Flying M Productions is an Arizona-based publisher of original books and videos. We concentrate primarily on titles related to computers, aviation, and travel.

We publish and distribute the Maria's Guides series of how-to books established by author Maria Langer. We are also the exclusive North American distributor for Jon Davison's coffee table book, Robbie: The Robinson Helicopter Experience.

You can learn more about our company and products on pages throughout this Web site. The most recent company and product news can be found below. The News archives, which are accessible from the navigation bar on the right side of the page, offer additional information.

Flying M Productions is pleased to announce a new book publishing Imprint: Maria’s Guides. Started by noted author Maria Langer, this series of how-to books offers affordable, no-nonsense guides for the things you need to do.

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The imprint was launched this week with the release of its first title: Making Movies: A Guide for Serious Amateurs. This book offers a step-by-step approach to creating quality video productions. Written primarily for video hobbyists, it helps guide readers to make “watchable” video. You can find more information about this book on its support page on the Maria’s Guides Web site.

More titles are planned. Keep checking in to see what’s new.

Flying M Productions is not involved in any way with a Robbie II book rumored to be in the planning stages. Due to poor sales of the original Robbie book, we will not participate in the production or sale of any future Robbie books.

Due to the failure of the video company we hired to fulfill its contractual obligations, production of our first video, Lake Powell from the Air, has been delayed until further notice.

Problems with the video team began last year when they failed to provide sample video segments that met our quality standards. Although hours of footage were shot for this production, only a small portion is usable. One of the videographers was apparently unfamiliar with his camera’s functions and could not reliably produce sequences that were properly framed or in focus. This same person, who owns the company and acts as video editor, attempted to string various poor quality footage together in an amateurish montage and pass it off as a sales tool. When we realized that the company’s end product was not going to meet our standards, we put a halt to the project and attempted to get a partial refund of the fee we paid up front. The video company has ignored all attempts to get this money back and has not made any efforts to complete the project.

In other words, we were ripped off by a smooth-talking amateur who passed himself off as a professional video producer.

This has been a very expensive learning experience for Flying M Productions. But what bothers us most is that this company is still out there, selling services it so obviously cannot provide.

We’ve shot some new footage for the video and hope to get a suitable production team together to turn it into the video production we’ve envisioned. Thanks for your patience. We hope to present you with an aerial tour of Lake Powell soon.