"Pilot always seems to contain some load of old rubbish about historic aircraft "
Hey WWW,they all get old eventually,Its just that some last longer than others.. .I'd swap a Spamcan for a 1940's taildragger anyday
As for the magazines,the Pfa mag "Popular Flyer" has improved tenfold over the last few years although because its only subscription available. .and aimed at a limited market its often over looked <img src="frown.gif" border="0"> some of the strip flying articles & flight tests of rare birds are excellent,much better than your typical "From Wycombe to Portugal in a 172" articles which are obviously aimed at the spamcan market!
It should be mandatory as part of the PPL ,that you've got to have at least an hour in a vintage taildragger,just to see what you could be missing............and at a fraction of the price
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