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Congratulations to Chris Wilcons from Oxford on an exciting milestone in his flight training! On September 10, 2026, Chris completed…
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…
✈️ Did you know Empire Aviation has had a second base of operations at KCXE Airport in Chase City, Virginia for…
On Friday, July 24, 2026, a group of elementary and middle school-aged students visited the…
There seems to be a lack of common sense lately. Fuel mismanagement and weather are…
The key to any emergency is the Boy Scouts’ motto: Be prepared. The good multi-engine…
In my flying career, I have seen tremendous strides forward in almost every aspect of…
SYNOPSIS Wind, wind and more wind has been the norm since the beginning of…
Frost on the pumpkins is frost on the wings. Be careful with icing, frosted wings,…
We have begun again a new private pilot ground school on Tuesday nights. We have…
Sad news!! We have recently been informed that our favorite Designated Pilot Examiner (DPE) has…
The events of Sept. 11 were not only tragic, but they put a tremendous burden…
Jeff Kennon, an Empire Aviation student and aircraft renter, recently authored this charming children's book…
In the year 2001 I will achieve the following in my aviation career: Forty years…
Kayoko Stewart and Paul Hesse Promoting aviation education at a Middle School Job Opportunities Fair…
The inspiration for this article comes from you, the readers. My articles on Rudder, Yaw,…
Pups, Parking, Planes, Oh My! It's been a busy season at Empire Aviation, with improvements…
It was just a few weeks ago now that I had a total engine failure…
Empire Aviation's Flight School is featured in this August 2017 article by Kathy Wolford of…
We offer multi-engine training in our PA-23 Piper Apache Geronimo from the Henderson-Oxford Airport (KHNZ) in Oxford, NC.
After 14 years of writing this column, it sometimes becomes difficult to come up with…
The toughest flight test by any standards is the Private Pilot Flight Test. This starts…
Stalling and slowflight are an integral part of your assessment. You must not spin the…
Well a new year has arrived with the weather that accompanies January flights. Wind, some…
Much has been done with painting hangers this fall. Runway has filled in nicely with…
After 14 months of being disabled, N5144L our 152 is back in the air. After…
SYNOPSIS Turkey day is just around the corner and then its all out holiday season…
Wayne Webster completed his CFI in April after many years of flying with his commercial…
Our Private Pilot Ground School visited the NCDOT Division of Aviation and the Raleigh…
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…
If they can pass the tests, they get the certificate. That seems to be the…
Away goes that hot, humid, poor performance weather of summer and in comes the chill…
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…
Recently, a reader asked me to write an article on landing in high and gusty…
As a pilot you have just completed a certification flight test, proficiency training, biennial flight…
Empire Aviation's flight school is featured in The Herald Sun newspaper on August 8, 2011…
I have been writing for The Southern Aviator and its predecessors for close to 15…
My two articles concerning yaw, its effects and its control seem to have aroused considerable…
Recently we have had a number of aircraft leave the ramp without fuel caps secured…
There seems to be ongoing confusion about who can log pilot in command time under…