Interesting Thread
Apart from Flight which I get on subscription, my criteria for buying a UK flying mag would be:
1) Are there any free vouchers that will get me into a big airport cheap or encourage me to try going somewhere completely new?
(best one I had was Bristol and that was in Pilot)
2) Are there any comprehensively written 'flying round Europe' type articles
3) Are there any IMC/IR type articles/tutorials/tips
Then I'll scan for aeroplane reviews/flight tests but probably put it back on the shelf.
My fave mag is the US 'Flying', whilst littered with unuseful ads for a UK pilot, Tom Berensons insrument flying exploits in his Baron, the avionics and equipment reviews and safety articles are in my opinion of the highest quality.
This from a 100-150 hr PPL/IMC (for the survey)
Just my 2p's worth