High School Graduation – What’s Next? Swayne Martin May 22, 2015 Private Pilot 7 Comments I graduated high school today! Thanks to all of my friends, family, and teachers that made the past few years incredible. So what's next? Well next year I'm headed to the University of North Dakota's...
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 8 Comments 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...
Share Your Story: Andy, New Zealand Swayne Martin May 4, 2015 Share Your Story Welcome to the 36th "Share Your Story" post. Pilots from around the world write in featuring their flight experiences, promoting their blogs, websites, social media, novels, etc. These posts show students...
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,...
Share Your Story: David McCartney Swayne Martin April 20, 2015 Share Your Story 1 Comment Welcome to the 35th "Share Your Story" post. Pilots from around the world write in featuring their flight experiences, promoting their blogs, websites, social media, novels, etc. These posts show students...
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 3 Comments 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 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...
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 2 Comments 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....