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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:…
A recent letter to the editor raised the question of Pilot in Command (PIC) and…
Away goes that hot, humid, poor performance weather of summer and in comes the chill…
If they can pass the tests, they get the certificate. That seems to be the…
Thunderstorms, maybe hurricanes (hope not), haze, high density altitude, carburetor ice, radiation fog , poor…
Empire Aviation's Flight School is featured in this August 2017 article by Kathy Wolford of…
Our Winter 2012 Private Pilot Ground School visited the NCDOT Division of Aviation and the…
Pups, Parking, Planes, Oh My! It's been a busy season at Empire Aviation, with improvements…
In the year 2001 I will achieve the following in my aviation career: Forty years…
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…
We have begun again a new private pilot ground school on Tuesday nights. We have…
Our Fall 2011 Private Pilot Ground School visited the NCDOT Division of Aviation and the…
Empire Aviation welcomed students from Durham’s Riverside High School to the Henderson-Oxford Airport on Friday,…
I have some sad news to share with you. I received a phone call from…
Well just the other day, N5144L arrived back on the field from the damage occurred…
After 14 years of writing this column, it sometimes becomes difficult to come up with…
On Friday, July 24, 2026, a group of elementary and middle school-aged students visited the…
It has been my pleasure in the past few months to administer instructor renewal flight…
Wayne Webster completed his CFI in April after many years of flying with his commercial…
Last month I discussed some flying concepts I considered important, but not substantive enough to…
A Father–Son Holiday Flight to Sedona For Christmas this year Paul and his son Marcus…
Improvements to the runway have been made to the first 800' of runway 32. Much…
There seems to be a lack of common sense lately. Fuel mismanagement and weather are…
SYNOPSIS Turkey day is just around the corner and then its all out holiday season…
We have had a number of checkrides this year with about 8 more pending before…
We had nine people complete licenses or ratings in September. We had 7 private pilot…
Instrument Rating Adding an Instrument Rating to your private certificate is challenging and no small…
Empire Aviation has the best flight instructors in the area.
Lately, I have attended some FAAST team safety meetings both here and in other states…
Our Spring 2011 Private Pilot Ground School visited the Raleigh Flight Services Station (FSS) at…
Empire Aviation student and Durham resident Rick Gutlon uses his Private Pilots license to help…
Well its that time of the year again where thunderstorms, hail, density altitude, wind sheer…
Jeff Kennon, an Empire Aviation student and aircraft renter, recently authored this charming children's book…
There seems to be ongoing confusion about who can log pilot in command time under…
SYNOPSIS Wind, wind and more wind has been the norm since the beginning of…
Would you like to ride ... in a 1959 Piper Tri-Pacer? N2975Z is a beautifully…
I have been a instructor for more than 40 years, and a pilot examiner for…
Our Fall 2010 Private Pilot Ground School visited the NCDOT Division of Aviation and the…
Have you ever visited PACE Airport in Ridgeway, VA? Just a 25-minute flight from KHNZ,…
Sad news!! We have recently been informed that our favorite Designated Pilot Examiner (DPE) has…