Author Swayne Martin

A few weeks ago, I had the awesome opportunity to be interviewed for the SimpleFlight Aviation Radio Show. The show is recorded live every Sunday, at 8pm CST. Make sure to tune in sometime, they have awesome...

The Panorama Terrace at Amsterdam’s Schiphol International Airport is truly unique. It’s a place where the public can stand on top of the terminal to do some very up-close plane spotting. And you don’t...

I was extremely fortunate this summer to have my parents allow me to travel by myself (with a close friend of mine from school) to the Middle East (Jordan and Israel specifically) for a few weeks this June. It...

Welcome to the 35th "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...

I'm lucky tonight to be the featured guest on Simple Flight Radio, hosted by Al Waterloo, Travis Ammon, Marc Epner, and tonight, Trevor Wesolowski. It should be a great experience talking with them, so make...

One major highlight of my trip to the Jordan was the opportunity to experience general aviation in the Middle East. During the planning stages of our trip, I contacted Ayla Aviation Academy, a world-renowned...

Hey everyone! I just got back from a trip out to Boulder, Colorado to work with the guys at Boldmethod. It was a great time! We did some preparation for Air Venture 2014 and even got to do a little flying....

I'm finally back in the United States after an amazing trip to Jordan! It was definitely the trip of a lifetime, I hope it won't be my last trip to that incredible country. It's hard to describe everything we...

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,...

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...

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...

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...