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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…
SYNOPSIS Turkey day is just around the corner and then its all out holiday season…
1. Recognize the problem 2. Don't go into denial / resignation mode. Use your memorized…
Years ago when I was serving my time with Uncle Sam, a favorite phrase was…
As the year comes to a close I want to thank everyone for their…
I have been writing for The Southern Aviator and its predecessors for close to 15…
Our Private Pilot Ground School visited the NCDOT Division of Aviation and the Raleigh…
Kayoko Stewart and Paul Hesse Promoting aviation education at a Middle School Job Opportunities Fair…
We have had a number of checkrides this year with about 8 more pending before…
The events of Sept. 11 were not only tragic, but they put a tremendous burden…
Well were moved into the 2008 year with many of the familiar sign and symptoms…
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…
The first International Learn To Fly Day, an event designed to increase interest in flying…
Last month I discussed some flying concepts I considered important, but not substantive enough to…
I came back recently from Myrtle Beach, S.C., to Raleigh Durham, N.C., in a Cessna…
This tower at Chase City Municipal Airport (KCXE) is one of only two operational in…
Would you like to ride ... in a 1959 Piper Tri-Pacer? N2975Z is a beautifully…
Empire Aviation welcomed 20 students from Durham's Riverside High School to the Henderson-Oxford Airport…
Our Fall 2010 Private Pilot Ground School visited the NCDOT Division of Aviation and the…
I recently had a bad experience within C airspace locally. We have 3 within our…
Our Spring 2011 Private Pilot Ground School visited the Raleigh Flight Services Station (FSS) at…
We have now moved into the Fall season here in the south. With the passing…
The inspiration for this article comes from you, the readers. My articles on Rudder, Yaw,…
I have some sad news to share with you. I received a phone call from…
Empire Aviation student and Durham resident Rick Gutlon uses his Private Pilots license to help…
I have been a instructor for more than 40 years, and a pilot examiner for…
Empire Aviation welcomed students from Durham’s Riverside High School to the Henderson-Oxford Airport on Friday,…
Yes we are completing our 3rd and last ground school of the year. We presently…
In my flying career, I have seen tremendous strides forward in almost every aspect of…
Looking for a reason to spread your wings and visit a new airport in North…
Well its that time of the year again where thunderstorms, hail, density altitude, wind sheer…
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…
As a pilot you have just completed a certification flight test, proficiency training, biennial flight…
SYNOPSIS The summer days are officially behind us now with a forecast of frost on…
Stalling and slowflight are an integral part of your assessment. You must not spin the…
We offer multi-engine training in our PA-23 Piper Apache Geronimo from the Henderson-Oxford Airport (KHNZ) in Oxford, NC.
Want to see how user fees could affect U.S. general aviation? Just cross the pond…
Wayne Webster completed his CFI in April after many years of flying with his commercial…