FLYING weight loss program

[olasek]

Any FLYING magazine subscribers here?

Have you noticed how the magazine has been getting lighter and lighter since Bonnier Corp. acquired it? First I thought that they switched to lighter, thinner paper but then I grabbed some older issues from 2006, one of them had 124 numbered pages, another 112, just for comparison the very latest issue of Flying has only 72 pages! You could speculate that perhaps they use less advertising now but I really see no evidence it.

 

[steingar]

I once received a free subscription to Flying and discovered I had paid too much.

 

[Ken Ibold]

So many reasons for that, in my opinion -- some of which are due to the state of the GA industry, some of which are due to the business dynamics for circulation-based printed magazines in general, some of which are self-imposed by the company.

 

[denverpilot]

Paper is dead. Long live the Internet.

 

[olasek]

Paper is dead. Long live the Internet.

I don't think their electronic edition is any better.

 

[denverpilot]

I don't think their electronic edition is any better.

Haha. I meant other sources. Crowdsourcing usually means PoA (as one example) has news in the aviation world out and fully discussed at least 30-90 days prior to the delayed magazine publication model.

Flipping through pages of 50% advertising for stuff that's all been around for 20 years, to read articles that are at least a month out of date, is starting to feel like a waste of time on all magazines. EAA "feels" the closest to new to me, probably because they have more original content than the others.

 

[Flynmid]

Just got the December issue. I've seen thicker pamphlets... I do think they have the best pictures though. That's gotta count for something

 

[Flynmid]

I was looking forward to a review on the RV-14 too. So I'm not terribly disappointed

 

[olasek]

I do think they have the best pictures though. That's gotta count for something

Their pictures weren't too shabby either when page count was at 100+ :wink2:

 

[JimNtexas]

I think Flying has improved over the last couple of years.

For one thing, the old Flying often featured two or three of the longest, most boring articles in the world written by Richard Collins. The man knows almost everything about airplanes except how to write an interesting article.

The new generation of writers they have now are more fun and interesting. The magazine can be as thick as there is advertising, and there just isn't the demand for aviation advertising that there used to be.

The paper subscription doesn't cost much, and it's a good source of airplane porn that you can take in to the john.

 

[denverpilot]

The best will always be Bax.

 

[Jthamilton]

The best will always be Bax.

Ditto
I've got a book of his stories and they are so enjoyable to read. It will be long time until we have such a good story writer like Bax!

I was shocked this year with FLYINGs downsized tent and location at OSH. It's obvious there are financial reasons contributing to their changes.

 

[denverpilot]

I was shocked this year with FLYINGs downsized tent and location at OSH. It's obvious there are financial reasons contributing to their changes.

Rumor was that was caused also by EAA wanting them to move. And significantly higher show prices.

 

[Ken Ibold]

Ditto
I've got a book of his stories and they are so enjoyable to read. It will be long time until we have such a good story writer like Bax!

I was shocked this year with FLYINGs downsized tent and location at OSH. It's obvious there are financial reasons contributing to their changes.

Being owned by Bonnier is a decidedly different world than being owned by Hachette. The whole business model is different.

 

[kyleb]

I was shocked this year with FLYINGs downsized tent and location at OSH. It's obvious there are financial reasons contributing to their changes.

Allegedly, EAA yanked the rug out from under them by not honoring a handshake deal that had been in place for years.

 

[LDJones]

The best will always be Bax.

Miss Bax a lot.

 

[LDJones]

Paper is dead. Long live the Internet.

While I agree in principle, reality is I got through more of the paper editions than I do the electronic versions. On the other hand, I probably consume more information today electronically than I ever did in paper.

I think their size today is mostly a reflection of the state of GA and the economy.

 

[olasek]

most boring articles in the world written by Richard Collins.

I actually enjoyed his articles, there was a lot of very deep interesting analysis supported by very unique research (like comparative aircraft safety) in his writings. I also missed departure of McClellan, his front-pages commentaries were much more insightful than whatever the new staff can supply.