Best GA Magazine?
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They`re all comics. Pilot used to be truely awful when it was full of - PPL has a go on Concorde Sim stuff - wow awesome, ( the only thing worse was in Flight, Harry Hopkins making another slightly firm but sure footed arrival in a gusty crosswind ). It got a lot better over the years - I like the fogeyish slant. A lot of the septics I work with reckon Pilot is better than their home grown rags. I`m puzzled that FNG finds the whingeing useless. I find the exhortations to join AOPA etc quite worthy - though to my shame I haven`t done it myself. Off topic I know, but I haven`t any beef with the CAA, I just think they`ve rolled over rather with JAR.
As for Flyer, yeah its getting better but it was very Blue Peter for years.
Edited for spelling as usual
GH
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As for Flyer, yeah its getting better but it was very Blue Peter for years.
Edited for spelling as usual
GH
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Hmmm, this IS a Hornet's nest.
After years of 'Pilot', my wife renewing my subscription annually as a birthday present, I've decided I'm fed up with it!!
The writing is usually of a high standard, but two of my favourites, Bernard Chabbert and Stephen Wilkinson, no longer write for it. Although saying that, I enjoyed reading the Moth article from the last issue whilst on hols last week.
I've tried 'Flyer' a few times, but found it a bit gung ho, and the weather was so crap (January) that I didn't use ANY of the free landings.
Problem is, with other interests of cars and music (+ work that gets in the way!) also, I only seem to have time to scan the magazines!!
DOC
After years of 'Pilot', my wife renewing my subscription annually as a birthday present, I've decided I'm fed up with it!!
The writing is usually of a high standard, but two of my favourites, Bernard Chabbert and Stephen Wilkinson, no longer write for it. Although saying that, I enjoyed reading the Moth article from the last issue whilst on hols last week.
I've tried 'Flyer' a few times, but found it a bit gung ho, and the weather was so crap (January) that I didn't use ANY of the free landings.
Problem is, with other interests of cars and music (+ work that gets in the way!) also, I only seem to have time to scan the magazines!!
DOC
I subscribe to Flying, Pilot, and ( since I was pissed at the last GatBash ) Flyer - £110 for 5 year sub reasnable value to any pisshead, I'm sure.
What gets my goat is the way, because the industry works, each issue tends to have reports on the same thing in the same month, and all report it as an exclusive.
What gets my goat is the way, because the industry works, each issue tends to have reports on the same thing in the same month, and all report it as an exclusive.
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I subscribe to Flyer and enjoy its articles and news stories. It has the better graphics and layout of the three main av rags. Also, I like reading QSY. What happened to the 'Professional Pilot' section though? I found this a really useful read as I am heading towards a CPL/ATPL.
Pilot in my opinion is aimed more towards the old recreational flyer. The layout, as some have already commented, is rather dated. They cram too much on a page in my reckoning.
I have bought every issue of Today's Pilot since it arrived just over a year ago. I also enjoy this magazine, but I prefer Flyer.
Also, did anyone notice until just recently that Flyer's slogan was: "The magazine for TODAY'S PILOTS", and Today's Pilot's was: "For the FLYER in all of us"! Was this intentional or just a coincidence?
Cheers, and happy reading, Tri.
Pilot in my opinion is aimed more towards the old recreational flyer. The layout, as some have already commented, is rather dated. They cram too much on a page in my reckoning.
I have bought every issue of Today's Pilot since it arrived just over a year ago. I also enjoy this magazine, but I prefer Flyer.
Also, did anyone notice until just recently that Flyer's slogan was: "The magazine for TODAY'S PILOTS", and Today's Pilot's was: "For the FLYER in all of us"! Was this intentional or just a coincidence?
Cheers, and happy reading, Tri.
Ivchenko, not official RAF policy. Just fancied a landaway, the destination had a good restaurant and the Sqn had no cash left in the aircraft operating budget. And it was seven years ago!
