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G44 Widgeon Ferry Flight (Part 1 – Florida to Wyoming)

Swayne Martin
August 14, 2015
Flight Report, Fun Flying, Private Pilot, Professional Experience, Trips, Video
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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...

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