I received this email and wanted to share with you,
I am a local author from Woodland Hills, CA. I recently published the novel Valley Fliers. It is an upper YA thriller set in the world of remote-control model airplanes.
The story is inspired by the local Apollo XI model airplane flying field here in the San Fernando Valley. It was featured in Model Airplane News and other publications.
Below are some links to reviews and podcasts about the book.
Set in the world of remote control model aviation, a story that evokes Top Gun but with drones and remote controlled model planes…
Book blurb:
Jay Smalley, seventeen, loves remote control aviation. He spends most of his time flying model planes at a San Fernando Valley miniature airfield near his home. When a newcomer arrives at the field practicing risky maneuvers with a military-grade drone, Jay suspects there is more to this stranger than meets the eye. But Jay has always been a little paranoid and too prone to conspiracy theories for his own good.
As Jay rallies his fellow Valley Fliers to help unpack what he believes the drone pilot is hiding he sabotages his budding romance with co-pilot Cassie and alienates Kent, the father figure who manages their tiny airfield like it’s Edwards Air Force Base. He even puts his scholarship to flight school at risk. Is Jay deluded or the only one who can see a clear and present danger posed by the cocky new flight suit on the tarmac?
Valley Fliers was just featured in the February issue of Model Airplane News. See attached pdf.
Valley FliersJay Smalley, seventeen, loves remote control aviation. …
Valley FliersJay Smalley, seventeen, loves remote control aviation. …
Thank you very much for the shoutout Mark!
The book is also featured on a couple of rc podcasts: