I've written a couple of articles for AC and I know that the editors have to
work with what they get from the authors. In my experience, magazines do not
have huge staffs of writers who can be sent out to check facts...with the
exception of those articles attributed to "staff report," the impetus
usually comes from the writer..."I have 2000 words about the new Gadgetron
456, with pictures. Are you interested?" The response depends largely on how
familiar the editors are with the writers work, and the pay depends on the
number of pages.

A couple of things may come into play...maybe the author supplied the
details that you view as significant but the editor had to cut the story due
to space restrictions (BTDT, or had it done to me); maybe the editor did not
feel that the information was significant. Hard to tell.

I think it is a good magazine for an aircraft owner or prospective
purchaser, with objective advice.

Bob Gardner


Bob Gardner

"Andrew Gideon" wrote in message
online.com...

What do people here think of Aviation Consumer? I was considering
subscribing to help me "keep up" in the product space. But some recent
articles lacked details which I view as significant, and that leads me to
question the periodical.

That's a very small data sample, though, so I'm eager to hear what others
think.

The details by the way, we

1. In a discussion of the new "standby gyro" that Sporty is selling,
there was no mention that this product can tumple. Despite AC 91-75's
lack of mention of this, I view that as significant: If I'm going to
replace a TC with an AI, I'll want that AI to be at least as
tumble-resistent as a TC.

Either I'm wrong about the Sporty AI being able to tumple, or
the article missed this crucial point.

2. A review of the Sporty navcom didn't mention its size in comparison
to other products. That may seem silly and obvious, but not worthy
of mention?

Am I overreacting? Is this periodical worth the (nontrivial!) price?

- Andrew