"Jim Logajan" wrote in message
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"Kyle Boatright" wrote:
A Cirrus? You gotta be kidding me.

Well it is the grand prize in their sweepstakes, so I didn't have a
problem
with it. At least the pedigree of the company has its roots in
experimental
aviation (at least I think they do).

I know, this is a quarterly topic for discussion, but I swear, EAA is
becoming AOPA. I guess it pays better or something. When was the
last warbird article in Sport Aviation? OK, how 'bout the last
restoration of an antique by the owner (not by someone who wrote a
bunch of checks).

Very disappointing.

According to its name and history, I would have expected EAA to put out a
magazine with exactly the content and focus that Kitplanes magazine has.
In
fact I subcribed to Kitplanes long before I decided to join EAA (just two
years ago). The EAA magazines are indeed a disappointment.

But so long as they maintain a policy of advocacy and support for
homebuilders then I'm willing to stay a member.

How many of you have taken the time to send an e-mail to EAA expressing your
displeasure? It would help if every time you see things you don't like that
you let them know. As a magazine publisher, we really need the feedback to
keep the magazine aimed at our subscribers. That said, I also wonder about
EAAs magazine policy. I sent them an e-mail criticizing Tom's corner when
it was called the Homebuilder's Corner and he never said one word about home
building. The answer I got back was that it had always been called that and
it would probably not change. Well it has changed.
I certainly agree that the EAA magazine doesn't even come close to Kitplanes
for content that I'm interested in but EAA does lobby Congress in my behalf,
so I'll keep my membership a little longer. I just wish that EAA would
produce a magazine dedicated to Experimental Aviation.