I too must confess. I got all the Flyer going back a few years. When I did not have any wings I bought a copy of Flyer, was interested in the stuff and I called the editor to ask him "how to become a pilot". He very kindly spent 20 minutes on the phone telling me about medicals, schools, gave me all sorts of useful phone numbers. I then subscribed to the magazine and gave tonnes of money to European flyers to make me one (flyer that is).
In the past few years Irv Lee, Ronnie Faux and other Flyer contributors did provide me with tips, help and information I did not find in their articles. The end result is that I no longer fly in the UK (unfortunately) but I have kept my subscription to Flyer.
I also get the US Flying - don't you just love the way Lane Wallace writes?
I too sometimes pick up an old copy.......and spend the rest of the afternoon going through quite a lot of the mags.