Dumping Flying Magazine

"Dave" wrote in message
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Is it me, or has Flying become among the worst GA magazines to read?

Actually, it is a little better than it used to be. Time was when you would
find no mention in Flying of anything that burned avgas.

"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.

I dumped _Flying_ when Gordon Baxter had to retire.

After the 112th straight issue with an article about either Falcon's or
Gulfstream's and the obscure plane-of-the month, I'd had enough.

"Dave" wrote:
Is it me, or has Flying become among the worst GA
magazines to read?

Flying aims for an upscale market compared to the spam can monthlies
like Plane and Pilot or Private Pilot. Still, it is worth the
subscription price for Peter Garrison's columns, if nothing else.

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?

I agree: too much McClellan and Collins. Flying needs an overhaul.
--
Dan
C172RG at BFM
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"Dan Luke" wrote in message

I agree: too much .... Collins. \

It had too much Collins 25 years ago, when I dropped it.

I agree: too much .... Collins. \

It had too much Collins 25 years ago, when I dropped it.

I'll say one thing about Collins: The man is prolific. He writes two or
three HUGE articles each month, plus a flight reviews, plus an active
speaking schedule.

I should be so lucky when I'm in my 70s.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

In a previous article, "Jay Honeck" said:
I'll say one thing about Collins: The man is prolific. He writes two or
three HUGE articles each month, plus a flight reviews, plus an active
speaking schedule.

Aren't most of his flight reviews just blowing the dust off of an old
review and maybe throwing in a paragraph or two about the current resale
value of the aircraft in question?


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Jay,

I should be so lucky when I'm in my 70s.


It's easy. He always writes the same article over and over again.
"There I was flying from Hagerstown to Kansas..."

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

"Jay Honeck" writes:

I'll say one thing about Collins: The man is prolific. He writes two or
three HUGE articles each month, plus a flight reviews, plus an active
speaking schedule.

And none of the content worth a damn. Too bad, because the man
clearly has something to tell us, but he simply doesn't know how. He
is prolific like an Appalachian hill-billy family is...quantity
doesn't equal quality.

"Bob Fry" wrote in message
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And none of the content worth a damn. Too bad, because the man
clearly has something to tell us, but he simply doesn't know how. He
is prolific like an Appalachian hill-billy family is...quantity
doesn't equal quality.

Go easy on us hill-billies Bob! ;-)

Marty from MO |-)

In a previous article, (Dave) said:
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

I stopped subscribing to Flying many years ago when I started getting
"IFR" and "IFR Refresher". Just too damn many flying magazines, and
Flying was the worst so it had to go. A few months ago they started
sending me a free copy to try and get me back - it's not going to work,
it's still the worst flying magazine I get, although I do like Lane.


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