IFR Magazine and Flying

[midlifeflyer]

As many know, when Belvoir was publishing IFR, one or two articles each month were available online without the firewall. Yesterday I was looking for one of my non-firewalled ones to link to to answer a question and discovered two things:

1. All of the links have been updated to flyingmag.com links. So for example, my article on safety pilot rules, originally at https://ifr-magazine.com/technique/safety-pilot-rules/ is now at https://flyingmag.com/safety-pilot-rules/. The ifr-mag link gets a "not found" error. All the ones I checked that were available and not firewalled before, are still available and not firewalled.
2. I also checked several of my articles that were firewalled on the old site - none of them were firewalled on the new.

I don't know how far this goes or what final plans there might be.

 

[sarangan]

As many know, when Belvoir was publishing IFR, one or two articles each month were available online without the firewall. Yesterday I was looking for one of my non-firewalled ones to link to to answer a question and discovered two things:

1. All of the links have been updated to flyingmag.com links. So for example, my article on safety pilot rules, originally at https://ifr-magazine.com/technique/safety-pilot-rules/ is now at https://flyingmag.com/safety-pilot-rules/. The ifr-mag link gets a "not found" error. All the ones I checked that were available and not firewalled before, are still available and not firewalled.
2. I also checked several of my articles that were firewalled on the old site - none of them were firewalled on the new.

I don't know how far this goes or what final plans there might be.

The new site looks junky with ads all over the place, unlike the IFR magazine which was clean and professional.

 

[midlifeflyer]

The new site looks junky with ads all over the place, unlike the IFR magazine which was clean and professional.

Of course the site is junky. It is, after all Flying magazine.

But I think it's far more important that articles from IFR, Aviation Safety, and the other lost publications, many of which are still relevant, are available.

 

[JEM68]

I miss ifr-mag and your articles.

 

[M20K]

All of the links have been updated to flyingmag.com links.

Belvoir Publications actually sold to Flying back in July 2023. I'm assuming they just kept the old sites until they could figure out what brands they wanted to keep and how to incorporate them into Flying. I guess they've finally started to shut down the other sites and everything has been moved over.

 

[Racerx]

But I think it's far more important that articles from IFR, Aviation Safety, and the other lost publications, many of which are still relevant, are available.

I really should save all the pelican's perch articles Deakin wrote before they disappear. Good rainy day material

 

[dans2992]

I really should save all the pelican's perch articles Deakin wrote before they disappear. Good rainy day material

His articles on mixture and LOP are really, really good explanations.

 

[midlifeflyer]

I miss ifr-mag and your articles.

That’s kind to say. Thank you.

 

[Dana]

Belvoir Publications actually sold to Flying back in July 2023. I'm assuming they just kept the old sites until they could figure out what brands they wanted to keep and how to incorporate them into Flying. I guess they've finally started to shut down the other sites and everything has been moved over.

More correctly, it was Firecrown that bought Flying and AvWeb as well as Belvoir, and has been steadily destroying them. According to their mission statement, "Firecrown reigns supreme as the category king in the affluent enthusiast community — setting the standard for how luxury hobbies and lifestyles are enhanced through an innovative content-to-commerce model..."

Kitplanes magazine is a pale shadow of its former self since Firecrown took over; the articles on do-it-yourself homebuilts on a budget have been replaced by articles on big-bucks restorations of older standard airplanes, and double-page ads for multi million dollar airpark properties. Not to mention all the AI generated content. All the staff was fired or quit, with most moving to AvBrief's Experimental Aviator.

 

[AZEL]

I really should save all the pelican's perch articles Deakin wrote before they disappear. Good rainy day material

Ah, Mr Deakin taught me all about radio reports: “Boyeros, deHavilland 73795, over (whatever) at two three four seven, eight thousand, IFR, (whatever) at two five zero two, (whatever) next.” (#49)

And writing a resume: “Oh, I was the chief pilot for a small cargo airline ... We had North American B-25s, converted for cargo use, and flew them throughout Central and South America.” (#17)

 

[theplanesalon]

Ah, Mr Deakin taught me all about radio reports: “Boyeros, deHavilland 73795, over (whatever) at two three four seven, eight thousand, IFR, (whatever) at two five zero two, (whatever) next.” (#49)

And writing a resume: “Oh, I was the chief pilot for a small cargo airline ... We had North American B-25s, converted for cargo use, and flew them throughout Central and South America.” (#17)

The great MR Deakin…:last time I saw him was at a class with George and Walter prior to Walter going west…