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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…
The toughest flight test by any standards is the Private Pilot Flight Test. This starts…
How can you avoid the stall spin accident? Yaw is as much a culprit in…
It has been my pleasure in the past few months to administer instructor renewal flight…
Recently, a reader asked me to write an article on landing in high and gusty…
Years ago when I was serving my time with Uncle Sam, a favorite phrase was…
The inspiration for this article comes from you, the readers. My articles on Rudder, Yaw,…
We offer multi-engine training in our PA-23 Piper Apache Geronimo from the Henderson-Oxford Airport (KHNZ) in Oxford, NC.
We had nine people complete licenses or ratings in September. We had 7 private pilot…
Jeff Kennon, an Empire Aviation student and aircraft renter, recently authored this charming children's book…
I have been told that our other 152 N5144L is not far from being back…
Looking for a reason to spread your wings and visit a new airport in North…
After 14 years of writing this column, it sometimes becomes difficult to come up with…
Jeff Nidle, who completed his private pilot training with Empire Aviation in November 2009, took…
The events of Sept. 11 were not only tragic, but they put a tremendous burden…
Empire Aviation welcomed 20 students from Durham's Riverside High School to the Henderson-Oxford Airport…
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…
✈️ Did you know Empire Aviation has had a second base of operations at KCXE Airport in Chase City, Virginia for…
Our Fall 2010 Private Pilot Ground School visited the NCDOT Division of Aviation and the…
The key to any emergency is the Boy Scouts’ motto: Be prepared. The good multi-engine…
Have you ever visited PACE Airport in Ridgeway, VA? Just a 25-minute flight from KHNZ,…
Over the past year or so while conducting flight tests and recurrent training, I've noticed…
We have now moved into the Fall season here in the south. With the passing…
There seems to be a lack of common sense lately. Fuel mismanagement and weather are…
Our Fall 2011 Private Pilot Ground School visited the NCDOT Division of Aviation and the…
Well a new year has arrived with the weather that accompanies January flights. Wind, some…
I recently had a bad experience within C airspace locally. We have 3 within our…
Away goes that hot, humid, poor performance weather of summer and in comes the chill…
By the time you read this article, the Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) control tower will…
Wayne Webster completed his CFI in April after many years of flying with his commercial…
There seems to be ongoing confusion about who can log pilot in command time under…
Frost on the pumpkins is frost on the wings. Be careful with icing, frosted wings,…
Well its that time of the year again where thunderstorms, hail, density altitude, wind sheer…
I came back recently from Myrtle Beach, S.C., to Raleigh Durham, N.C., in a Cessna…
I have been a instructor for more than 40 years, and a pilot examiner for…
Empire Aviation welcomed students from Durham’s Riverside High School to the Henderson-Oxford Airport on Friday,…
Our Winter 2012 Private Pilot Ground School visited the NCDOT Division of Aviation and the…
We have had a number of checkrides this year with about 8 more pending before…
The Cherokee has just come back from the paint shop in Salisbury, NC. Rowan Co…