Simulator Training - Your Last Step Before Flying Jets!

[@SwayneMartinPilot]

Thanks for checking out the video guys! It's amazing how well this training prepared me to fly the actual airplane. There's plenty of videos coming up soon about flying the line and operations. If there's something specific you want to see or learn about, leave a comment below! And if you have specific questions, feel free to shoot me an email or Instagram message.

[@tguess70]

Awesome job man! Can't wait to see the future vids!

[@matt_waddy]

Absolutely loving these videos. My dream was to fly for a living but life handed me other plans unfortunately. This is giving me an insight on the life I'm sadly too old (at almost 34) to purse now that things are back on track.

[@BONENBERGER]

Swayne Martin just got hired by Envoy! Starting ATP-CTP in either December or January. See you on the line someday

[@gunnerjoe53]

Matt_Waddy - 34, really you could have 20+ year career flying.

[@gunnerjoe53]

Awesome job Swayne.

[@DUIA77]

Thank you American Airline for allowing Swayne to video the process to being a AA/Envoy pilot. Great job Swayne love your video. Can't wait for your actual flight in a 145.

[@SwayneMartinPilot]

like2fly I’m so glad I’m able to lift the curtain a little bit on how this stuff works - No airline has allowed filming quite like this!

[@greensphinx]

Swayne Martin do you plan on “upgrading” airlines, and if so, what airline?

[@myownboss1]

As a 50 year old who wished he could have done what you are doing back in the day (but money and then family ‘got in the way’), I’ll just live through you! Keep it up! And thanks for the great videos!!!!!

[@SwayneMartinPilot]

Thanks for following along!

[@chuckmartin5773]

I can relate! I'm 44 now and sure wish I made different decisions back then and finished what I started. But like you, I started a family and my priorities changed.

[@asiatech11]

I would be interested to learn from you how deciding to marry hampered your goals? - i thought marriage and family are good??

[@chuckmartin5773]

@Joe Biden I'm working on it! Thanks!

[@myownboss1]

Biden and Asiatech, let me start by admitting that I was probably not the most motivated to make flying a career; I was too scared to run out of money! I am now a 50 year old prison nurse making an easy 6-figures a year with pension (‘easy’ in that the prison setting is actually a LOT LESS stressful than the hospital setting believe me!!!). I started flying in the early 90s gaining experience on piper 160s. Within 4 years of me starting, the rental fees more than doubled!!!! Back then, I was just a customer service rep making 20k a year if that... so with rent etc, I decided to stop flying and go back to school for an accounting degree and spent of my life as an accountant. But after a couple of layoffs in the early 2000s, I went back to school again to become an RN because I figured they always need nurses plus there was a shortage. Marriage didn’t take money, 3 children did!!! Children ain’t cheap... I worked 5 years in the hospital, then moved on to prison where the money is great and easy with pension and benefits, BUT now I am 50 going on 51!!!!! Speaking for ME, it is TOO LATE. I gave chemo, and I realized that people 50 plus years old are more prone to get a cancer diagnosis or other chronic illness that takes money to treat etc; also due to my accounting experience, I know and believe that people 50+ years old should really concentrate on saving for retirement and paying off their mortgage, because if a sickness occurs, it can darn near bankrupt them!!! I’ve seen it!! So me personally, don’t believe a 50+ year old should be spending big money or borrowing money to start a new career, but focusing on financial security for the upcoming ‘twilight years’, etc. so for ME, pursuing a flying career is OVER... I have been trying to get my 13 year old daughter interested and have paid for a couple of ‘intro’ flights, but she has not inherited my flying bug so far. I am now financially ‘secure’ with no debt (except mortgage) or health issues at the moment so I may try to fly as a hobby soon, but I am not interested in spending big money or borrowing to pursue flying as a career at 50+ and would not recommend anyone do so... in my opinion only...

[@CWLemoine]

Well done, Swayne. Congratulations!

[@clyxiiwastaken2380]

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[@Vpmatt]

3:07 Our man is being followed into the simulator by what appears to be a very lifelike robot.

[@carloslercari3088]

It's pretty admirable that you were able to do this video while going through the stresses of training. Well done!

[@petemac7969]

Swayne, congratulations on getting through this phase. It's so cool that you can document this so everyone can see what goes on in the training of airline pilots. Good luck as you move forward!

[@SwayneMartinPilot]

Pete Mac thank you !

[@RADHAZ73]

Congratulations on achieving the dream for so many of us. Looking forward to following your continued adventures.

[@BruceInFlorida]

Congratulations Swayne ! I've been a part of your journey since the first video. You've worked hard to achieve your goals, and should be proud of your accomplishments. All the best from RSW

[@SwayneMartinPilot]

Thanks Bruce!

[@ronsouther]

I flew those same EMB 145 sims in 2001 in order to qualify for my AA flow thru slot. I was supposed to flow in 2003 but 9/11 happened. I waited 12 years for my flow and yesterday, I just upgraded to 737 Captain.

[@ryleyh1185]

I'm really excited for you, Swayne! It is awesome to see how excited you are about this, and how far you have come.

[@SwayneMartinPilot]

Thank you Ryley!

[@TheAnnoyingVulture]

Awesome work man! I'm currently working towards my PPL and I'm absolutely loving it.

[@catherinehackett4562]

I am so, so happy every time I watch one of your videos. There are so many people in my life right now telling me not to do this, not to follow my dreams because it's not what they want me to do or because it's "risky", and sometimes I find myself wondering if I'm choosing the right thing. Any time I watch a video you've made, though, I realize that it doesn't matter at all what they think because this is exactly what I want to do. Seriously thank you so much and I can't believe how far you've come in the time I've been watching your videos!!

[@SwayneMartinPilot]

Thanks Catherine! DONT listen to them. I had so many people from the very beginning tell me not to do this... And look what I would've missed out on!

[@TheDaddrummer]

That was awesome Swayne. Looking forward to follow along the journey.

[@SwayneMartinPilot]

Thanks Sam!

[@Perspectologist]

I have huge respect for what you are doing. I am impressed by not only the training, but your ability to get the clearances to share this experience with us. I admire your ability to make things happen.

[@SwayneMartinPilot]

Thank you so much! I'm glad you noticed that. It takes months to get approvals in place most of the time... Happy to finally make it happen!

[@ILM787]

Thanks to your teammates and AA for allowing you to share with us!

[@SwayneMartinPilot]

ILM787 Thanks for watching! I’m sure AA would love to receive some feedback if you email their recruitment department and let them know what you think.

[@ILM787]

Swayne Martin Wilco. Thanks to Envoy too...the AA branding worked!

[@edpippin]

You have come such a long way on your journey and kept us informed and educated along the way. Best of luck in progressing to the Envoy FO seat. Can’t wait to see a video from the right seat of a long haul AA jumbo in the future.

[@SwayneMartinPilot]

Ed Pippin Thanks Ed!

[@640man]

I start Envoy Air training as a FO on January 14th. I'm super excited. Thanks for the videos!

[@SwayneMartinPilot]

Jonathan Boes congrats man! See ya soon

[@BoostedSpeedDemon]

I've been following you since the very beginning of your pilot career. It's incredible to see how far you have come in a relatively short period of time. I envy your life. And for somebody I don't know I'm extremely proud of how motivated you are to become a commercial airline pilot. So young, and yet so accomplished. I wish I had made better decisions in my life to where I could have done the same.

[@SwayneMartinPilot]

Boosted Speed Demon Thanks for following along! It’s never to late to get started. I have friends who made the transition as late as 60 years old!

[@darrylorjulierugh2888]

my son is going to start ATP school in may 2019 he likes your videos and i enjoy them too thanks for making the video! congratulations ,Darryl

[@SwayneMartinPilot]

Darryl or Julie Rugh that’s great!

[@djdalite]

this is aviation gold, i know its hard to film this training with all the red tape involved but its a great behind the scenes view for future candidates

[@SwayneMartinPilot]

Thank you Nick! There is generally a lot of red tape and I worked hard to get everything approved for you guys. Glad you noticed

[@timotheus30]

Can’t wait till your first flight!!!✈️

[@olle8689]

Thank you for these Envoy Training videos, you have inspired me to become a pilot.

[@SwayneMartinPilot]

No problem! I'm glad you've been enjoying them.

[@josephpe90]

Man, Swayne is a gem for aviation content, he goes above and beyond to provide us great content and show us his entire path from the very beginning all the way to a major airline.

[@MeMyelfAndHer]

Swayne, as a pilot myself in college and training to eventually reach airline pilot dream I really appreciate you sharing your experiences.

[@cloudstreets1396]

Starting training in the ERJ-175 on Monday!! Can hardly wait.

[@SwayneMartinPilot]

Awesome!!

[@Populoso87]

Congrats man... Proud of you... See you in the skies

[@ianeddleman4172]

Congratulations! I’m an Envoy agent at COU. Currently we only have a single ERJ-145 departure out of 5 departures daily, but I hope to meet you someday! Keep up the great videos

[@piercebtownsend]

Swayne, my end goal has always and will be Envoy then straight to American. Keep pumping out these videos.

[@piercebtownsend]

Also: how did you like UND? That's definitely a choice on my list.

[@SwayneMartinPilot]

Pierce Townsend loved UND!

[@saml6084]

It's really cool how you're showing literally the steps on how you become an airline pilot. I've seen no other channel doing this, and it's really cool! I plan on becoming a pilot for Delta Airlines and I feel I am accomplishing that well. I just recently became a freshman in highschool and I have good grades and I'm getting involved in sports. I already have a few colleges in mind that I want to go to. Thanks for letting us know how the steps are done!

[@SwayneMartinPilot]

I'm glad I'm able to show you guys! This is the first time anyone has done it from a 1st person point of view... And I couldn't be happier to see it's helping people out

[@glennmiller394]

Congrats, Mr. Martin. I've really enjoyed following your journey. I'm excited about the next video.

[@SwayneMartinPilot]

Thanks Glenn!

[@bearpilotuk]

You work so hard. You deserve to succeed. Best of luck when you start flying the aircraft! Looking forward to the next videos 👍

[@SwayneMartinPilot]

Thank you Kevin!

[@bobninemire6859]

Great stuff here Swayne, and hopefully some of the younger people see this and decide to become a pilot one day just like you.

[@SwayneMartinPilot]

Thanks Bob!

[@robwhite2282]

So cool Swayne. I’m impressed. Ur patents must b extremely proud.

[@daviddavis5312]

I'm 48 but I'm going to try and get where you are. You are an inspiration to us all. Thank your employer for me

[@johndemerse9172]

Congrats Swayne! Looking forward to your first flight in the real aircraft.

[@SwayneMartinPilot]

Thanks John!

[@williamevans168]

Sooo cool that you are able to continue this at Envoy!!!

[@SwayneMartinPilot]

William Evans It’s been great. So happy we are making the appropriate approvals happen. It’s hard work, but this is important stuff to show people

[@speedbrake1469]

Fantastic Swayne. Always aim to enjoy sim. 8 hrs a year now until you retire! Incidentally my Kona trip went well. RTW eastbound in 4 sectors, 36.5 hrs!

[@SwayneMartinPilot]

Speed Brake Miss Kona!

[@guimj3253]

Very Nice, Swayne Martin! Well, im going to be a pilot too and i see that you will be a very good professional. Im from Brazil, the home of Embraer, so im very happy that the embraer will be a part of your life to start too! Well, ill see all your new videos, you can count on me. The Embraer factory is less than 50 km from my home.

[@SwayneMartinPilot]

Thank you!

[@richs6205]

Another informative video. The thoroughness of your explanations make me confident of your flying ability. You are an inspiration to the flying public.

[@bcordoba555]

Congratulations! More videos! It'd be very nice to get your informal impressions. You almost crack a wide grin several times, it would be nice to have a more informal setting. Thanks for the videos! Look forward to all of them.

[@trekadvisor2865]

The pinnacle of why we train to fly. Superb

[@SwayneMartinPilot]

Thank you!

[@nickcannan5249]

Congrats Swayne, hard word definitely pays off!

[@SwayneMartinPilot]

Thanks Nick!

[@Steve-ev6ow]

I’d fly with Swayne any day! 👍😀💫

[@SwayneMartinPilot]

Come fly with us sometime! Thanks for checking out the videos

[@matthewhowell6599]

Thank you for your videos and the great content of them. I'm aspiring to become an airline pilot and your videos really light an even greater spark for me to pursue it. Thank you!

[@Adam-xl5uj]

Love the detailed videos following you through your hiring/training. Keep them up!

[@SwayneMartinPilot]

Thanks Adam!

[@ryanpayne2037]

I got a chance to tour that training center when I was down there yesterday. Saw those same sims! Super cool!

[@jasonutley2367]

Keep up the great work! Looks like a blast for sure! Inspiring young man!

[@SwayneMartinPilot]

Thanks Jason!

[@gabrielkakaa111]

Man, I'm so happy for you. U made it! Flying jets is my ultimate goal :)

[@ronakjoshi5339]

Can you please talk about the benefits in airlines such as free traveling, family/buddy passes, hotel, and other expenses in your upcoming videos? Your videos help me understand the process of being a pilot from A to Z. Thank you so much for sharing your experience!!!!! Good luck with your upcoming flights! Be safe!

[@SwayneMartinPilot]

Ronak Joshi planning to do that!

[@EC-oe9bv]

Employees, spouses, children, and parents get unlimited standby travel. Additionally, immediate family members of the employee get 10 higher priority standby passes. You get 16 'buddy passes' to use for friends, but they are the lowest on the priority list. Both of these will reset every year. When you are actually flying a trip, all your hotels are paid for. Every month, you get 4 extra commuter hotel nights to use when you need them.

[@darryldarling4880]

Congratulations on achieving your type rating, looking forward to seeing you fly the actual aircraft.

[@SwayneMartinPilot]

Thanks Darryl!

[@thegrinch8161]

I’m very impressed and a wee bit intimidated by all that you have to do yearly anyhoo clear skies F O Martin and my best wishes to you and your partner. 🙏👍

[@chloewhyte1651]

Hey I just wanted to say I have watched your videos since the day you started uploading and I can’t wait till you actual fly a big 747 I would fly with you like everyday I hope you stay a pilot forever 🤗🤗

[@SwayneMartinPilot]

Thank you!

[@jomann3213]

Ahhhh, been a while since last. But darn you are becoming a real good video producer!

[@SwayneMartinPilot]

Thank you! Sorry it was a bit behind - Was focused on training!

[@TJWallaroos]

Congrats! Good luck on your next stages of training!

[@SwayneMartinPilot]

Tj Tj Thanks TJ!

[@160thSOAR]

Super Awesome insight into the industry's training regime. Thanks for the video!

[@NicolasYannick1123]

Awesome! Congrats bro! Keep doing well and leading the way... I'll be up there with ya soon!

[@SwayneMartinPilot]

Thank you! See ya soon

[@davegray02]

Man I was wondering how far you were. Flew the regionals 4 times this month and was looking for you each time! One of these days!

[@SwayneMartinPilot]

Soon!

[@fa6338]

Hi Swayne, i‘m from Germany,so I hope you can understand my English! I love every single video, that you produced. It motivates me every time watching your videos. Hopefully I pass my school in the next two years and after this, I want to go to Lufthansa but if I‘m gonna fail the assessment center, I want to go to America and try to get a Pilot there. I wish you always happy Landings. Greetings from Germany ~Julian

[@SwayneMartinPilot]

Thanks Julian!

[@roddsmith6432]

Awesome video Swayne..Thanx for sharing.. You and Stevo have inspired me to get back into flying... Since Jan 2018 I'm making a smooth transition from Oil Field Work to going Commercial Pilot ASAP... Good luck to you Swane..!!! We looking forward to seeing your great progress...

[@SwayneMartinPilot]

Thanks Rodd!

[@roddsmith6432]

@@SwayneMartinPilot Mr. Martin if your training in DFW, and if you like seafood, Papadeaux or Papasitos are some excellent Seafood restaurants in the Dallas Ft Worth area... Take Care

[@Danehavenlane]

As a Richmond,Va native and Southwest pilot congrats.

[@SwayneMartinPilot]

Danehavenlane Thank you! I love Richmond

[@BrandonBourne]

Awesome videos Swayne! Those shots you got of the aircraft look crispy!

[@SwayneMartinPilot]

Thanks Brandon!

[@bishopscore]

Thanks for sharing your training experience with the world. Wishing you the very best!

[@PendragonDaGreat]

oh hey, that's KSEA at 3:47 I live right under the SUMMA1 Departure. Great video, thanks for sharing your experience!

[@CurlyyCS]

Just booked my first lessons out of Long Beach airport! Extremely far from where you are now but hope to be up in the skies with you in a few years!

[@SwayneMartinPilot]

You'll love it! Keep working hard

[@brianperticari]

Awesome video! Congrats on the progress. Thx for sharing it with us

[@SwayneMartinPilot]

Thanks Brian!

[@wilmer1701]

Looking forward your next videos. I really enjoy them.

[@SwayneMartinPilot]

Wilmer1701 Thank you!

[@tomwunder3557]

14 years ago I had the privilege of flying level D full motion sims of the A320 & 747-400 at the United Airlines Training Center here in Colorado and not a day has gone by since that I haven’t wished I could go back. I’m not a lunatic... I know they were sims... but somewhere in the darkest recesses of my feeble old mind I still believe that I actually flew those planes even after all these years. ;)

[@davidpatterson5617]

Very interesting! Thanks for sharing your experience.

[@kenlynch6332]

Well done on your accomplishments. It would be awesome someday to be deplaning from a trip and meet you acknowledging the passengers and thanking them for 'Flying with American Eagle / Envoy" 👍👍👍👍👍

[@janetsabers4965]

I always fly American Eagle from Dubuque Iowa to Chicago

[@AviatorZone]

Great job Swayne! See you out on the line!

[@SwayneMartinPilot]

Aviator Zone See ya soon!

[@gregoverley5349]

Love the vids! Those simulators look awesome! Great job as always, Swayne!

[@SwayneMartinPilot]

Thanks Greg!

[@kristapitchford6718]

I love your videos! I've always wanted to fly and I was Comm/Nav in the Air Force, so I fixed radios and nav equipment. At 35 I've decided to just do it already and I'm prepping for flight school now!

[@anirudhpatwa5533]

You are the best youtuber because you most often reply to your followers..👍👍👍👍👍🇮🇪

[@SwayneMartinPilot]

Thank you!

[@anirudhpatwa5533]

😊👍👍👍👍

[@nickbanas3102]

Love the videos . They are a great inspiration to aspiring pilots like me! Keep up the good work!

[@SwayneMartinPilot]

Thank you!

[@maxtafoya6309]

Keep it up man ur one of my favorite youtubers of all time thank u for finally uploading ur a very inspiring young man and I would love to know when will ur next upload be btw I changed my KZbin name from The Manager to Sicily Zcloud keep it up ur awesome

[@capnsean520]

Congrats on passing your check ride! Stay safe!

[@SwayneMartinPilot]

Sean Dickerson Thanks Sean!

[@cbd830]

Well done Swayne!!! Congratulations! Have enjoyed and learned a lot from your very professional videos! Keep up the great work! I got my medical and am getting current on my FI and FII. I havnt flown since 2002 but am on my way to getting my first job flying!

[@SwayneMartinPilot]

Keep working hard!

[@dphotos007]

Very cool. I wish you the best. I bet you do miss the weather and views of Hawaii but this is a wonderful opportunity for your career and hopefully you will be able to afford a nice car soon. I remember the car you drove in Hawaii.

[@SwayneMartinPilot]

dphotos I miss Hawaii too!

[@parkerbock6868]

Congrats man! That is a rough time slot to train in haha. Keep up the great content!

[@SwayneMartinPilot]

Thank you! It was easier than I thought. You definitely can't keep track of time inside the sim

[@beezkneez7065]

Dude your awesome! Love your videos! You've came a long way from your first started out

[@beckyumphrey2626]

Your channel is absolutely outstanding.

[@michaelwozniak6]

Phenomenal as always! Thank you for your videos 🙏🏻

[@SwayneMartinPilot]

Michael Wozniak Thanks Michael!

[@spiritspride46]

Love your videos, going to a flying college soon and I want to follow your path. :) So inspirational!

[@SwayneMartinPilot]

Thank you!

[@jawd1203]

Awesome video Swayne! It’s super cool being able to see what you’ve accomplished. I’m a student pilot and I hope to follow in your footsteps and fly for Envoy and then American. One question though, what’s the difference between restricted and unrestricted ATP?

[@SwayneMartinPilot]

The biggest practical difference is that you can get an R-ATP with less hours than the ATP at a younger age.

[@jawd1203]

Swayne Martin interesting . Thanks for the info

[@bkb7059]

Also with a restricted ATP, you may not be PIC of the aircraft flying left seat. Which is obviously not an issue for the airlines because you’ll be sitting right seat anyways. But if you’re attempting to get into the 135 side of things with a restricted ATP as a Captain on a small jet, it’s not possible. You must have the unrestricted ATP. Which basically means you have to be right seat until 1500 hours anyways. Makes sense for the 121 side, but not for 135.

[@jawd1203]

BKB good to know

[@paulsautocm]

Amazing, keep up the great work.

[@mattrobinson6749]

Congrats, man! Hoping to join you in the skies soon, except I’ll hopefully be with SkyWest!

[@SwayneMartinPilot]

Matt Robinson Congrats Matt!

[@uminhtetoo]

Congratulations!🎈🎉🎊🍾

[@SwayneMartinPilot]

Thank you!

[@catdaddy57]

Good luck young man....you'll do great!!!!

[@SwayneMartinPilot]

Thank you!

[@probricks9029]

I want to be a pilot when I grow up and this inspires me to work towards it. Thx

[@SwayneMartinPilot]

Keep working hard!

[@kieran1196]

The Grouch same

[@meggabrielle684]

i So cool Swayne so happy for you. l love these videos it helps me know what to expect in the future.

[@SwayneMartinPilot]

Megan Lombard Thanks Megan! That’s the goal - Trying to show people what they can expect from their own training

[@garybelbeck6946]

Congratulations. Enjoy the videos.

[@SwayneMartinPilot]

Thanks Gary!

[@TheFabricOfReality]

Congratulations you just earned the little check bell icon thingy ! Never done that before but I just can’t wait for your next video ^_^

[@hp8261]

Hello swayne for what every reason I can see you having on of those simulators in your garage 😁 love your videos thx for all the great info

[@LinkinLoris]

Hey man, congrats on finishing the type rating and good luck with the line training. Greetings from a fellow regional guy on the Q400 over in Latvia. (P.s. also got my recurrent SIM coming up in december :D)

[@SwayneMartinPilot]

Edgar Burtnieks Thank you! Just flew on a Q400 last week and loved it

[@ethannoble8594]

Love your channel keep up the great work

[@SwayneMartinPilot]

Thank you!

[@bagels377]

Very cool video! Im so happy for you!

[@usaf2a6x4]

I’m thinking about flying for Envoy. Thanks for sharing your experience.

[@leocheung8864]

Way to go Swayne!

[@spencermukai8565]

Aloha Swayne! I haven’t viewed all your flying videos while you were in Hawaii, but still you’re doing a great job in succeed to become one of American Airlines mainline pilots then to a captain....i can see that by viewing your video’s. Mahalo and continued success in your young pilot career with American. Btw, i just viewed this video of your simulator flight training on the Embraer 145 type aircraft and wondered, “How do you like that control yoke type compared to the normal wheel type? Mahalos