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 […]
Tag: Ninety-Nines
Book Review in the 99s Magazine
Thank you to the Ninety-Nines, the International Organization of Women Pilots, for publishing a great review of Flight Emergency in their January/February/March 2012 issue of their magazine, 99 News! Download the 99 News in PDF format on the Ninety-Nines web site or read the full text of the review below: Flight Emergency by Reya KempleyReviewed […]
Chance Meeting at WAI
There are times when chance makes for happily unexpected surprises. This past Thursday at the Women in Aviation, International conference in Reno, Nevada, I was fortunate to find a bit of chance on my side. As I was standing in the hallway near the exhibit hall entrance waiting to meet up with my brother, a […]
Going to the WAI Conference?
I’ll be attending my first Women in Aviation, International (WAI) Conference in Reno, Nevada February 24-26. The schedule is packed with great education sessions, featuring everything from the Kings on risk management to a lecture on flying the SR-71 Blackbird. The exhibit hall sounds like a candy store for anyone interested in aviation. I’m really […]