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My Experience Flying At The University of North Dakota

Swayne Martin
December 21, 2015
Advice, Fun Flying, Pinned, Private Pilot, Training, UND Aerospace
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I get messages almost daily asking what I've thought about my experience at the University of North Dakota, so I figured it'd be helpful to write a little overview of my experience so far. I chose UND...

Finishing Up Semester 1 At UND

Swayne Martin
December 5, 2015
Fun Flying, Private Pilot, UND Aerospace, Video
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Hey guys it's been awhile and I'm sorry I haven't posted in a few weeks! This fall has been totally crazy and busy with all of the aviation courses and events I've been a part of around Grand Forks at the...

EAA 1342 Fly-In And Hog Roast

Swayne Martin
October 18, 2015
Fun Flying, Private Pilot, UND Aerospace, Video
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Shortly after arriving at the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks, ND, I joined local EAA Chapter 1342. It's been an awesome way to become friends with some pretty awesome pilots both from inside and...

G44 Widgeon Ferry Flight (Part 2 – Wyoming To Canada)

Swayne Martin
October 11, 2015
Fun Flying, Private Pilot, Professional Experience, Trips, Video
Video highlights of flying around Canada (detailed Canadian Rockies article coming soon): https://youtu.be/MhUnTGnL0iQ As you read about in Part 1, flying low and slow across the midwest was a pretty...

UND Flying Update

Swayne Martin
September 22, 2015
Fun Flying, Private Pilot, Training
9 Comments
It's hard to believe, but I've already been up here in Grand Forks for a month now studying at the University of North Dakota's Aerospace School! Getting back into the swing of things with classes and flying...

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...

Flyover – Filming Of The USS Indianapolis

Swayne Martin
August 6, 2015
Fun Flying, Private Pilot, Vacation Flying
3 Comments
While in Gulf Shores, Alabama, I spent a lot of time flying over the filming of the USS Indianapolis in the Carbon Cubs and Grumman Widgeon. Nicholas Cage stars in the film that features the story of the...

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...

Summer Update: A Surprise Trip!

Swayne Martin
June 16, 2015
Fun Flying, Private Pilot, Trips
9 Comments
Ok so the summer is getting busy already. For the past few weeks I've been in Boulder, Colorado working with Aleks and Colin at Boldmethod. And in-between that time, I visited Grand Forks and the University of...

Flight To Tangier Island (KTGI) For Mother’s Day

Swayne Martin
May 17, 2015
Airport Review, Fun Flying, Private Pilot, Trips, Vacation Flying, Video
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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
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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...
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