The Latest Sport Aviation has a WHAT on the cover?

A Cirrus? You gotta be kidding me.

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.

"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.

"Jim Logajan" wrote in message
.. .
"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.

On Feb 27, 8:57 am, "Stuart & Kathryn Fields" wrote:

How many of you have taken the time to send an e-mail to EAA expressing your
displeasure?
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When doing so I suggest you use real mail, typed on your letterhead if
you have one. Then send a copy to your local chapter.

-R.S.Hoover

"Stuart & Kathryn Fields" wrote in message
.. .

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.

Like it or not, the EAA magazine is aimed at EAA members in general, not
homebuilders in particular.

I wonder what percentage of EAA members are actually homebuilders? I will
bet that it is a great minority. To be honest, I am a member that does not ever
see himself actually building an airplane. In fact, the first several years
that I was a member, I was not even a pilot.

I am a member of EAA for several good reasons, and I think it is a good
(not perfect) organization that is important to us small guys in aviation,
(homebuilder or not) particularly those of us who might fly Experimental ships.
I am also a member of AOPA, & the SSA. I would rate the EAA magazine higher
than either of those other organizations's publications, though the AOPA rag
seems to have improved in recent years.

Vaughn

"Vaughn Simon" wrote in message
...
Like it or not, the EAA magazine is aimed at EAA members in general, not
homebuilders in particular.

I wonder what percentage of EAA members are actually homebuilders? I
will bet that it is a great minority. To be honest, I am a member that
does not ever see himself actually building an airplane. In fact, the
first several years that I was a member, I was not even a pilot.

I am a member of EAA for several good reasons, and I think it is a
good (not perfect) organization that is important to us small guys in
aviation, (homebuilder or not) particularly those of us who might fly
Experimental ships. I am also a member of AOPA, & the SSA. I would rate
the EAA magazine higher than either of those other organizations's
publications, though the AOPA rag seems to have improved in recent years.


Vaughn,

Like you, I am a member of all three organizations and concur with your
assessment. I would rate "Soaring" at the bottom of the quality list.

Wayne
HP-14 "6F"
http://www.soaridaho.com/Schreder

On Feb 27, 3:50*pm, "Vaughn Simon"
wrote:
"Stuart & Kathryn Fields" wrote in messagenews:q4adnW7skPAdC1janZ2dnUVZ_viunZ2d@iwvis p.com...



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.

* *Like it or not, the EAA magazine is aimed at EAA members in general, not
homebuilders in particular.


Judging by the amount of interest drawn by Cirrus, Piper, Cessna, and
the other production aircraft companies that show at Oshkosh, I would
have to agree.

* *I wonder what percentage of EAA members are actually homebuilders? *I will
bet that it is a great minority. *To be honest, I am a member that does not ever
see himself actually building an airplane. *In fact, the first several years
that I was a member, I was not even a pilot.


You are probably right as a total percentage of EAA Membership. The
EAA for some reason seems to draw a wide spectrum of pilots and as you
say, some non--pilots.

* * *I am a member of EAA for several good reasons, and I think it is a good
(not perfect) organization that is important to us small guys in aviation,
(homebuilder or not) particularly those of us who might fly Experimental ships.
I am also a member of AOPA, & the SSA. *I would rate the EAA magazine higher
than either of those other organizations's publications, though the AOPA rag
seems to have improved in recent years.

Vaughn

I have been a frequent reader of the AOPA magazine and the Sport
Aviation Subscriber. Of the two, the Sport Aviation seem to be much
more oriented to the individual recreational pilot. AOPA tends to
lean more to the commercial pilots at least from my perspective.

"BobR" wrote in message
...

You are probably right as a total percentage of EAA Membership. The
EAA for some reason seems to draw a wide spectrum of pilots and as you
say, some non--pilots.

More importantly, (and often neglected) that group of "non-pilots" is rich
with future pilots.

Vaughn

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.

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Does anyone recall ANY experimental aeroplane built by the current
leader of the Experimental Aircraft Association????

Reggie

"Reggie" wrote in message
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Does anyone recall ANY experimental aeroplane built by the current
leader of the Experimental Aircraft Association????

The organization's name is Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA), not
Homebuilt Aviation Association (HAA). Your point in regards to our
second-generation President may be well taken, I don't recall him having the
aviation background to match his father's; but there is more to experimental
aviation than homebuilding. Classics, warbirds & Light Sport should come
quickly to mind, but did you know that many gliders are registered Experimental
even though they may be factory made? Perhaps that is why many of the glider
pilots I have met over the years are members of the EAA, even though they get
precious little coverage in the EAA magizine.

To me, the EAA has always represented the "little guy" in aviation better and
more directly than any other organization.

Vaughn