Camping, College Style – It’s A Pilot’s Life Swayne Martin September 24, 2016 Fun Flying, Private Pilot, UND Aerospace, Video 1 Comment Every year, EAA Chapter 1342 throws its annual fly-in and hog roast event in Manvel, North Dakota. EAA 1342 is the University of North Dakota's most active aviation student group, made up of about 120...
Float Flying – Pilot’s Summer 2016 Swayne Martin August 18, 2016 Fun Flying, Private Pilot, Trips, Vacation Flying, Video 11 Comments Over the past few weeks, I was lucky to explore more of the Gulf Coast... But this time in a Carbon Cub on floats. Rod, Haley, Leonard and I had a great time checking out the awesome rivers, lakes, and...
Passing My Commercial Checkride Swayne Martin July 18, 2016 Private Pilot, Professional Experience, Training, UND Aerospace 8 Comments To get ahead with flight courses at UND, I stayed for an accelerated semester during the first 6 weeks of summer this year. In 6 weeks, 30 of us in my class took AVIT 323 (aerodynamics), AVIT 324 (aircraft...
The Experience Of Leasing My First Airplane Swayne Martin June 11, 2016 Advice, Fun Flying, Private Pilot, UND Aerospace, Video 10 Comments People often say that owning or leasing your own plane is impossible to do on a budget, especially if you're in college like me. But five of us at the University of North Dakota co-lease N46015, a 1968 C172i....
Giving Young Eagles Rides In A Pilatus PC-12 Swayne Martin May 15, 2016 Advice, Fun Flying, Private Pilot, UND Aerospace, Video 4 Comments EAA Chapter 1342 is our local EAA Chapter, made up of UND students and faculty. We're the only collegiate EAA Chapter in the Nation, and are about 80 members strong at many meetings. This year, we helped put...
Flying 1,000 Miles Through The Southwest Swayne Martin April 17, 2016 Fun Flying, Private Pilot, Trips, Video Aleks Udris and I flew Cirrus SR-22T N333AN through the American Southwest a few weeks ago for some Boldmethod production stories. I hadn't spent much time flying through the Southwest before this trip, so it...
Instrument Training, Mountain Flying, and College Swayne Martin March 24, 2016 Fun Flying, Original, Private Pilot, Trips, UND Aerospace 1 Comment For the past few months, I've been completing my instrument flight training in Aviation 222 at UND. The course has been awesome so far and I've come to really enjoy the challenges of instrument flying....
Flying With Friends – The Most Fun You’ll Have As A Pilot Swayne Martin February 29, 2016 Private Pilot, Video Aviation just wouldn't be the same without all of the friends and family that have made it a total blast. Thanks to everyone that makes me smile when I get to go...
The Ultimate Chipotle Delivery – Pilot Style Swayne Martin February 2, 2016 Fun Flying, Original, Private Pilot, Trips, UND Aerospace, Video 4 Comments Two of my best friends and pilots at UND, Madeline Lilley and Corey Komarec, planned a pretty fun trip this past weekend with me. While we love going to school and flying at the University of North Dakota,...
Gulf Shores, Alabama Winter Flying Swayne Martin January 19, 2016 Fun Flying, Private Pilot, Trips, Vacation Flying, Video 6 Comments Over the past few weeks, I was fortunate to head back down to Gulf Shores, Alabama for some awesome flying with my friends Rod Kellogg, Haley Howard, Andrew Stover, and Taylor Messer. And as a new thing this...
My Experience Flying At The University of North Dakota Swayne Martin December 21, 2015 Advice, Fun Flying, Pinned, Private Pilot, Training, UND Aerospace 10 Comments I get messages almost daily asking what I've thought about my experience at the University of North Dakota, so I figured it'd be helpful to write a little overview of my experience so far. I chose UND...
Finishing Up Semester 1 At UND Swayne Martin December 5, 2015 Fun Flying, Private Pilot, UND Aerospace, Video 3 Comments Hey guys it's been awhile and I'm sorry I haven't posted in a few weeks! This fall has been totally crazy and busy with all of the aviation courses and events I've been a part of around Grand Forks at the...
