Favourite GA magazine (UK)
 

I think Pilot has gone downhill a bit, but FLYER is improving every month! Look at this month's- that lucky b****** that got to fly the Lightning....

Popular flying gats my vote. Worth the PFA subscription alone!

I voted for Flyer as its good - but the poll is misleading as if I could I would vote for more than one as I usually read them all except Today's Pilot.

Got to be Flyer for me, although it's unfortunate that the Editor doesn't know what he's talking about...... (Hi Nick!;) )

Hi Grim
Knew I could count on your support :p

Like Pilot and Flyer, but Pilot has it.

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surely your favorite magazine is Readers Wives... oh sorry wrong forum :D (or maybe not!)

Flyer for me! great for a newcomer - I like the format and the layout. Did not like Pilot at all - bought one copy and decided that it was not for me.

Simon

Popular Flying the PFA house magazine is fast becoming the best light aviation magazine in the Uk.of the others i think Pilot remains the best.

FLYED.....Heres another satisfied customer....I used to regularly read Pilot, but over the years I have moved over to predominantly Flyer, and Todays Pilot. I only read Pilot now if there is an article of particular interest, (which, without being bitchy, is not often!) I also receive AOPA's magazine, which has recently changed format.....(Thanks to some migrations I believe!) Anyhow, keep up the good work!

Ble Skies

I would vote the PFA's Popular Flying as the magazine that has improved the most over the recent past. However, it only covers the VFR part of the GA world which I think is a pity.
Both Flyer and now Pilot help my flying budget with their Free Landing Vouchers which I suggest have a greater benefit that just their face value. By this I mean they encourage me (and presumably others) to visit a higher number of different airfields.
I haven't voted because I think there are too many polls.........

Flyer and close behind Todays Pilot for me. I really don't like Pilot. Bought one or two copies in the past but that was it. I think it concentrated too much on old war birds.

Only complaint about TP would be that even when they are reviewing new airplanes they never quote the price!!! Otherwise very good.

Well I read 'em all but if forced to rank them I'd probably put Flyer top. Course, if you widen the remit to include all aviation mags (incl trades) then Rimmer News knocks every mag that ever exsisted off the face off the Earth (except the upcoming Rimmer American News which will be equally good) but I might be biased....(trying to put a X@&**!! smiley thingy here but it dosen't seem to wanna play)

Here you go. Have 3 of them :) :) :)

Definitely FLYER for me- I've been a subscriber for 5 years, even though I'm not a pilot (I'm a student, no money!), and it's helped me understand a lot of aviation concepts that I couldn't before. I found Pilot a bit hard going though...

One thing though; what happened to the 'Pro Pilots' section which lasted a few months, before disappearing with no explanation? :confused:

Could I suggest that to be a fair poll, the three main association magazines should be included. Specifically, "Popular Flying", "Microlight Flying" and "Sailplane and Gliding".

G

I've let my Flyer and Pilot subscriptions lapse (sorry Ian and Ian!) as I was just glancing through them and not reading them.

My EAA membership, I also let lapse as the IAC magazine went into a deep spin and never recovered.

That just leaves me with Popular Flying, which recently has gone from strength to strength under the stewardship of Brian Hope. PF arrives and the first thing I do is turn to the back to see what is available and affordable! I then in percentage terms read far more of this magazine than any of the commercially distributed ones.

Never tried Today's Pilot and that has nothing to do with their sponsorship of Denny Dobson :D :D

Stik

If this PFA magazine is so brilliant - it's a shame they don't put a sample edition up on their web-site (I can't see one there anyway). Maybe it would entice a few of us waverers to join...

Three main association magazines, Genghis? May I gently point out that AOPA members receive General Aviation, a bimonthly that also goes out in some numbers to AOPA corporate members, including clubs and FTOs.

Of course, as the magazine's editor, I would say that, wouldn't I.

Stik
Shame on you - on behalf of both the Ians!. I think, by the way, that the Denny Dobsob sponsorship has now come to an end - could be wrong.

I believe DD is due at Seething this Sunday around 11.00 for some local commitments.

PFA about 8,000 members, BMAA about 4,500, BGA about 8,000 (may be wrong on the last). How many AOPA?

G

Hello Genghis. On your figures, AOPA has a similar number of members to the BMAA. However, there are also 140-odd corporate members to whom AOPA currently sends ten copies of General Aviation apiece.