Flight To Hummel Field, Virginia (W75) Swayne Martin May 31, 2015 Airport Review, Private Pilot Before graduation and college I wanted to go flying again with my grandfather and brother, so I planned a flight with them from Hanover KOFP to Hummel Field (W75), Virginia. Waking up early in the morning for...
Flight To Tangier Island (KTGI) For Mother’s Day Swayne Martin May 17, 2015 Airport Review, Fun Flying, Private Pilot, Trips, Vacation Flying, Video 3 Comments Since I'm headed off to college next year, my brother and I wanted to something special for mom this Mother's Day. We decided to take her on a day trip out to Tangier Island, VA - somewhere we had all talked...
Asking A Date To Prom With A Flight To Lunch Swayne Martin May 8, 2015 Airport Review, Fun Flying, Private Pilot, Trips, Video 8 Comments For senior year, I wanted to come up with a cool way to ask my date to the Junior/Senior Dance (our version of prom). My first plan was to write out "Jr/Sr?" in chalk on a large parking lot and then fly over...
Jamestown/Williamsburg Test Flight Swayne Martin April 5, 2015 Advice, Airport Review, Fun Flying, Private Pilot, Trips 3 Comments In preparation for this spring, when I plan on flying with friends and family to the Jamestown/Williamsburg Airport (KJGG), I did a solo trial flight to KJGG to better familiarize myself with the route. If...
Airport Review: Lynchburg (KLYH), Virginia – A Sunset Landing Swayne Martin March 10, 2014 Airport Review, Fun Flying, Trips, Video 2 Comments After flying into Falwell's "ski-slope" runway, we decided to make the quick 5 mile flight over to Lynchburg (Class D), for another stamp in our aviation passport! The flight was quick, but really cool to make...
Airport Review: Falwell (W24), Virginia – A “Ski-Slope” Runway Swayne Martin February 9, 2014 Airport Review, Fun Flying, Trips 2 Comments Falwell's airport in Southwest Virginia has one of the most unique runways in all of Virginia, if not on the entire East Coast. You can only take off from runway 10, and land on runway 28, due to a massive...
Airport Review: First Flight Airport, North Carolina (KFFA) Swayne Martin October 9, 2013 Airport Review, Trips 6 Comments One thing I really started doing this summer was flying wherever I traveled with my family. Before North Carolina, I'd flown Piper's over Gulf Shores, Alabama, and gliders over Lake Tahoe, California. Being a...
Airport Review: Dare County Regional Airport, NC (KMQI) Swayne Martin September 11, 2013 Airport Review, Trips As a part of my summer this year, I began taking flight lessons everywhere I travelled with my family. This allowed me to experience new planes, in new areas, with new instructors. Learning how to adapt to...
Airport Review: Soar Truckee at the Truckee-Tahoe Airport, CA (KTRK) Swayne Martin August 19, 2013 Airport Review, Trips 1 Comment Two weeks ago, I was spending another family vacation in Lake Tahoe, California. It was my 5th time out West to Lake Tahoe for a summer vacation, but the 1st time I had done it as a newly minted pilot. If...
Airport Review: Dauphin Island Airport, Alabama (4R9) Swayne Martin July 22, 2013 Airport Review, Trips 6 Comments A few weeks ago, I took a lesson in Gulf Shores, Alabama flying a Piper PA-28 Warrior. I flew out of Jack Edwards Airport (JKA, Gulf Air Center) with my instructor, Rod Kellogg, mom, and brother. You can find...
Airport Review: Jack Edwards Airport, Gulf Shores, Alabama (JKA) Swayne Martin July 18, 2013 Airport Review, Trips 2 Comments Every two years, 50+ members of my family meet at Martinique on the Gulf, in Gulf Shores Alabama, for a family reunion and a 4th of July celebration. Since I just recently became a student pilot, I decided...