Like anything else in aviation, it was better decades ago than now.

The writers/editors were better. One cannot compare MacLellan to Robert
Parke or Robert Blodgett. The columnists like Stephen Wilkinson, Bax, and
Tom Block were also better than what Flying has now (although Wilkinson did
himself in with his article discouraging the use of checklists)

I've been subscribing for forty years, and I might finally drop it too.
"Dave" wrote in message
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Is it me, or has Flying become among the worst GA magazines to read?
Why does it seem that all I read about are trip reports from Mac and
Dick Collins that, personally, offer little educational value? Each
of these guys write serveral articles per issue. Are they that hard
up for good writers, or do these guys just like to write everything
themselves? When I open AOPA Pilot, Flight Training, Private Pilot,
Plane and Pilot, etc. I find a good balance of education, reviews, and
good tidbits. All I feel I've gained from reading Flying is knowing
every detail of what's in the Avionics stack of Mac's Barron and
Dick's Cessna P210.