How To Get Your Seaplane Rating Swayne Martin September 12, 2020 Fun Flying, Original, Pinned, Professional Experience, Training 1 Comment Flying seaplanes fundamentally changes the way you fly as a pilot. You're no longer held back by paved runways and can fly directly into some of the most beautiful parts of the world. I had the opportunity to...
Mokulele Airlines Training Swayne Martin May 31, 2017 Mokulele Airlines, Training 8 Comments As a relatively small Part 135 air carrier, it's pretty unusual that Mokulele Airlines has a department dedicated to flight training. Its training center is located in Kahului on the island of Maui. Upon...
I’m Officially A Flight Instructor! Swayne Martin May 1, 2017 Pinned, Training, UND Aerospace 16 Comments It's been a long few months, but I'm so happy to announce that I'm officially a flight instructor! You guys have seen me teach for years by writing articles on Boldmethod, and now I have a CFI certificate...
Flight Instructor Training Swayne Martin February 17, 2017 Training, UND Aerospace 5 Comments It's been too long since I've posted an update on my flight training progress! That's for a good reason... CFI training has been a ton of work. As a CFI student enrolled in AVIT 414 at UND, I'm lucky to get...
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...
Passing My Commercial Checkride Swayne Martin July 18, 2016 Private Pilot, Professional Experience, Training, UND Aerospace 8 Comments To get ahead with flight courses at UND, I stayed for an accelerated semester during the first 6 weeks of summer this year. In 6 weeks, 30 of us in my class took AVIT 323 (aerodynamics), AVIT 324 (aircraft...
My Experience Flying At The University of North Dakota Swayne Martin December 21, 2015 Advice, Fun Flying, Pinned, Private Pilot, Training, UND Aerospace 10 Comments I get messages almost daily asking what I've thought about my experience at the University of North Dakota, so I figured it'd be helpful to write a little overview of my experience so far. I chose UND...
UND Flying Update Swayne Martin September 22, 2015 Fun Flying, Private Pilot, Training 9 Comments It's hard to believe, but I've already been up here in Grand Forks for a month now studying at the University of North Dakota's Aerospace School! Getting back into the swing of things with classes and flying...
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...
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...
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...
