Aerobatic/Tailwheel Flight With OBX Airplanes Swayne Martin December 24, 2014 Fun Flying, Private Pilot, Training, Vacation Flying, Video 4 Comments I flew with Jenny Hawk and OBX Airplanes last year while on vacation in the Outer Banks. I wanted to do the same this year, but step it up a level! On The Ramp At KMQI I decided it would be great to try...
University Of North Dakota Cessna 172 Flight (Aviation Introduction) Swayne Martin December 10, 2014 Fun Flying, Private Pilot, Student Pilot, Training, Trips, Video 2 Comments It's only October 4th and the temperature outside is 33 degrees with a 20 degree wind chill. The wind gusts across airport at 15-20 knots as I enter the front door - That's North Dakota for you. To read...
Roundup: My Trip To Jordan Swayne Martin August 11, 2014 Trips, Video 4 Comments I was extremely fortunate this summer to have my parents allow me to travel by myself (with a close friend of mine from school) to the Middle East (Jordan and Israel specifically) for a few weeks this June. It...
Flying In The Middle East With Ayla Aviation Swayne Martin August 2, 2014 Fun Flying, Private Pilot, Training, Trips, Vacation Flying, Video 2 Comments One major highlight of my trip to the Jordan was the opportunity to experience general aviation in the Middle East. During the planning stages of our trip, I contacted Ayla Aviation Academy, a world-renowned...
Back From Jordan! Swayne Martin July 2, 2014 Trips, Video 3 Comments I'm finally back in the United States after an amazing trip to Jordan! It was definitely the trip of a lifetime, I hope it won't be my last trip to that incredible country. It's hard to describe everything we...
TEDx Youth Speech: What If You Could Do Anything? Swayne Martin May 15, 2014 Advice, Private Pilot, Video 3 Comments As you read earlier, I recently gave a TED Talk at my school's conference. The video below has the speech in addition to the introduction video. (The speech begins at 2:40): For all of the pilots out...
TEDx Aviation Introduction Swayne Martin April 24, 2014 Private Pilot, Video 6 Comments A few weeks ago, I was selected to speak at my school's TEDx Youth conference. I got help from my good friend Connor Lifson, director at Broken Slate Productions, to create an introduction video for my talk....
My First Solo Flight in a Cessna 172 (N9525V) Swayne Martin March 19, 2014 Original, Private Pilot, Training, Video 2 Comments The real fun in being a Private Pilot is having the opportunity to experience and learn on a variety of aircraft. After having done my PPL training in a Light Sport Aircraft (LSA), I knew I would want to bump...
Airport Review: Lynchburg (KLYH), Virginia – A Sunset Landing Swayne Martin March 10, 2014 Airport Review, Fun Flying, Trips, Video 2 Comments After flying into Falwell's "ski-slope" runway, we decided to make the quick 5 mile flight over to Lynchburg (Class D), for another stamp in our aviation passport! The flight was quick, but really cool to make...
My Long Solo Cross Country Flight Swayne Martin February 2, 2014 Student Pilot, Training, Video 3 Comments One of the largest, most important, and most fun requirements for your Private Pilot's License is a Long Solo Cross Country Flight that: is over 150nm in length, has one leg over 50nm, and includes three total...
Flying Over a Snowy Richmond, Virginia Swayne Martin January 27, 2014 Fun Flying, Student Pilot, Training, Video 2 Comments It's been a pretty relaxing week for students in Richmond. We were out of school for Martin Luther King Day on Monday, had a snow day on Tuesday, had a snow day on Wednesday, and had a one hour delay on...
Last Night Training Flight – Night XC Flight to Dinwiddie KPTB Swayne Martin January 18, 2014 Student Pilot, Training, Video In preparation for my PPL checkride in a few weeks, I've been taking advantage of the recently good weather to finish up my remaining requirements towards the license. My plan is to take the checkride on my...