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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!
Honoring Rick Gutlon — 25 Years of Dedication to administering our website at Empire-Aviation.com After 25 incredible years, we wish…
Away goes that hot, humid, poor performance weather of summer and in comes the chill…
Our Private Pilot Ground School visited the NCDOT Division of Aviation and the Raleigh…
Empire Aviation's flight school is featured in The Herald Sun newspaper on August 8, 2011…
In the year 2001 I will achieve the following in my aviation career: Forty years…
Empire Aviation has the best flight instructors in the area.
It was just a few weeks ago now that I had a total engine failure…
We have begun again a new private pilot ground school on Tuesday nights. We have…
Much has been done with painting hangers this fall. Runway has filled in nicely with…
A recent letter to the editor raised the question of Pilot in Command (PIC) and…
Jeff Kennon, an Empire Aviation student and aircraft renter, recently authored this charming children's book…
I came back recently from Myrtle Beach, S.C., to Raleigh Durham, N.C., in a Cessna…
Looking for a reason to spread your wings and visit a new airport in North…
By the time you read this article, the Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) control tower will…
Thunderstorms, maybe hurricanes (hope not), haze, high density altitude, carburetor ice, radiation fog , poor…
This tower at Chase City Municipal Airport (KCXE) is one of only two operational in…
Want to see how user fees could affect U.S. general aviation? Just cross the pond…
Frost on the pumpkins is frost on the wings. Be careful with icing, frosted wings,…
My two articles concerning yaw, its effects and its control seem to have aroused considerable…
As a pilot you have just completed a certification flight test, proficiency training, biennial flight…
SYNOPSIS Wind, wind and more wind has been the norm since the beginning of…
Over the past year or so while conducting flight tests and recurrent training, I've noticed…
As the year comes to a close I want to thank everyone for their…
Last month I discussed some flying concepts I considered important, but not substantive enough to…
Well were moved into the 2008 year with many of the familiar sign and symptoms…
1. Recognize the problem 2. Don't go into denial / resignation mode. Use your memorized…
In my flying career, I have seen tremendous strides forward in almost every aspect of…
I have been writing for The Southern Aviator and its predecessors for close to 15…
There seems to be a lack of common sense lately. Fuel mismanagement and weather are…
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…
Our Spring 2011 Private Pilot Ground School visited the Raleigh Flight Services Station (FSS) at…
N5330B was sold to a local couple. With the increasing cost of fuel and the…
We offer multi-engine training in our PA-23 Piper Apache Geronimo from the Henderson-Oxford Airport (KHNZ) in Oxford, NC.
There seems to be ongoing confusion about who can log pilot in command time under…
Recently we have had a number of aircraft leave the ramp without fuel caps secured…
The events of Sept. 11 were not only tragic, but they put a tremendous burden…
Our Fall 2011 Private Pilot Ground School visited the NCDOT Division of Aviation and the…
Well just the other day, N5144L arrived back on the field from the damage occurred…
Yes we are completing our 3rd and last ground school of the year. We presently…





































































































