Hairyplane
I realise that it must be irritating for publishers when people read their magazines at the newsagents and don't buy them, but I subscribed to Pilot for 10 years until late last year, and watched it go downhill for at least 12 months of that time span.
The only way I will know if it has/is improving is to read a copy first. As I said, it is improving, but has a long way to go before I would consider buying a single copy, let alone subscribe again.
I pretty sure I'm not the only person who feels this way.