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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!
Well a new year has arrived with the weather that accompanies January flights. Wind, some…
N5330B was sold to a local couple. With the increasing cost of fuel and the…
There seems to be ongoing confusion about who can log pilot in command time under…
It has been my pleasure in the past few months to administer instructor renewal flight…
As the year comes to a close I want to thank everyone for their…
The TSA / Department of Homeland Security requires all flight students show evidence of US…
We have begun again a new private pilot ground school on Tuesday nights. We have…
Well its that time of the year again where thunderstorms, hail, density altitude, wind sheer…
Some incredible news from Empire Aviation student Connor McClanahan who wrote to let us know…
How can you avoid the stall spin accident? Yaw is as much a culprit in…
I came back recently from Myrtle Beach, S.C., to Raleigh Durham, N.C., in a Cessna…
Away goes that hot, humid, poor performance weather of summer and in comes the chill…
It was just a few weeks ago now that I had a total engine failure…
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…
I have been told that our other 152 N5144L is not far from being back…
Our Spring 2011 Private Pilot Ground School visited the Raleigh Flight Services Station (FSS) at…
This tower at Chase City Municipal Airport (KCXE) is one of only two operational in…
Wayne Webster completed his CFI in April after many years of flying with his commercial…
We offer multi-engine training in our PA-23 Piper Apache Geronimo from the Henderson-Oxford Airport (KHNZ) in Oxford, NC.
Lately, I have attended some FAAST team safety meetings both here and in other states…
I have been writing for The Southern Aviator and its predecessors for close to 15…
There seems to be a lack of common sense lately. Fuel mismanagement and weather are…
Frost on the pumpkins is frost on the wings. Be careful with icing, frosted wings,…
** Effective 12/15/09 Empire Aviation has permanently moved all operations from Lake Ridge (8NC8) to…
Kayoko Stewart and Paul Hesse Promoting aviation education at a Middle School Job Opportunities Fair…
Looking for a reason to spread your wings and visit a new airport in North…
I have been a instructor for more than 40 years, and a pilot examiner for…
Years ago when I was serving my time with Uncle Sam, a favorite phrase was…
SYNOPSIS Turkey day is just around the corner and then its all out holiday season…
Instrument Rating Adding an Instrument Rating to your private certificate is challenging and no small…
Brant Howell has completed his move to Smith Mountain Lake, VA. He will be missed…
Jeff Kennon, an Empire Aviation student and aircraft renter, recently authored this charming children's book…
The key to any emergency is the Boy Scouts’ motto: Be prepared. The good multi-engine…
After 14 years of writing this column, it sometimes becomes difficult to come up with…
Empire Aviation's Flight School is featured in this August 2017 article by Kathy Wolford of…
Want to see how user fees could affect U.S. general aviation? Just cross the pond…
Much has been done with painting hangers this fall. Runway has filled in nicely with…
The Cherokee has just come back from the paint shop in Salisbury, NC. Rowan Co…
The inspiration for this article comes from you, the readers. My articles on Rudder, Yaw,…