After 25 incredible years, we wish…
We had nine people complete licenses or ratings in September. We had 7 private pilot…
Empire Aviation has the best flight instructors in the area.
Wayne Webster completed his CFI in April after many years of flying with his commercial…
Looking for a reason to spread your wings and visit a new airport in North…
We have had a number of checkrides this year with about 8 more pending before…
✈️ Did you know Empire Aviation has had a second base of operations at KCXE Airport in Chase City, Virginia for…
Would you like to ride ... in a 1959 Piper Tri-Pacer? N2975Z is a beautifully…
It has been my pleasure in the past few months to administer instructor renewal flight…
Empire Aviation's Flight School is featured in this August 2017 article by Kathy Wolford of…
Honoring Rick Gutlon — 25 Years of Dedication to administering our website at Empire-Aviation.com After…
I have been told that our other 152 N5144L is not far from being back…
Our Winter 2017 Private Pilot Ground School visited the NCDOT Division of Aviation and the Raleigh FSS on February 28, 2017.
Some incredible news from Empire Aviation student Connor McClanahan who wrote to let us know…
I have been writing for The Southern Aviator and its predecessors for close to 15…
A recent letter to the editor raised the question of Pilot in Command (PIC) and…
The TSA / Department of Homeland Security requires all flight students show evidence of US…
N5330B was sold to a local couple. With the increasing cost of fuel and the…
** Effective 12/15/09 Empire Aviation has permanently moved all operations from Lake Ridge (8NC8) to…
Away goes that hot, humid, poor performance weather of summer and in comes the chill…
My two articles concerning yaw, its effects and its control seem to have aroused considerable…
Our Private Pilot Ground School visited the NCDOT Division of Aviation and the Raleigh…
Frost on the pumpkins is frost on the wings. Be careful with icing, frosted wings,…
Our Winter 2012 Private Pilot Ground School visited the NCDOT Division of Aviation and the…
Empire Aviation welcomed the Oxford Cub Scout Den 637 to the Henderson Oxford Airport…
Years ago when I was serving my time with Uncle Sam, a favorite phrase was…
Well a new year has arrived with the weather that accompanies January flights. Wind, some…
Our Fall 2011 Private Pilot Ground School visited the NCDOT Division of Aviation and the…
This tower at Chase City Municipal Airport (KCXE) is one of only two operational in…
Improvements to the runway have been made to the first 800' of runway 32. Much…
The events of Sept. 11 were not only tragic, but they put a tremendous burden…
I came back recently from Myrtle Beach, S.C., to Raleigh Durham, N.C., in a Cessna…
Over the past year or so while conducting flight tests and recurrent training, I've noticed…
As the year comes to a close I want to thank everyone for their…
After 14 months of being disabled, N5144L our 152 is back in the air. After…
Well just the other day, N5144L arrived back on the field from the damage occurred…
We have begun again a new private pilot ground school on Tuesday nights. We have…
After 14 years of writing this column, it sometimes becomes difficult to come up with…
Our Spring 2011 Private Pilot Ground School visited the Raleigh Flight Services Station (FSS) at…
Stalling and slowflight are an integral part of your assessment. You must not spin the…
Last month, I discussed some ideas on pilots cooperating with air traffic controllers to make…