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 […]
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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 […]
Leslie Wright of Blog Critics reviews Flight Emergency
In the second non-pilot book review in a week, book reviewer Leslie Wright has given Flight Emergency 4/5 stars. I’m pleased that readers with little or no piloting experience are able to enjoy the interactive scenarios, and recognize their value as a teaching tool. In her conclusion, Leslie writes: I would recommend this book as […]
Flight Emergency Book Review: Literary R&R
What do non-pilots think of Flight Emergency? Kathy on Literary R&R has written a great book review from this perspective. She picks up on two key points I wanted to convey to readers: Most emergencies and accidents are the result of pilot error. She says, “It was interesting to me to see how so much […]
Flight Emergency Gets 5 Stars in the Netherlands
Rene Verjans of Aviationbookreviews.com has posted a fantastic review of Flight Emergency! Based in the Netherlands, Rene is passionate about aviation. He gave the book a 5-star “excellent” rating. For now, it’s only in Dutch, but the English translation is coming soon. Stay tuned here for the link. Thanks, Rene! (Speak Dutch? Check out his […]
Small Airports Like Sedona’s Mesa-Top Gem Need Our Support
What can compare to landing your plane on top of a mesa, with gorgeous red rock formations all around you? Sedona, Arizona’s airport is known as “America’s Most Scenic Airport” for a good reason: it’s downright beautiful there. While I have a special place in my heart for the vistas of the Minden-Tahoe airport where […]