Mitty wrote:


On 8/19/2006 12:07 AM, Travis Marlatte wrote the following:


As for AOPA Pilot, the articles have been getting smaller and smaller.
The information has been getting sparser and sparser. The
self-promoting material has been expanding almost as fast as the
advertising.


Here's a tip: Switch your subscription to Flight Training magazine. They
usually run only one (gasp!) picture of Phil Boyer and in general the
articles are more valuable. It never hurts the review the basics.

Unfortunately FT magazine was a LOT (IMHO) better before Phil and AOPA
got hold of it. Now it seems more of a Phil Boyer love-fest and the
guts of the magazine that I used to enjoy got smaller. I didn't renew
my subscription when it ran out.

I've always wanted to join AOPA but I can't bring myself to do it the
way the organization is structured now. It seems to be pretty self
serving and only really helps out the general aviation pilot when those
needs happen to coincide with ours.

People leave copies of AOPA pilot around the clubhouse so I read it
there from time to time. Some of the articles in there are quite good
but those stand out from the norm.

Robert