5 Flights, 1 Day: Regional Airline Pilot Life Swayne Martin April 4, 2020 Envoy Air, Pinned, Professional Experience, Video 1 Comment Today, the airline industry faces an unprecedented slowdown as a result of the COVID-19 crisis. Aviation will rebound but it will take time and support from everyone in the industry to overcome this together....
Finally Living In Base: Chicago Swayne Martin June 1, 2019 Envoy Air, Pinned, Professional Experience, Video Regardless of which airline you'd love to fly for one day, you'll be faced with the decision of whether to commute or live in-base as an airline pilot. When you commute, you can live almost anywhere in the...
Flying An F-16 With The USAF Thunderbirds Swayne Martin May 25, 2019 Pinned, Professional Experience, Video 1 Comment One thing you guys asked me to do is cover a variety of careers for pilots. I'm an airline pilot and I love what I do, but there are SO many amazing career paths if you've ever dreamed of becoming a pilot....
Approved! Part 121 Airline Filming Swayne Martin August 30, 2018 Envoy Air, Professional Experience, Video I've partnered with Envoy Air to produce the first airline-approved comprehensive series about becoming an airline pilot. Let's face it... Becoming a pilot is EXPENSIVE. We spend nearly $100,000 to begin...
From Flying In Hawaii To Airline Training In Texas Swayne Martin July 1, 2018 Envoy Air, Professional Experience, Video 1 Comment Flying Part 135 at Mokulele Airlines gave me the chance to experience everything that a larger airline has... From other flight crews and gate agents to ramp crews, passengers, dispatch, and more. I learned...
What It’s Like To Commute From North Dakota To Hawaii Swayne Martin November 3, 2017 Mokulele Airlines, Video 11 Comments After flying at Mokulele Airlines full time over the summer, I was offered the unique opportunity to continue my flying on a part-time basis, even as I finish my last year as a student at the University of...
First Day As An Airline Pilot Swayne Martin June 11, 2017 Mokulele Airlines, Professional Experience, Video 13 Comments Mokulele Airlines runs itself in a very similar fashion to much larger Part 121 Airlines. After training, First Officers or Captains are assigned a training pilot to complete a few days of IOE, or "initial...
I’m Moving To Hawaii! Time For Ground School Swayne Martin May 16, 2017 Mokulele Airlines, Video 8 Comments After weeks of preparation, ground school for Mokulele Airlines just started. Our training base is in Kahului on the Island of Maui. Check out the big...
My First Commercial Pilot Job – Mokulele Airlines Swayne Martin April 15, 2017 Mokulele Airlines, Professional Experience, Video 27 Comments I'm so excited to announce that I've accepted my first ever job as a commercial pilot. I'll be flying as a First Officer for Mokulele Airlines this summer all around the Hawaiian islands. Better yet, Rod and...
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,...
Becoming A Multi-Engine, Instrument Rated, Commercial Pilot Swayne Martin November 17, 2016 Training, UND Aerospace, Video 12 Comments At UND, 94 lessons make up a training course outline (TCO) for our commercial, multi-engine, and instrument courses. Unlike at many schools, upon completion of instrument and commercial training, you don't...
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,...