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How To Get Your Seaplane Rating

Swayne Martin
September 12, 2020
Fun Flying, Original, Pinned, Professional Experience, Training
1 Comment
Flying seaplanes fundamentally changes the way you fly as a pilot. You're no longer held back by paved runways and can fly directly into some of the most beautiful parts of the world. I had the opportunity to...

Fly The 2017 Cirrus SR22 G6

Swayne Martin
March 19, 2017
Fun Flying, Video
2 Comments
There's nothing like new plane smell... I was fortunate to be invited to fly the brand new 2017 Cirrus SR22 G6 by Gary Black, a Regional Sales Director at Cirrus Aircraft. Brand new SR22s are top notch,...

Flying A Piece of 1943 History

Swayne Martin
October 16, 2016
Fun Flying, Private Pilot, Video
2 Comments
Thanks to David Tatum, Founder of Freedom Flight USA, I was able to experience a piece of history down in Dallas, Texas this weekend. Flying a 1943 Boeing N2S3 Stearman around was an awesome experience,...

Pulling 8 G’s In This Aerobatic Extra 300L

Swayne Martin
October 10, 2016
Fun Flying, Private Pilot, UND Aerospace, Video
3 Comments
This Extra 300L has 300 horsepower for 1,500 pounds of weight - Talk about a seriously good ratio! I was lucky enough to fly last weekend with Cameron Jaxheimer, a World Aerobatic Competitor for Team USA....

Camping, College Style – It’s A Pilot’s Life

Swayne Martin
September 24, 2016
Fun Flying, Private Pilot, UND Aerospace, Video
1 Comment
Every year, EAA Chapter 1342 throws its annual fly-in and hog roast event in Manvel, North Dakota. EAA 1342 is the University of North Dakota's most active aviation student group, made up of about 120...

Float Flying – Pilot’s Summer 2016

Swayne Martin
August 18, 2016
Fun Flying, Private Pilot, Trips, Vacation Flying, Video
11 Comments
Over the past few weeks, I was lucky to explore more of the Gulf Coast... But this time in a Carbon Cub on floats. Rod, Haley, Leonard and I had a great time checking out the awesome rivers, lakes, and...

The Experience Of Leasing My First Airplane

Swayne Martin
June 11, 2016
Advice, Fun Flying, Private Pilot, UND Aerospace, Video
10 Comments
People often say that owning or leasing your own plane is impossible to do on a budget, especially if you're in college like me. But five of us at the University of North Dakota co-lease N46015, a 1968 C172i....

Giving Young Eagles Rides In A Pilatus PC-12

Swayne Martin
May 15, 2016
Advice, Fun Flying, Private Pilot, UND Aerospace, Video
4 Comments
EAA Chapter 1342 is our local EAA Chapter, made up of UND students and faculty. We're the only collegiate EAA Chapter in the Nation, and are about 80 members strong at many meetings.  This year, we helped put...

Flying 1,000 Miles Through The Southwest

Swayne Martin
April 17, 2016
Fun Flying, Private Pilot, Trips, Video
Aleks Udris and I flew Cirrus SR-22T N333AN through the American Southwest a few weeks ago for some Boldmethod production stories. I hadn't spent much time flying through the Southwest before this trip, so it...

Instrument Training, Mountain Flying, and College

Swayne Martin
March 24, 2016
Fun Flying, Original, Private Pilot, Trips, UND Aerospace
1 Comment
For the past few months, I've been completing my instrument flight training in Aviation 222 at UND. The course has been awesome so far and I've come to really enjoy the challenges of instrument flying....

The Ultimate Chipotle Delivery – Pilot Style

Swayne Martin
February 2, 2016
Fun Flying, Original, Private Pilot, Trips, UND Aerospace, Video
4 Comments
Two of my best friends and pilots at UND, Madeline Lilley and Corey Komarec, planned a pretty fun trip this past weekend with me. While we love going to school and flying at the University of North Dakota,...

Gulf Shores, Alabama Winter Flying

Swayne Martin
January 19, 2016
Fun Flying, Private Pilot, Trips, Vacation Flying, Video
6 Comments
Over the past few weeks, I was fortunate to head back down to Gulf Shores, Alabama for some awesome flying with my friends Rod Kellogg, Haley Howard, Andrew Stover, and Taylor Messer. And as a new thing this...
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