The Panorama Terrace At Amsterdam Schiphol Swayne Martin August 18, 2014 Trips 4 Comments 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...
Roundup: My Trip To Jordan Swayne Martin August 11, 2014 Trips, Video 4 Comments 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...
Share Your Story: Cameron Livingstone, Alaskan Bush Pilot Swayne Martin August 5, 2014 Share Your Story 4 Comments 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...
Interview Tonight On Simple Flight Radio Swayne Martin August 3, 2014 Fun Flying, Private Pilot 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...
Flying In The Middle East With Ayla Aviation Swayne Martin August 2, 2014 Fun Flying, Private Pilot, Training, Trips, Vacation Flying, Video 2 Comments 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...
Summer Update Swayne Martin July 13, 2014 Original, Private Pilot, Trips 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....
Back From Jordan! Swayne Martin July 2, 2014 Trips, Video 3 Comments 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...
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 14 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...