Pilot
As an avid reader of all 3 and occasional contributor to them -a few letters and, by coincidence my provision of the aircraft for a feature in this month's Pilot (cover feature in TP last year too) I haven't noticed anything about Pilot that causes me the even consider cancelling my subscription. I have taken it for many years and have back numbers to compare.
If in your opinion the new team are getting it wrong then a readership survey may be necessary.
However, how many of you contributors to this thread have pulled a readership survey out of a magazine and binned it rather than complete it?
You then rely on telepathy for them to get it right and castigate them for getting it wrong.
All I say is - the Pilot team are great guys keen to do a good job. If you want the magazine to reflect your wishes, share it with them.
What you also seem to fail to realise is that there are 3 magazines out there now and the readership wll certainly not triple to accomodate them.
Couple this with the fact that ours is a highly specialised sector with relatively modest numbers and you will conclude that anybody bringing out no.3 magazine was really brave and presumably well funded.
I take all 3 - all make their contribution - all really nice guys involved - all aviation enthusiasts trying desperately to win the majority.
I can't believe that the negativity in this thread about Pilot reflects the views of the general readership.
I look forward to the development of this thread with keen interest.