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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…
In the year 2001 I will achieve the following in my aviation career: Forty years…
Empire Aviation's flight school is featured in The Herald Sun newspaper on August 8, 2011…
Want to see how user fees could affect U.S. general aviation? Just cross the pond…
After 14 years of writing this column, it sometimes becomes difficult to come up with…
There seems to be a lack of common sense lately. Fuel mismanagement and weather are…
Frost on the pumpkins is frost on the wings. Be careful with icing, frosted wings,…
The inspiration for this article comes from you, the readers. My articles on Rudder, Yaw,…
As a pilot you have just completed a certification flight test, proficiency training, biennial flight…
Well were moved into the 2008 year with many of the familiar sign and symptoms…
The events of Sept. 11 were not only tragic, but they put a tremendous burden…
SYNOPSIS Turkey day is just around the corner and then its all out holiday season…
Honoring Rick Gutlon — 25 Years of Dedication to administering our website at Empire-Aviation.com After…
The TSA / Department of Homeland Security requires all flight students show evidence of US…
Our Fall 2010 Private Pilot Ground School visited the NCDOT Division of Aviation and the…
There seems to be ongoing confusion about who can log pilot in command time under…
Much has been done with painting hangers this fall. Runway has filled in nicely with…
Empire Aviation welcomed 20 students from Durham's Riverside High School to the Henderson-Oxford Airport…
Empire Aviation's Flight School is featured in this August 2017 article by Kathy Wolford of…
My two articles concerning yaw, its effects and its control seem to have aroused considerable…
We have had a number of checkrides this year with about 8 more pending before…
Well a new year has arrived with the weather that accompanies January flights. Wind, some…
In my flying career, I have seen tremendous strides forward in almost every aspect of…
We offer multi-engine training in our PA-23 Piper Apache Geronimo from the Henderson-Oxford Airport (KHNZ) in Oxford, NC.
Would you like to ride ... in a 1959 Piper Tri-Pacer? N2975Z is a beautifully…
I recently had a bad experience within C airspace locally. We have 3 within our…
Empire Aviation welcomed students from Durham’s Riverside High School to the Henderson-Oxford Airport on Friday,…
Empire Aviation student and Durham resident Rick Gutlon uses his Private Pilots license to help…
SYNOPSIS The summer days are officially behind us now with a forecast of frost on…
Well just the other day, N5144L arrived back on the field from the damage occurred…
It was just a few weeks ago now that I had a total engine failure…
N5330B was sold to a local couple. With the increasing cost of fuel and the…
Stalling and slowflight are an integral part of your assessment. You must not spin the…
I have been writing for The Southern Aviator and its predecessors for close to 15…
Last month I discussed some flying concepts I considered important, but not substantive enough to…
On Friday, July 24, 2026, a group of elementary and middle school-aged students visited the…
Last month, I discussed some ideas on pilots cooperating with air traffic controllers to make…
Jeff Kennon, an Empire Aviation student and aircraft renter, recently authored this charming children's book…
Lately, I have attended some FAAST team safety meetings both here and in other states…
I have been a instructor for more than 40 years, and a pilot examiner for…