G44 Widgeon Ferry Flight (Part 1 – Florida to Wyoming) Swayne Martin August 14, 2015 Flight Report, Fun Flying, Private Pilot, Professional Experience, Trips, Video 4 Comments My good friend Rod Kellogg invited me to join him on one of the most adventurous, fun, and eye-opening trips I've ever been on ... A low-level ferry flight in a 1943 Grumman Widgeon from Gulf Shores, Alabama...
King Air Adventure Flight – Alabama to Nicaragua Swayne Martin July 2, 2015 Flight Report, Fun Flying, Private Pilot, Professional Experience, Trips, Vacation Flying, Video 5 Comments As you may know, I was extremely fortunate to be invited to fly alongside Rod Kellogg down to Managua, Nicaragua from Gulf Shores, Alabama in the Shrimp Basket’s private King Air F90 (N931SB). I didn’t...
King Air F90 Flight To Jonesboro, AR (KJBR) Swayne Martin January 23, 2015 Flight Report, Fun Flying, Private Pilot, Professional Experience, Training, Trips, Video After our short flight from Gulf Shores, Rod Kellogg and I met our passengers at the Innisfree Jet Center FBO in Pensacola, Florida. The Innisfree Jet Center is a unique FBO, complete with waiting rooms,...
Life Of A Charter Pilot – A Full Learjet 35A Flight Swayne Martin September 18, 2014 Advice, Flight Report, Fun Flying, Private Pilot, Professional Experience, Trips 5 Comments I've always wondered as a professional pilot hopeful, "What's the life of a charter pilot like?" This summer, I had the opportunity through an internship at Martinair (a Part 91/135 airline - UNRELATED to my...
Flying to Williamsburg/Jamestown KJGG For Lunch (Cessna 172) Swayne Martin March 30, 2013 Flight Report, Fun Flying, Student Pilot, Trips 6 Comments I was fortunate enough be contacted by a friend of mine who is in 8th Grade, at the same school, to go flying today. His father is an MD80 Captain with American Airlines. Their family owns a Cessna 172 and a...
Flying Over Southern California with Colin Summers Swayne Martin March 14, 2013 Flight Report, Fun Flying, Student Pilot, Trips, Vacation Flying, Video 6 Comments I woke up today with the nicest email from blog reader and twitter follower Colin Summers. Because of my blog and twitter, he found out that I was in LA for the week on my spring break. He made a dream offer...
Alaskan Glacier Flight Swayne Martin December 27, 2012 Flight Report, Fun Flying, Trips 3 Comments Part of this blog is to highlight experiences which really got me into aviation, both recently, and as a child. In a day or two, I will be taking my first flight lesson. I will be writing...
