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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!
In the year 2001 I will achieve the following in my aviation career: Forty years…
We are planning a Christmas Party December 15th , 1-4 PM at the Oxford airport…
We have had a number of checkrides this year with about 8 more pending before…
It has been my pleasure in the past few months to administer instructor renewal flight…
Last month I discussed some flying concepts I considered important, but not substantive enough to…
The first International Learn To Fly Day, an event designed to increase interest in flying…
We have now moved into the Fall season here in the south. With the passing…
Empire Aviation's flight school is featured in The Herald Sun newspaper on August 8, 2011…
Much has been done with painting hangers this fall. Runway has filled in nicely with…
Kayoko Stewart and Paul Hesse Promoting aviation education at a Middle School Job Opportunities Fair…
This tower at Chase City Municipal Airport (KCXE) is one of only two operational in…
Recently we have had a number of aircraft leave the ramp without fuel caps secured…
We offer multi-engine training in our PA-23 Piper Apache Geronimo from the Henderson-Oxford Airport (KHNZ) in Oxford, NC.
Jeff Nidle, who completed his private pilot training with Empire Aviation in November 2009, took…
Empire Aviation has the best flight instructors in the area.
After 14 months of being disabled, N5144L our 152 is back in the air. After…
Recently, a reader asked me to write an article on landing in high and gusty…
I have been a instructor for more than 40 years, and a pilot examiner for…
** Effective 12/15/09 Empire Aviation has permanently moved all operations from Lake Ridge (8NC8) to…
SYNOPSIS The summer days are officially behind us now with a forecast of frost on…
Want to see how user fees could affect U.S. general aviation? Just cross the pond…
Some incredible news from Empire Aviation student Connor McClanahan who wrote to let us know…
SYNOPSIS Turkey day is just around the corner and then its all out holiday season…
Our Spring 2011 Private Pilot Ground School visited the Raleigh Flight Services Station (FSS) at…
N5330B was sold to a local couple. With the increasing cost of fuel and the…
The key to any emergency is the Boy Scouts’ motto: Be prepared. The good multi-engine…
The 1st 400' of this runway is rough. We are now encouraging and teaching not…
Improvements to the runway have been made to the first 800' of runway 32. Much…
Would you like to ride ... in a 1959 Piper Tri-Pacer? N2975Z is a beautifully…
I have some sad news to share with you. I received a phone call from…
Empire Aviation welcomed students from Durham’s Riverside High School to the Henderson-Oxford Airport on Friday,…
If they can pass the tests, they get the certificate. That seems to be the…
The events of Sept. 11 were not only tragic, but they put a tremendous burden…
Stalling and slowflight are an integral part of your assessment. You must not spin the…
Last month, I discussed some ideas on pilots cooperating with air traffic controllers to make…
Empire Aviation welcomed the Oxford Cub Scout Den 637 to the Henderson Oxford Airport…
The TSA / Department of Homeland Security requires all flight students show evidence of US…
We had nine people complete licenses or ratings in September. We had 7 private pilot…
After 14 years of writing this column, it sometimes becomes difficult to come up with…