My First Commercial Pilot Job – Mokulele Airlines Swayne Martin April 15, 2017 Mokulele Airlines, Professional Experience, Video 27 Comments I'm so excited to announce that I've accepted my first ever job as a commercial pilot. I'll be flying as a First Officer for Mokulele Airlines this summer all around the Hawaiian islands. Better yet, Rod and...
Fly The 2017 Cirrus SR22 G6 Swayne Martin March 19, 2017 Fun Flying, Video 2 Comments There's nothing like new plane smell... I was fortunate to be invited to fly the brand new 2017 Cirrus SR22 G6 by Gary Black, a Regional Sales Director at Cirrus Aircraft. Brand new SR22s are top notch,...
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...
Flying A Piece of 1943 History Swayne Martin October 16, 2016 Fun Flying, Private Pilot, Video 2 Comments Thanks to David Tatum, Founder of Freedom Flight USA, I was able to experience a piece of history down in Dallas, Texas this weekend. Flying a 1943 Boeing N2S3 Stearman around was an awesome experience,...
Pulling 8 G’s In This Aerobatic Extra 300L Swayne Martin October 10, 2016 Fun Flying, Private Pilot, UND Aerospace, Video 3 Comments This Extra 300L has 300 horsepower for 1,500 pounds of weight - Talk about a seriously good ratio! I was lucky enough to fly last weekend with Cameron Jaxheimer, a World Aerobatic Competitor for Team USA....
Camping, College Style – It’s A Pilot’s Life Swayne Martin September 24, 2016 Fun Flying, Private Pilot, UND Aerospace, Video 1 Comment Every year, EAA Chapter 1342 throws its annual fly-in and hog roast event in Manvel, North Dakota. EAA 1342 is the University of North Dakota's most active aviation student group, made up of about 120...
Float Flying – Pilot’s Summer 2016 Swayne Martin August 18, 2016 Fun Flying, Private Pilot, Trips, Vacation Flying, Video 11 Comments Over the past few weeks, I was lucky to explore more of the Gulf Coast... But this time in a Carbon Cub on floats. Rod, Haley, Leonard and I had a great time checking out the awesome rivers, lakes, and...
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...
The Experience Of Leasing My First Airplane Swayne Martin June 11, 2016 Advice, Fun Flying, Private Pilot, UND Aerospace, Video 10 Comments People often say that owning or leasing your own plane is impossible to do on a budget, especially if you're in college like me. But five of us at the University of North Dakota co-lease N46015, a 1968 C172i....
Giving Young Eagles Rides In A Pilatus PC-12 Swayne Martin May 15, 2016 Advice, Fun Flying, Private Pilot, UND Aerospace, Video 4 Comments EAA Chapter 1342 is our local EAA Chapter, made up of UND students and faculty. We're the only collegiate EAA Chapter in the Nation, and are about 80 members strong at many meetings. This year, we helped put...
Flying 1,000 Miles Through The Southwest Swayne Martin April 17, 2016 Fun Flying, Private Pilot, Trips, Video Aleks Udris and I flew Cirrus SR-22T N333AN through the American Southwest a few weeks ago for some Boldmethod production stories. I hadn't spent much time flying through the Southwest before this trip, so it...
