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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!
We offer multi-engine training in our PA-23 Piper Apache Geronimo from the Henderson-Oxford Airport (KHNZ) in Oxford, NC.
If they can pass the tests, they get the certificate. That seems to be the…
Thunderstorms, maybe hurricanes (hope not), haze, high density altitude, carburetor ice, radiation fog , poor…
Frost on the pumpkins is frost on the wings. Be careful with icing, frosted wings,…
Over the past year or so while conducting flight tests and recurrent training, I've noticed…
Well its that time of the year again where thunderstorms, hail, density altitude, wind sheer…
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…
We have had a number of checkrides this year with about 8 more pending before…
Well were moved into the 2008 year with many of the familiar sign and symptoms…
Yes we are completing our 3rd and last ground school of the year. We presently…
As the year comes to a close I want to thank everyone for their…
Empire Aviation's flight school is featured in The Herald Sun newspaper on August 8, 2011…
I have been told that our other 152 N5144L is not far from being back…
Instrument Rating Adding an Instrument Rating to your private certificate is challenging and no small…
Have you ever visited PACE Airport in Ridgeway, VA? Just a 25-minute flight from KHNZ,…
✈️ Did you know Empire Aviation has had a second base of operations at KCXE Airport in Chase City, Virginia for…
Some incredible news from Empire Aviation student Connor McClanahan who wrote to let us know…
Empire Aviation welcomed students from Durham’s Riverside High School to the Henderson-Oxford Airport on Friday,…
The inspiration for this article comes from you, the readers. My articles on Rudder, Yaw,…
Improvements to the runway have been made to the first 800' of runway 32. Much…
After 14 months of being disabled, N5144L our 152 is back in the air. After…
As a pilot you have just completed a certification flight test, proficiency training, biennial flight…
Well a new year has arrived with the weather that accompanies January flights. Wind, some…
Jeff Nidle, who completed his private pilot training with Empire Aviation in November 2009, took…
Well just the other day, N5144L arrived back on the field from the damage occurred…
SYNOPSIS The summer days are officially behind us now with a forecast of frost on…
I have some sad news to share with you. I received a phone call from…
The 1st 400' of this runway is rough. We are now encouraging and teaching not…
The TSA / Department of Homeland Security requires all flight students show evidence of US…
Much has been done with painting hangers this fall. Runway has filled in nicely with…
Away goes that hot, humid, poor performance weather of summer and in comes the chill…
** Effective 12/15/09 Empire Aviation has permanently moved all operations from Lake Ridge (8NC8) to…
The key to any emergency is the Boy Scouts’ motto: Be prepared. The good multi-engine…
How can you avoid the stall spin accident? Yaw is as much a culprit in…
We had nine people complete licenses or ratings in September. We had 7 private pilot…
My two articles concerning yaw, its effects and its control seem to have aroused considerable…
Empire Aviation has the best flight instructors in the area.
Empire Aviation welcomed 20 students from Durham's Riverside High School to the Henderson-Oxford Airport…
I recently had a bad experience within C airspace locally. We have 3 within our…