QDM
Checked and the site is certainly working now. There was no connection between the unavailability and the forum debate you refer to. This debate, by the way has now been quietened down 'off line' and a number of the posters have decided to withdraw or modify their comments so more ex spat than spat.
Many of the names associated with PILOT remain and will continue to be evident over the coming months, other names you have heard of but have not been regular contributors will also be evident I understand.
The story behind all this is a matter for the involved parties and shouldn't be played out in public so rumour and speculation will have to suffice. We all like intrigue.
I think we are spoilt with three GA magazines to choose from in this country. They all serve different segments of the market and for anyone willing to buy all three offer plenty of monthly reading. We all have our favourite depending on where we are with our flying career and our knowledge base. For some PILOT is far too stuffy and detailled for others it isn't as detailled as they would like. It remains, however, the GA magazine with the highest level of analysis and knowledge and I keep it on my coffee table or in my flight bag to make it look as if I know quite a bit about the GA world.