Swayne Martin

LATEST ARTICLES ( 153 )

• I've Moved! -- To A New Website

  

  It's been a long time since I've changed anything with the blog, and it's time for an upgrade. Over the past few weeks I've been building a new website for the... Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2014 CAREER, TRAVEL

• Blog Update

  

  Hey everyone! I just got back from a trip out to Boulder, Colorado to work with the guys at Boldmethod. It was a great time! We did some preparation for Air... Read more

  Posted on 13 July 2014 CAREER, TRAVEL

• Back From Jordan!

  I'm finally back in the United States after an amazing trip to Jordan! It was definitely the trip of a lifetime, I hope it won't be my last trip to that... Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2014 CAREER, TRAVEL

• Blog Pause - Traveling To Jordan!

  

  It's time for a little pause in the blog. I'm headed off tomorrow to Jordan in the Middle East with a good friend of mine from school, to stay with his family... Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2014 CAREER, TRAVEL

• First Flight With My Mom

  

  With school being so busy, I still hadn't gone flying with my mom... until now! She had flown in the plane with me before, but when I was with an instructor.... Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2014 CAREER, TRAVEL

• Share Your Story: Chris Horak, Future Air Force Pilot

  

  Welcome to the 34th "Share Your Story" post. Pilots from around the world write in featuring their flight experiences, promoting their blogs, websites, social... Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2014 CAREER, TRAVEL

• After School Cross-Country Flight

  

  One of the hardest parts of being a Private Pilot has been wanting to fly, but being stuck on the ground. With my Junior Year of high school ending quickly,... Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2014 CAREER, TRAVEL

• TEDx Youth Speech: What If You Could Do Anything?

  As you read earlier, I recently gave a TED Talk at my school's conference. The video below has the speech in addition to the introduction video. Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2014 CAREER, TRAVEL

• Share Your Story: Haley Howard, 19 Year Old CFI

  

  Welcome to the 33rd "Share Your Story" post. Pilots from around the world write in featuring their flight experiences, promoting their blogs, websites, social... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2014 CAREER, TRAVEL

• Share Your Story: Briggs Christie, Flying in Hawaii

  

  Welcome to the 32nd "Share Your Story" post. Pilots from around the world write in featuring their flight experiences, promoting their blogs, websites, social... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2014 CAREER, TRAVEL

• TEDx Aviation Introduction

  A few weeks ago, I was selected to speak at my school's TEDx Youth conference. I got help from my good friend Connor Lifson, director at Broken Slate... Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2014 CAREER, TRAVEL

• An iPad For The Cockpit

  

  General aviation pilots have experienced a great revolution over the past years, one that will only expand in the future. For many, gone are the days of plottin... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2014 CAREER, TRAVEL

• My Pilot's License Came In The Mail!

  

  1 Month and 1 Week later, I now have my official Private Pilot's License! It can take up to 70 days in most cases to get the license, so I was pretty lucky to... Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2014 CAREER, TRAVEL

• Share Your Story: Chris Evans, Student Pilot (KCMA)

  

  Welcome to the 31st "Share Your Story" post. Pilots from around the world write in featuring their flight experiences, promoting their blogs, websites, social... Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2014 CAREER, TRAVEL

• Radio Interview with AviatorCast and Chris Palmer

  

  I recently had the awesome opportunity to be interviewed by Chris Palmer for his aviation podcast "AviatorCast." Chris Palmer runs the online flight training... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2014 CAREER, TRAVEL

• My First Solo Flight in a Cessna 172 (N9525V)

  

  The real fun in being a Private Pilot is having the opportunity to experience and learn on a variety of aircraft. After having done my PPL training in a Light... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2014 CAREER, TRAVEL

• My Cessna 172 Checkout Flight

  

  For nearly all of my flight training, I flew in either a Tecnam P92 Eaglet or Tecnam P2002 Sierra. If you have no idea what I'm talking about, check out this... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2014 CAREER, TRAVEL

• My First Aviation Job - Writer/Producer for Boldmethod Flight Training!

  

  Happy to announce my first job in the aviation world! As of a few days ago, I was hired by the Boldmethod Team to work as a writer/producer for their website. Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2014 CAREER, TRAVEL

• Airport Review: Lynchburg (KLYH), Virginia - A Sunset Landing

  

  After flying into Falwell's "ski-slope" runway, we decided to make the quick 5 mile flight over to Lynchburg (Class D), for another stamp in our aviation... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2014 CAREER, TRAVEL

• My First Official Flight As A Private Pilot

  

  After passing my PPL Checkride, it was time to start thinking about first flights. I had decided early on that my first official passenger would be my... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2014 CAREER, TRAVEL