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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
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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...

University of North Dakota – Class of 2019

Swayne Martin
April 27, 2015
Advice, Private Pilot, Training
21 Comments
It's official - I'm headed North to Grand Forks, North Dakota next year to attend the University of North Dakota's aerospace program. With a fleet of over 120 aircraft including airplanes, helicopters,...

High Performance And Complex Aircraft Endorsements

Swayne Martin
April 11, 2015
Private Pilot, Training
2 Comments
High Performance Training: While flying Cirrus SR22 N125LC, Rod Kellogg and Haley Howard gave me instruction, teaching me the basics of flying a high performance airplane. I'd flown in a Cirrus a few times...

Jamestown/Williamsburg Test Flight

Swayne Martin
April 5, 2015
Advice, Airport Review, Fun Flying, Private Pilot, Trips
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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...

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
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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
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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....

1 Year Pilot Anniversary

Swayne Martin
February 21, 2015
Advice, Fun Flying, Private Pilot, Training
5 Comments
"Did I get much sleep last night? - No. But now that I've finally accomplished one of my biggest goals in life, I can put my head down in a few minutes, and sleep soundly knowing that I've done something I...

Triple Digits: 100+ Flight Hours!

Swayne Martin
February 21, 2015
Advice, Fun Flying, Private Pilot, Training
9 Comments
When I left for Gulf Shores, Alabama this past December, I had 62 hours in my logbook. By trip's end, 110 hours were logged. It's incredible to think that nearly half of all flying I'd ever done was completed...

Camping Fly-In Style

Swayne Martin
February 13, 2015
Fun Flying, Private Pilot, Trips, Vacation Flying
2 Comments
On a second trip down to Gulf Shores, Alabama, I had the chance to go on a camping fly-in trip with some close friends. Owned by our friend David, Perdido Winds Airpark (AL08) was the grass airstrip we...
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