What hapened to articles that actually had an element of usefulness / trustworthiness etc???
There aren't a lot, particularly when it comes to "flight tests". With a few notable exceptions, these are generally written by people who have have just had a quick ride, perhaps done a landing or two, and maybe read parts of the POH.
There is almost never any meaningful criticism (which might jeopardise the chance of a jolly in the wonderplane that someone else is trying to flog), and absolutely never any discussion of ownership issues - maintenance problems, AD's, availability of spares, etc.
As for the 450kg microlight "tests", they are a bit of a joke. Pilot has someone who likes having goes in them when he goes on holiday, but sometimes he clearly gets no more than a 30 minute demonstration. There's never too much embarassing discussion about the weight issue (usually it's a comment about how it's soon going to be possible to certify it at 560kg (in America....)), or analysis of the reasons why these machines so rarely seem to be certified in the UK.