This book is a very detailed, thorough course in the basics of general aviation flight, radio communication, navigation, and emergency procedures for non-pilots, yet is easy to read and enjoy. If you are a pilot in all but the certificate, you enjoy learning about the hows and whys of flight and would feel more comfortable […]
Author: Reya
Starflight Press wins SnippetFact’s “Top Content” Award
Notice the new award badge on the right? SnippetFact is a community web site dedicated to improving factual information on the web. Here’s what they say about how they choose sites for this award: Starflightpress.com was awarded for one or more of the following reasons: Accurate and precise informational content. Interesting and inviting layout and/or […]
Calling all Centurion Owners: Read Flying the Cessna 210 by Chuck McGill
Own a Cessna 210 or looking to buy one? Chuck McGill’s new book Flying the Cessna 210: The Secrets Unlocked should be on your reading list! This all-new primer on owning and flying the Cessna 210 Centurion is dedicated to helping all who own or want to fly a Cessna 210 master the art of […]
Flight Emergency eBook SALE!
Do you read ebooks? I’ve just put Flight Emergency on sale, now only $4.95 on both Barnes & Noble (for Nook readers) and the Amazon Kindle Store (for Kindle readers and apps). That’s not much money for a lot of aviation fun! Why not give it a try and see what fate your decisions make?
NRA Blog Article about Flight Emergency Author Reya Kempley
If you’ve read the “About the Author” section in Flight Emergency, you know that aside from aviation, I also enjoy competitive target shooting. This summer at the NRA National Smallbore Matches at Camp Perry, Ohio, I was interviewed by Lars Dalseide for NRAblog. In addition to discussing my shooting, Lars asked me about learning to […]
Flight Emergency advances to Finalist in Dan Poynter’s Global eBook Awards
Who doesn’t like good news when it arrives earlier than expected? It was my surprise and honor to discover yesterday that Flight Emergency had been named a Finalist (Aviation Non-Fiction) in Dan Poynter’s Global eBook Awards! The news came out a few days earlier than I had noted the announcement date on my calendar. Nearly […]
Interview with the LL Book Review
Find out more about me and my book in my author interview at the LL Book Review! In it, I talk about the inspiration behind Flight Emergency, my experience publishing and marketing, and future plans. It’s exciting to see my words on a well-respected book review site! Thanks go to Shannon Yarbrough at the LL […]
Happy Birthday Reno High Sierra Ninety-Nines!
The Stead airport near Reno, Nevada is known for hosting the Reno Air Races, an internationally famous aviation event. During this time, the airport is inundated with huge crowds, the sounds of high-performance aircraft racing at low altitudes, aircraft displays from biplanes to military cargo planes, and concession stands. However, on June 2nd, the airport […]
Hide Your Kindle or face the wrath of Hay-on-Wye
What are your feelings about the ebook versus the traditional paper book? In a previous post entitled Entering Dan Poynter’s Global eBook Awards, I discussed my mixed views on the coming age of ebooks. Most likely there are some paper books that may never make it onto the screen of a Kindle and wouldn’t be […]
eBook Flight Emergency now available on Kobo
The giant online ebookstore Kobo is now offering Flight Emergency for sale as an ebook in epub format. In addition to using one of their e-readers, you may use their free PC desktop application or their smartphone or tablet app. Thanks to their cloud-based service, ebooks you buy from Kobo can be read on any […]