Sunset Papillon Grand Canyon Helicopter’s Tour (AS-350 N834PA) Swayne Martin August 2, 2013 Fun Flying, Trips, Video 8 Comments Weeks before our trip out West, my mom told my brother and myself that while in Las Vegas, we would be going on an adventure with one of her friends who lives in Las Vegas. She said it was a secret and that...
Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six Flight with Joseph Olmstead Swayne Martin July 13, 2013 Fun Flying, Student Pilot, Training, Trips, Vacation Flying, Video 2 Comments A few weeks ago, I had the awesome opportunity to take a flight lesson in Gulf Shores, Alabama. I flew out of Jack Edwards Airport (JKA), with Rod Kellogg as my flight instructor. You can read about that...
Piper PA28 Flight Over Gulf Shores with Rod Kellogg Swayne Martin July 9, 2013 Fun Flying, Student Pilot, Training, Trips, Vacation Flying, Video 7 Comments Every two years, 50+ members of my family meet at Martinique on the Gulf, in Gulf Shores Alabama, for a family reunion and a 4th of July celebration. Since I just recently became a student pilot, I decided...
First Solo Cross Country Flight (KOFP to KFVX) Swayne Martin June 27, 2013 Student Pilot, Training, Video 13 Comments Yesterday morning, I took the biggest step in flight training since my first solo flight. With 15.9 total flight training hours, 44 landings and takeoffs, and 2.7 hours of solo flight time, I set out on my...
Flying Over Southern California with Colin Summers Swayne Martin March 14, 2013 Flight Report, Fun Flying, Student Pilot, Trips, Vacation Flying, Video 6 Comments I woke up today with the nicest email from blog reader and twitter follower Colin Summers. Because of my blog and twitter, he found out that I was in LA for the week on my spring break. He made a dream offer...
My New Youtube Channel Swayne Martin March 6, 2013 Video I decided to create a new youtube channel (one which coincides with my blog and twitter) to feature my flight training and other aerial adventures. The description of the channel is pretty much the same as...
Second Solo Flight Swayne Martin March 3, 2013 Student Pilot, Training, Video 3 Comments I had a great time flying solo for the second time yesterday. Family was in town for my Eagle Scout Ceremony, and really wanted to see me fly solo. My aunts were some of the people who took me on trips to the...
Montego Bay’s Airport –Like St. Maarten Swayne Martin February 24, 2013 Trips, Video 8 Comments Over spring break 2012, my family travelled to Montego Bay, Jamaica. We had a great time and of course did something aviation along the way! As many people have done before, we walked around the downed...
First Solo Flight Swayne Martin February 18, 2013 Student Pilot, Training, Video 36 Comments Video highlighting my first solo flight today: https://youtu.be/9HEh6zwiJyE Finally, after two failed attempts due to poor weather, I woke up this morning excited and ready to go. With perfect, cloudless,...
Motivation – What if You Could Do Anything Swayne Martin February 5, 2013 Advice, Student Pilot, Video 7 Comments If you are an aspiring pilot (or an aspiring anything else), watch this video. It has become a central theme for how I want to live my life, I'm sure many of you will feel the same way: There will...
