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...
Tailwheel Endorsement Training Swayne Martin February 8, 2015 Fun Flying, Private Pilot, Training 8 Comments Coming to Gulf Shores, Alabama, I had less than 2 hours of tailwheel time. Over the 12 days I spent with Haley Howard and Rod Kellogg, I logged over 40 hours of tailwheel time in an American Champion Scout...
6 Hour Flights In The Scout – Panama City Banner Runs Swayne Martin February 3, 2015 Fun Flying, Private Pilot, Professional Experience, Trips, Vacation Flying I was lucky to fly two banner towing runs from Gulf Shores, Alabama to Panama City, Florida while I visited the Gulf Coast over Christmas Break with Haley Howard and Rod Kellogg. While Haley and Rod traveled...
King Air F90 Flight To Jonesboro, AR (KJBR) Swayne Martin January 23, 2015 Flight Report, Fun Flying, Private Pilot, Professional Experience, Training, Trips, Video After our short flight from Gulf Shores, Rod Kellogg and I met our passengers at the Innisfree Jet Center FBO in Pensacola, Florida. The Innisfree Jet Center is a unique FBO, complete with waiting rooms,...
Banner Towing With Haley Howard Swayne Martin January 17, 2015 Fun Flying, Private Pilot, Professional Experience, Training, Trips, Vacation Flying 2 Comments It was only day one of my trip to Gulf Shores and I had already flown more than I normally do in an entire month. Upon arrival at Jack Edwards Airport (KJKA), Haley Howard took my up on a few banner runs in...
Arrival In Gulf Shores – Picked Up In A Cirrus Swayne Martin January 10, 2015 Fun Flying, Private Pilot, Vacation Flying 3 Comments I was fortunate to spend 12 days in Gulf Shores, Alabama during Christmas break with my close friends Haley Howard and Rod Kellogg, both pilots for the Shrimp Basket. The plan for the trip was for me to...
Aerobatic/Tailwheel Flight With OBX Airplanes Swayne Martin December 24, 2014 Fun Flying, Private Pilot, Training, Vacation Flying, Video 4 Comments I flew with Jenny Hawk and OBX Airplanes last year while on vacation in the Outer Banks. I wanted to do the same this year, but step it up a level! On The Ramp At KMQI I decided it would be great to try...
University Of North Dakota Cessna 172 Flight (Aviation Introduction) Swayne Martin December 10, 2014 Fun Flying, Private Pilot, Student Pilot, Training, Trips, Video 2 Comments It's only October 4th and the temperature outside is 33 degrees with a 20 degree wind chill. The wind gusts across airport at 15-20 knots as I enter the front door - That's North Dakota for you. To read...
Robinson R44 Helicopter Flight Around Kauai, Hawaii Swayne Martin December 5, 2014 Fun Flying, Trips, Vacation Flying You can't go to Kauai, Hawaii without taking a Helicopter tour! In about 55 minutes, you'll circumnavigate the island, seeing some of the most beautiful aspects of the island from the air. Most of Kauai is...
A Visit To The University Of North Dakota Swayne Martin November 21, 2014 Advice, Private Pilot, Student Pilot, Training, Trips It's Senior Year. College decisions are coming and applications are piling up. As a student interested in pursuing professional flight, I've been looking into major aviation universities all over the...
Martinair Charter Airline Internship – Nope, It’s Not My Family’s Airline! Swayne Martin November 12, 2014 Advice, Private Pilot, Professional Experience 4 Comments As a part of my school's Junior year internship program I was given the chance to serve as an intern at Martinair, a charter airline based out of the Richmond International Airport (UNRELATED to my last...
