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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…
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…
Improvements to the runway have been made to the first 800' of runway 32. Much…
Empire Aviation welcomed 20 students from Durham's Riverside High School to the Henderson-Oxford Airport…
Empire Aviation student and Durham resident Rick Gutlon uses his Private Pilots license to help…
Pups, Parking, Planes, Oh My! It's been a busy season at Empire Aviation, with improvements…
Over the past year or so while conducting flight tests and recurrent training, I've noticed…
Our Fall 2010 Private Pilot Ground School visited the NCDOT Division of Aviation and the…
** Effective 12/15/09 Empire Aviation has permanently moved all operations from Lake Ridge (8NC8) to…
Thunderstorms, maybe hurricanes (hope not), haze, high density altitude, carburetor ice, radiation fog , poor…
1. Recognize the problem 2. Don't go into denial / resignation mode. Use your memorized…
The toughest flight test by any standards is the Private Pilot Flight Test. This starts…
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…
Away goes that hot, humid, poor performance weather of summer and in comes the chill…
After 14 years of writing this column, it sometimes becomes difficult to come up with…
As a pilot you have just completed a certification flight test, proficiency training, biennial flight…
Looking for a reason to spread your wings and visit a new airport in North…
This tower at Chase City Municipal Airport (KCXE) is one of only two operational in…
In the year 2001 I will achieve the following in my aviation career: Forty years…
Recently we have had a number of aircraft leave the ramp without fuel caps secured…
SYNOPSIS Wind, wind and more wind has been the norm since the beginning of…
The 1st 400' of this runway is rough. We are now encouraging and teaching not…
Instrument Rating Adding an Instrument Rating to your private certificate is challenging and no small…
Our Private Pilot Ground School visited the NCDOT Division of Aviation and the Raleigh…
How can you avoid the stall spin accident? Yaw is as much a culprit in…
As the year comes to a close I want to thank everyone for their…
There seems to be ongoing confusion about who can log pilot in command time under…
Our Fall 2011 Private Pilot Ground School visited the NCDOT Division of Aviation and the…
It was just a few weeks ago now that I had a total engine failure…
Would you like to ride ... in a 1959 Piper Tri-Pacer? N2975Z is a beautifully…
Empire Aviation welcomed the Oxford Cub Scout Den 637 to the Henderson Oxford Airport…
I have been a instructor for more than 40 years, and a pilot examiner for…
Well a new year has arrived with the weather that accompanies January flights. Wind, some…
There seems to be a lack of common sense lately. Fuel mismanagement and weather are…
Kayoko Stewart and Paul Hesse Promoting aviation education at a Middle School Job Opportunities Fair…
✈️ Did you know Empire Aviation has had a second base of operations at KCXE Airport in Chase City, Virginia for…
The Cherokee has just come back from the paint shop in Salisbury, NC. Rowan Co…
Our Spring 2011 Private Pilot Ground School visited the Raleigh Flight Services Station (FSS) at…
Recently, a reader asked me to write an article on landing in high and gusty…
I have some sad news to share with you. I received a phone call from…
Last month I discussed some flying concepts I considered important, but not substantive enough to…