Educational posts from Empire
✈️ 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: The runway has been closed since August, making way for major improvements. A brand-new runway and ramp were originally set to debut in…
Have you ever visited PACE Airport in Ridgeway, VA? Just a 25-minute flight from KHNZ, PACE holds a community fly-in breakfast every Sunday of the year. Earlier this summer On Sunday, June 28, Paul's beagle Bodhi had the pleasure of…
Honoring Rick Gutlon — 25 Years of Dedication to administering our website at Empire-Aviation.com After 25 incredible years, we wish to honor and thank Rick Gutlon, has been the longtime website administrator and designer for Empire-Aviation.com. Rick first launched the…
Kayoko Stewart and Paul Hesse Promoting aviation education at a Middle School Job Opportunities Fair in Burlington, NC, May 2022.
This tower at Chase City Municipal Airport (KCXE) is one of only two operational in the US from the VFR flying days in the '20s. It was saved from a VFR route between DC and GSO to CLT to ATL…
Some incredible news from Empire Aviation student Connor McClanahan who wrote to let us know he "soloed the T-6 last month! Was a great ride ... about a month left in the T-6 until I transition to T-1's!" Connor started…
Would you like to ride ... in a 1959 Piper Tri-Pacer? N2975Z is a beautifully restored 1959 PIPER PA-22-150 Tri-Pacer. Although we are not offering instruction in this plane, do let me know if you'd be interested in a ride…
Empire Aviation's Flight School is featured in this August 2017 article by Kathy Wolford of the Oxford Public Ledger.