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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…
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:…
Thunderstorms, maybe hurricanes (hope not), haze, high density altitude, carburetor ice, radiation fog , poor…
Well a new year has arrived with the weather that accompanies January flights. Wind, some…
Empire Aviation student and Durham resident Rick Gutlon uses his Private Pilots license to help…
Over the past year or so while conducting flight tests and recurrent training, I've noticed…
Much has been done with painting hangers this fall. Runway has filled in nicely with…
The toughest flight test by any standards is the Private Pilot Flight Test. This starts…
It was just a few weeks ago now that I had a total engine failure…
Empire Aviation welcomed 20 students from Durham's Riverside High School to the Henderson-Oxford Airport…
Our Spring 2011 Private Pilot Ground School visited the Raleigh Flight Services Station (FSS) at…
The Cherokee has just come back from the paint shop in Salisbury, NC. Rowan Co…
I recently had a bad experience within C airspace locally. We have 3 within our…
The 1st 400' of this runway is rough. We are now encouraging and teaching not…
Well just the other day, N5144L arrived back on the field from the damage occurred…
Last month I discussed some flying concepts I considered important, but not substantive enough to…
Some incredible news from Empire Aviation student Connor McClanahan who wrote to let us know…
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…
Empire Aviation's flight school is featured in The Herald Sun newspaper on August 8, 2011…
I came back recently from Myrtle Beach, S.C., to Raleigh Durham, N.C., in a Cessna…
Our Private Pilot Ground School visited the NCDOT Division of Aviation and the Raleigh…
** Effective 12/15/09 Empire Aviation has permanently moved all operations from Lake Ridge (8NC8) to…
My two articles concerning yaw, its effects and its control seem to have aroused considerable…
Looking for a reason to spread your wings and visit a new airport in North…
There seems to be ongoing confusion about who can log pilot in command time under…
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…
Have you ever visited PACE Airport in Ridgeway, VA? Just a 25-minute flight from KHNZ,…
How can you avoid the stall spin accident? Yaw is as much a culprit in…
I have been writing for The Southern Aviator and its predecessors for close to 15…
Stalling and slowflight are an integral part of your assessment. You must not spin the…
There seems to be a lack of common sense lately. Fuel mismanagement and weather are…
N5330B was sold to a local couple. With the increasing cost of fuel and the…
Last month, I discussed some ideas on pilots cooperating with air traffic controllers to make…
Instrument Rating Adding an Instrument Rating to your private certificate is challenging and no small…
Empire Aviation's Flight School is featured in this August 2017 article by Kathy Wolford of…
Frost on the pumpkins is frost on the wings. Be careful with icing, frosted wings,…
Well its that time of the year again where thunderstorms, hail, density altitude, wind sheer…
Sad news!! We have recently been informed that our favorite Designated Pilot Examiner (DPE) has…
The first International Learn To Fly Day, an event designed to increase interest in flying…