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Congratulations to Chris Wilcons from Oxford on an exciting milestone in his flight training! On September 10, 2026, Chris completed…
Dmitry Bukhaltsev has earned his Single-Engine Land (SEL) Commercial Pilot Certificate, completing the achievement on September 5, 2026. This accomplishment is the result…
Ryan Steele recently completed her fifth flight with Empire Aviation, and she’s already looking toward an exciting future in aviation. A…
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…
Empire Aviation welcomed students from Durham’s Riverside High School to the Henderson-Oxford Airport on Friday,…
Honoring Rick Gutlon — 25 Years of Dedication to administering our website at Empire-Aviation.com After…
Looking for a reason to spread your wings and visit a new airport in North…
After 14 years of writing this column, it sometimes becomes difficult to come up with…
Some incredible news from Empire Aviation student Connor McClanahan who wrote to let us know…
I recently had a bad experience within C airspace locally. We have 3 within our…
Jeff Nidle, who completed his private pilot training with Empire Aviation in November 2009, took…
The 1st 400' of this runway is rough. We are now encouraging and teaching not…
SYNOPSIS The summer days are officially behind us now with a forecast of frost on…
Our Fall 2011 Private Pilot Ground School visited the NCDOT Division of Aviation and the…
I have been a instructor for more than 40 years, and a pilot examiner for…
Our Winter 2012 Private Pilot Ground School visited the NCDOT Division of Aviation and the…
In the year 2001 I will achieve the following in my aviation career: Forty years…
Our Spring 2011 Private Pilot Ground School visited the Raleigh Flight Services Station (FSS) at…
Empire Aviation welcomed 20 students from Durham's Riverside High School to the Henderson-Oxford Airport…
There seems to be a lack of common sense lately. Fuel mismanagement and weather are…
✈️ Did you know Empire Aviation has had a second base of operations at KCXE Airport in Chase City, Virginia for…
Lately, I have attended some FAAST team safety meetings both here and in other states…
** Effective 12/15/09 Empire Aviation has permanently moved all operations from Lake Ridge (8NC8) to…
If they can pass the tests, they get the certificate. That seems to be the…
As the year comes to a close I want to thank everyone for their…
As a pilot you have just completed a certification flight test, proficiency training, biennial flight…
Thunderstorms, maybe hurricanes (hope not), haze, high density altitude, carburetor ice, radiation fog , poor…
Pups, Parking, Planes, Oh My! It's been a busy season at Empire Aviation, with improvements…
It has been my pleasure in the past few months to administer instructor renewal flight…
Stalling and slowflight are an integral part of your assessment. You must not spin 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…
We are planning a Christmas Party December 15th , 1-4 PM at the Oxford airport…
Empire Aviation's Flight School is featured in this August 2017 article by Kathy Wolford of…
A recent letter to the editor raised the question of Pilot in Command (PIC) and…
Improvements to the runway have been made to the first 800' of runway 32. Much…
SYNOPSIS Turkey day is just around the corner and then its all out holiday season…
I have been writing for The Southern Aviator and its predecessors for close to 15…
Ryan Steele recently completed her fifth flight with Empire Aviation, and she’s already looking toward an…
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…
After 14 months of being disabled, N5144L our 152 is back in the air. After…
The inspiration for this article comes from you, the readers. My articles on Rudder, Yaw,…
Away goes that hot, humid, poor performance weather of summer and in comes the chill…