Blog Pause – Traveling To Jordan! Swayne Martin June 9, 2014 Trips 2 Comments It's time for a little pause in the blog. I'm headed off tomorrow to Jordan in the Middle East with a good friend of mine from school, to stay with his family for a few weeks. I will be there until June 28th,...
First Flight With My Mom Swayne Martin June 8, 2014 Fun Flying, Private Pilot 10 Comments With school being so busy, I still hadn't gone flying with my mom... until now! She had flown in the plane with me before, but when I was with an instructor. So this was truly the first time we had ever really...
After School Cross-Country Flight Swayne Martin May 20, 2014 Private Pilot 2 Comments One of the hardest parts of being a Private Pilot has been wanting to fly, but being stuck on the ground. With my Junior Year of high school ending quickly, things have been incredibly busy. Finding the time...
TEDx Youth Speech: What If You Could Do Anything? Swayne Martin May 15, 2014 Advice, Private Pilot, Video 3 Comments As you read earlier, I recently gave a TED Talk at my school's conference. The video below has the speech in addition to the introduction video. (The speech begins at 2:40): For all of the pilots out...
Share Your Story: Haley Howard, 19 Year Old CFI Swayne Martin May 9, 2014 Share Your Story 11 Comments Welcome to the 33rd "Share Your Story" post. Pilots from around the world write in featuring their flight experiences, promoting their blogs, websites, social media, novels, etc. These posts show students...
Share Your Story: Briggs Christie, Flying in Hawaii Swayne Martin May 2, 2014 Share Your Story 6 Comments Welcome to the 32nd "Share Your Story" post. Pilots from around the world write in featuring their flight experiences, promoting their blogs, websites, social media, novels, etc. These posts show students...
TEDx Aviation Introduction Swayne Martin April 24, 2014 Private Pilot, Video 6 Comments A few weeks ago, I was selected to speak at my school's TEDx Youth conference. I got help from my good friend Connor Lifson, director at Broken Slate Productions, to create an introduction video for my talk....
An iPad For The Cockpit Swayne Martin April 11, 2014 Private Pilot, Training 3 Comments General aviation pilots have experienced a great revolution over the past years, one that will only expand in the future. For many, gone are the days of plotting upon paper sectionals, and having to order...
Share Your Story: Chris Evans, Student Pilot (KCMA) Swayne Martin March 28, 2014 Share Your Story 1 Comment Welcome to the 31st "Share Your Story" post. Pilots from around the world write in featuring their flight experiences, promoting their blogs, websites, social media, novels, etc. These posts show students...
Radio Interview with AviatorCast and Chris Palmer Swayne Martin March 23, 2014 Private Pilot, Professional Experience I recently had the awesome opportunity to be interviewed by Chris Palmer for his aviation podcast "AviatorCast." Chris Palmer runs the online flight training company "Angle of Attack," serving pilots flying...
My First Solo Flight in a Cessna 172 (N9525V) Swayne Martin March 19, 2014 Original, Private Pilot, Training, Video 2 Comments The real fun in being a Private Pilot is having the opportunity to experience and learn on a variety of aircraft. After having done my PPL training in a Light Sport Aircraft (LSA), I knew I would want to bump...
My Cessna 172 Checkout Flight Swayne Martin March 13, 2014 Private Pilot, Training 1 Comment For nearly all of my flight training, I flew in either a Tecnam P92 Eaglet or Tecnam P2002 Sierra. If you have no idea what I'm talking about, check out this article: What Exactly is a Tecnam Aircraft? I've...
