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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!
How can you avoid the stall spin accident? Yaw is as much a culprit in…
Empire Aviation has the best flight instructors in the area.
After 14 months of being disabled, N5144L our 152 is back in the air. After…
SYNOPSIS The summer days are officially behind us now with a forecast of frost on…
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…
Yes we are completing our 3rd and last ground school of the year. We presently…
It was just a few weeks ago now that I had a total engine failure…
The first International Learn To Fly Day, an event designed to increase interest in flying…
N5330B was sold to a local couple. With the increasing cost of fuel and the…
Well a new year has arrived with the weather that accompanies January flights. Wind, some…
The Cherokee has just come back from the paint shop in Salisbury, NC. Rowan Co…
In the year 2001 I will achieve the following in my aviation career: Forty years…
I came back recently from Myrtle Beach, S.C., to Raleigh Durham, N.C., in a Cessna…
Sad news!! We have recently been informed that our favorite Designated Pilot Examiner (DPE) has…
Thunderstorms, maybe hurricanes (hope not), haze, high density altitude, carburetor ice, radiation fog , poor…
Some incredible news from Empire Aviation student Connor McClanahan who wrote to let us know…
In my flying career, I have seen tremendous strides forward in almost every aspect of…
Empire Aviation welcomed the Oxford Cub Scout Den 637 to the Henderson Oxford Airport…
The key to any emergency is the Boy Scouts’ motto: Be prepared. The good multi-engine…
Years ago when I was serving my time with Uncle Sam, a favorite phrase was…
We had nine people complete licenses or ratings in September. We had 7 private pilot…
This tower at Chase City Municipal Airport (KCXE) is one of only two operational in…
Away goes that hot, humid, poor performance weather of summer and in comes the chill…
1. Recognize the problem 2. Don't go into denial / resignation mode. Use your memorized…
Last month I discussed some flying concepts I considered important, but not substantive enough to…
As a pilot you have just completed a certification flight test, proficiency training, biennial flight…
Lately, I have attended some FAAST team safety meetings both here and in other states…
I have been writing for The Southern Aviator and its predecessors for close to 15…
I have been a instructor for more than 40 years, and a pilot examiner for…
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…
Empire Aviation student and Durham resident Rick Gutlon uses his Private Pilots license to help…
Improvements to the runway have been made to the first 800' of runway 32. Much…
Want to see how user fees could affect U.S. general aviation? Just cross the pond…
Jeff Kennon, an Empire Aviation student and aircraft renter, recently authored this charming children's book…
The inspiration for this article comes from you, the readers. My articles on Rudder, Yaw,…
Our Winter 2017 Private Pilot Ground School visited the NCDOT Division of Aviation and the Raleigh FSS on February 28, 2017.
Empire Aviation's Flight School is featured in this August 2017 article by Kathy Wolford of…
I recently had a bad experience within C airspace locally. We have 3 within our…