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...
Nicaragua Dusty Roads Adventure (Part 2) Swayne Martin July 23, 2015 Trips, Video 3 Comments As you read in part 1, the first days of our trip to Nicaragua were a whirlwind. But the moments on day 3 left the largest impact on me... Below is a highlight video from our trip inside...
Nicaragua Dusty Roads Adventure (Part 1) Swayne Martin July 11, 2015 Trips, Video 3 Comments I didn’t quite know what I was getting myself into when I re-booked flights to arrive in Alabama a few days early so I could hop onboard a trip to Nicaragua. Eddie Spencie, the owner of the Shrimp Basket...
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...
Crosswind Practice Swayne Martin June 7, 2015 Private Pilot, Training, Video At 7am on Monday morning, I spent about a half hour practicing crosswind takeoffs and landings at Hanover KOFP before my Wednesday departure for Denver (working with the guys at Boldmethod). It was already...
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...
Video – Why You Should Get Your Pilot’s License Swayne Martin March 27, 2015 Fun Flying, Private Pilot, Trips, Vacation Flying, Video 9 Comments Video traffic exploded over the past few days - People have really been loving this one, with over 38,000 views so far! I hope it inspires a few people to get started on their path to a pilot's...
First King Air Flight Training Swayne Martin March 21, 2015 Fun Flying, Private Pilot, Professional Experience, Training, Video 2 Comments The end of my Christmas aviation trip to Gulf Shores, Alabama with Haley Howard and Rod Kellogg was about to end - I only had one full day left. I was scheduled to leave from Pensacola, Florida on January 6th...
Fun Flying In The Carbon Cub Swayne Martin March 11, 2015 Fun Flying, Private Pilot, Trips, Vacation Flying, Video 9 Comments Rod Kellogg and Haley Howard were nice enough to host me for an aviation vacation over Christmas Break. Over the trip, we had some pretty fun flights - Here are a few highlights from flying the Carbon...
Lake LA-4-200 Buccaneer Seaplane Flight Swayne Martin February 28, 2015 Fun Flying, Private Pilot, Training, Vacation Flying, Video 2 Comments While Haley and Rod were traveling in Nicaragua, I had the opportunity to go flying with David Walter in his Lake LA-4-200 Buccaneer. The Lake is an amphibious seaplane plane with retractable landing gear....
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,...
