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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!
Instrument Rating Adding an Instrument Rating to your private certificate is challenging and no small…
There seems to be ongoing confusion about who can log pilot in command time under…
It was just a few weeks ago now that I had a total engine failure…
Well a new year has arrived with the weather that accompanies January flights. Wind, some…
Our Winter 2012 Private Pilot Ground School visited the NCDOT Division of Aviation and the…
We offer multi-engine training in our PA-23 Piper Apache Geronimo from the Henderson-Oxford Airport (KHNZ) in Oxford, NC.
The Cherokee has just come back from the paint shop in Salisbury, NC. Rowan Co…
This tower at Chase City Municipal Airport (KCXE) is one of only two operational in…
We have now moved into the Fall season here in the south. With the passing…
I have been a instructor for more than 40 years, and a pilot examiner for…
Away goes that hot, humid, poor performance weather of summer and in comes the chill…
A Father–Son Holiday Flight to Sedona For Christmas this year Paul and his son Marcus…
The inspiration for this article comes from you, the readers. My articles on Rudder, Yaw,…
I recently had a bad experience within C airspace locally. We have 3 within our…
Have you ever visited PACE Airport in Ridgeway, VA? Just a 25-minute flight from KHNZ,…
We have had a number of checkrides this year with about 8 more pending before…
The TSA / Department of Homeland Security requires all flight students show evidence of US…
Over the past year or so while conducting flight tests and recurrent training, I've noticed…
Honoring Rick Gutlon — 25 Years of Dedication to administering our website at Empire-Aviation.com After…
Jeff Kennon, an Empire Aviation student and aircraft renter, recently authored this charming children's book…
Last month, I discussed some ideas on pilots cooperating with air traffic controllers to make…
We have begun again a new private pilot ground school on Tuesday nights. We have…
SYNOPSIS The summer days are officially behind us now with a forecast of frost on…
Our Fall 2011 Private Pilot Ground School visited the NCDOT Division of Aviation and the…
SYNOPSIS Wind, wind and more wind has been the norm since the beginning of…
Well were moved into the 2008 year with many of the familiar sign and symptoms…
Empire Aviation welcomed students from Durham’s Riverside High School to the Henderson-Oxford Airport on Friday,…
Recently we have had a number of aircraft leave the ramp without fuel caps secured…
As a pilot you have just completed a certification flight test, proficiency training, biennial flight…
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…
My two articles concerning yaw, its effects and its control seem to have aroused considerable…
Empire Aviation welcomed 20 students from Durham's Riverside High School to the Henderson-Oxford Airport…
How can you avoid the stall spin accident? Yaw is as much a culprit in…
Our Fall 2010 Private Pilot Ground School visited the NCDOT Division of Aviation and the…
Improvements to the runway have been made to the first 800' of runway 32. Much…
Wayne Webster completed his CFI in April after many years of flying with his commercial…
I came back recently from Myrtle Beach, S.C., to Raleigh Durham, N.C., in a Cessna…
Yes we are completing our 3rd and last ground school of the year. We presently…