Swayne Martin

LATEST ARTICLES ( 153 )

• Share Your Story: Earl Moorhouse, Lufthansa Flight 540 Survivor

  

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

  Posted on 22 May 2013 CAREER, TRAVEL

• Flight Report: Air France A380-800 Washington IAD to Paris CDG

  

  As a part of my summer last year, I exchanged with a good friend from Versailles, France. He came for two weeks to visit my family in June. Read more

  Posted on 18 May 2013 CAREER, TRAVEL

• Share Your Story: David Lynn, Air Force C-130 CSO

  

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

  Posted on 15 May 2013 CAREER, TRAVEL

• Happy Mother's Day!

  

  Happy Mother's Day to the greatest mom in the world who helped me begin to love aviation from an early age. You been with me from the beginning, I couldn't do i... Read more

  Posted on 12 May 2013 CAREER, TRAVEL

• When You Can't Fly - Grounded

  

  Being a student pilot and having the opportunity to fly nearly every weekend is an amazing thing. Before January, I flew on average about 15 flights (legs) a... Read more

  Posted on 12 May 2013 CAREER, TRAVEL

• Flight Report: American Airlines 767-300ER Los Angeles LAX to Chicago O'Hare...

  

  After an early morning flight from Santa Rosa, on Horizon Air, we got ready for our next leg, flying back towards Virginia. I was especially excited about this... Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2013 CAREER, TRAVEL

• Share Your Story: Cecil Mullins, Author, B707/African Bush Pilot

  

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

  Posted on 08 May 2013 CAREER, TRAVEL

• Tips: GoPro Filming In-Flight (Commercial and Private Flying)

  

  A few months ago, my brothers and I purchased a GoPro Hero 3 Silver Edition. They use it for skateboarding, surfing, and other videos. Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2013 CAREER, TRAVEL

• Share Your Story: Matt Dearden, Indonesian Bush Pilot

  

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

  Posted on 01 May 2013 CAREER, TRAVEL

• First Instrument Flight Lesson/Training

  

  I had a flight lesson yesterday which was my first introduction to instrument flying. Normally, one does instrument flying along with their dual cross country... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2013 CAREER, TRAVEL

• Flight Report: Horizon Air Dash-8 Q400 Santa Rosa (STS) to LAX

  

  After a great summer vacation in California, it was time to fly back to Virginia on American Airlines. During our vacation, we visited Lake Tahoe, Yosemite... Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2013 CAREER, TRAVEL

• Share Your Story: Kreg Anderson, 18, PPL - Minnesota

  

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

  Posted on 24 April 2013 CAREER, TRAVEL

• First Dual Cross Country Flight (KOFP to KFVX)

  

  Today was a big day for me, I flew my first "real" cross country flight! I've flown to other airports before, but not with the level of planning that goes... Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2013 CAREER, TRAVEL

• Flight Training Isn't All "Smooth Landings"

  

  While flying is one of my favorite things to do, there are challenges I have to be honest about in learning how to fly. Not everything goes smoothly, as you're... Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2013 CAREER, TRAVEL

• Share Your Story: Doug Haddaway, Fedex Feeder Pilot

  

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

  Posted on 17 April 2013 CAREER, TRAVEL

• Review: One Six Right - The Romance of Flying

  After a fun and challenging flight lesson today, I decided to re-motivate myself by watching the movie "One Six Right." With heavy and gusty crosswinds , today... Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2013 CAREER, TRAVEL

• Share Your Story: Ben Davison, PPL

  

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

  Posted on 12 April 2013 CAREER, TRAVEL

• Share Your Story: Nick Marconi, 16, Massachusetts

  

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

  Posted on 09 April 2013 CAREER, TRAVEL

• Flight Report: American Airlines 737-800 Chicago (ORD) to Reno (RNO

  

  American Airlines Flight 1487 Information:Flight: Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Reno-Tahoe International Airport (RNO) Flight Time: 4 Hours, 5... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2013 CAREER, TRAVEL

• Share Your Story: Matthew Martin

  

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

  Posted on 06 April 2013 CAREER, TRAVEL