My Experience Flying At The University of North Dakota Swayne Martin December 21, 2015 Advice, Fun Flying, Pinned, Private Pilot, Training, UND Aerospace 10 Comments 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 5 Comments 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 4 Comments 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 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...
