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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…
SYNOPSIS Wind, wind and more wind has been the norm since the beginning of…
Empire Aviation's Flight School is featured in this August 2017 article by Kathy Wolford of…
As the year comes to a close I want to thank everyone for their…
After 14 years of writing this column, it sometimes becomes difficult to come up with…
Want to see how user fees could affect U.S. general aviation? Just cross the pond…
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 The Herald Sun newspaper on August 8, 2011…
Well its that time of the year again where thunderstorms, hail, density altitude, wind sheer…
The toughest flight test by any standards is the Private Pilot Flight Test. This starts…
Pups, Parking, Planes, Oh My! It's been a busy season at Empire Aviation, with improvements…
Jeff Nidle, who completed his private pilot training with Empire Aviation in November 2009, took…
Wayne Webster completed his CFI in April after many years of flying with his commercial…
N5330B was sold to a local couple. With the increasing cost of fuel and the…
Recently, a reader asked me to write an article on landing in high and gusty…
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,…
Brant Howell has completed his move to Smith Mountain Lake, VA. He will be missed…
Frost on the pumpkins is frost on the wings. Be careful with icing, frosted wings,…
Looking for a reason to spread your wings and visit a new airport in North…
Thunderstorms, maybe hurricanes (hope not), haze, high density altitude, carburetor ice, radiation fog , poor…
We have begun again a new private pilot ground school on Tuesday nights. We have…
Well were moved into the 2008 year with many of the familiar sign and symptoms…
Some incredible news from Empire Aviation student Connor McClanahan who wrote to let us know…
As a pilot you have just completed a certification flight test, proficiency training, biennial flight…
It has been my pleasure in the past few months to administer instructor renewal flight…
The inspiration for this article comes from you, the readers. My articles on Rudder, Yaw,…
There seems to be a lack of common sense lately. Fuel mismanagement and weather are…
Well just the other day, N5144L arrived back on the field from the damage occurred…
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 have been told that our other 152 N5144L is not far from being back…
Empire Aviation student and Durham resident Rick Gutlon uses his Private Pilots license to help…
There seems to be ongoing confusion about who can log pilot in command time under…
On Friday, July 24, 2026, a group of elementary and middle school-aged students visited the…
The 1st 400' of this runway is rough. We are now encouraging and teaching not…
Recently we have had a number of aircraft leave the ramp without fuel caps secured…
** Effective 12/15/09 Empire Aviation has permanently moved all operations from Lake Ridge (8NC8) to…
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…