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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…
Carmen Duckenfield completed her XC competition with her mother & father, as well as her aunt & uncle attending in celebration!
Empire Aviation student and Durham resident Rick Gutlon uses his Private Pilots license to help…
The inspiration for this article comes from you, the readers. My articles on Rudder, Yaw,…
The first International Learn To Fly Day, an event designed to increase interest in flying…
Frost on the pumpkins is frost on the wings. Be careful with icing, frosted wings,…
I recently had a bad experience within C airspace locally. We have 3 within our…
Have you ever visited PACE Airport in Ridgeway, VA? Just a 25-minute flight from KHNZ,…
Yes we are completing our 3rd and last ground school of the year. We presently…
I came back recently from Myrtle Beach, S.C., to Raleigh Durham, N.C., in a Cessna…
Improvements to the runway have been made to the first 800' of runway 32. Much…
Lately, I have attended some FAAST team safety meetings both here and in other states…
The TSA / Department of Homeland Security requires all flight students show evidence of US…
Last month, I discussed some ideas on pilots cooperating with air traffic controllers to make…
After 14 months of being disabled, N5144L our 152 is back in the air. After…
The key to any emergency is the Boy Scouts’ motto: Be prepared. The good multi-engine…
Want to see how user fees could affect U.S. general aviation? Just cross the pond…
This tower at Chase City Municipal Airport (KCXE) is one of only two operational in…
** Effective 12/15/09 Empire Aviation has permanently moved all operations from Lake Ridge (8NC8) to…
As a pilot you have just completed a certification flight test, proficiency training, biennial flight…
Our Fall 2011 Private Pilot Ground School visited the NCDOT Division of Aviation and the…
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…
We have had a number of checkrides this year with about 8 more pending before…
Much has been done with painting hangers this fall. Runway has filled in nicely with…
Our Fall 2010 Private Pilot Ground School visited the NCDOT Division of Aviation and the…
Away goes that hot, humid, poor performance weather of summer and in comes the chill…
Empire Aviation's Flight School is featured in this August 2017 article by Kathy Wolford of…
Empire Aviation welcomed students from Durham’s Riverside High School to the Henderson-Oxford Airport on Friday,…
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…
We offer multi-engine training in our PA-23 Piper Apache Geronimo from the Henderson-Oxford Airport (KHNZ) in Oxford, NC.
Would you like to ride ... in a 1959 Piper Tri-Pacer? N2975Z is a beautifully…
Our Spring 2011 Private Pilot Ground School visited the Raleigh Flight Services Station (FSS) at…
Sad news!! We have recently been informed that our favorite Designated Pilot Examiner (DPE) has…
SYNOPSIS Turkey day is just around the corner and then its all out holiday season…
Wayne Webster completed his CFI in April after many years of flying with his commercial…
Jeff Kennon, an Empire Aviation student and aircraft renter, recently authored this charming children's book…
A Father–Son Holiday Flight to Sedona For Christmas this year Paul and his son Marcus…
Our Winter 2012 Private Pilot Ground School visited the NCDOT Division of Aviation and the…
If they can pass the tests, they get the certificate. That seems to be the…