Swayne Martin

LATEST ARTICLES ( 153 )

• Share Your Story: Trevor Wusterbarth, PPL Student

  

  Welcome to the 17th "Share Your Story" post. Pilots from around the world write in featuring their flight experiences, promoting their blogs, websites, social... Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2013 CAREER, TRAVEL

• Piper PA28 Flight Over Gulf Shores with Rod Kellogg

  

  Every two years, 50+ members of my family meet at Martinique on the Gulf, in Gulf Shores Alabama, for a family reunion and a 4th of July celebration. Read more

  Posted on 09 July 2013 CAREER, TRAVEL

• Share Your Story: Brian (The Renewed Pilot) Virgin America A320

  

  Welcome to the 16th "Share Your Story" post. Pilots from around the world write in featuring their flight experiences, promoting their blogs, websites, social... Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2013 CAREER, TRAVEL

• Flight Report: US Airways (Air Wisconsin) CRJ-200 RIC to PHL

  

  The day started early for us, waking up at 3:30 am for our 5:50am flight from Richmond International Airport (RIC) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL). Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2013 CAREER, TRAVEL

• First Solo Cross Country Flight (KOFP to KFVX)

  

  Yesterday morning, I took the biggest step in flight training since my first solo flight. With 15.9 total flight training hours, 44 landings and takeoffs, and 2. Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2013 CAREER, TRAVEL

• Share Your Story: Justin Campbell, Army Veteran, Training Pilot

  

  Welcome to the 16th "Share Your Story" post. Pilots from around the world write in featuring their flight experiences, promoting their blogs, websites, social... Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2013 CAREER, TRAVEL

• Weather Delay: Postponing My First Solo Cross Country Flight

  

  Waking up this morning, I wasn't quite sure what the day would be like. Originally, I had my first solo cross country flight to Farmville KFVX scheduled from... Read more

  Posted on 23 June 2013 CAREER, TRAVEL

• First Off-Airport Solo Flight

  

  In preparation for my first solo cross country (which will hopefully be in a few days), I flew my first solo flight out of the pattern on Friday to practice... Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2013 CAREER, TRAVEL

• Share Your Story: Jeff Ashburn, Boeing 777-200/300 Pilot

  

  Welcome to the 15th "Share Your Story" post. Pilots from around the world write in featuring their flight experiences, promoting their blogs, websites, social... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2013 CAREER, TRAVEL

• Happy Father's Day

  

  to the greatest dad in the world who's supported me from the beginning. From the time I was a little guy, I was fortunate to be surrounded by supporting... Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2013 CAREER, FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• My Plane Shipped to Florida

  

  Over many hours in the cockpit, a pilot kind of develops a love-hate relationship with the plane he/she flies. One discovers all of the good and bad of plane,... Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2013 CAREER

• Solo Cross Country Flight Training

  

  My instructor is pushing off for Air Force training in a few weeks. With little time left before he leaves, we have set the goal of me doing my first solo... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2013 CAREER, TRAVEL

• Share Your Story: Brandon Desjardins, Air Canada, Future Pilot

  

  Welcome to the 14th "Share Your Story" post. People involved in aviation from around the world write in featuring their flight experiences, promoting their... Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2013 CAREER, TRAVEL

• Flight Report: Air France A320 [F-GKXP] CDG to NTE

  

  After a nice flight onboard an Air France A380 from Washington Dulles (IAD), it was time for me to connect to my final destination: Nantes, France. Never... Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2013 CAREER, TRAVEL

• The School Year Ends and Summer Begins!

  

  Today is my first real day of summer after having finished my last exam, Geometry, yesterday. I still can't really believe I'm finally on break. I've put so muc... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2013 CAREER, TRAVEL

• Share Your Story: Ian Taggart, Flybe Dash-8 Q400 Pilot

  

  Welcome to the 13th "Share Your Story" post. Pilots from around the world write in, featuring their flight experiences, promoting their blogs, websites, social... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2013 CAREER, TRAVEL

• Flight Report: American Eagle ERJ/EMB-145 ORD to RIC

  

  After a great vacation in California, we began our last leg from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Richmond International Airport (RIC) aboard an... Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2013 CAREER, TRAVEL

• Share Your Story: Owen Zupp, Boeing 737 Pilot, Author

  

  Welcome to the 12th "Share Your Story" post. Pilots from around the world write in featuring their flight experiences, promoting their blogs, websites, social... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2013 CAREER, TRAVEL

• First Flight into Class D Airspace (KCHO) with a Control Tower

  

  For the past few months, all of the flying I've done has been out of non-towered airports. That changed today with my first flight into a towered field/into... Read more

  Posted on 27 May 2013 CAREER, TRAVEL

• Flying Solo Before Driving Solo

  

  It's been a busy few months! I've done things I could only dream of as a kid. I can say I've flown a plane solo, something which only a tiny percentage of the... Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2013 CAREER, TRAVEL