Best Aviation Magazines?

Morgans wrote:


"John" wrote

then a 5/3 Piper Cub. Think a Piper Cub the size of an Antonov Colt!

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Oooh! Can you say useful load?

That is actually a neat idea!

Google Sherpa.

"Newps" wrote


That is actually a neat idea!

Google Sherpa.

Perty close imitation, isn't it? g

That looks as close to a cartoon plane as I have seen. Is that the one at Osh I
remember with a 8 cylinder opposed engine, or am I thinking of something else?
--
Jim in NC

Morgans wrote:


That looks as close to a cartoon plane as I have seen. Is that the one
at Osh I remember with a 8 cylinder opposed engine, or am I thinking of
something else?

That's the one. It's on the Long Props Big Rocks video also, where they
touch down in the water and end up on land.

Morgans wrote:
"John" wrote

then a 5/3 Piper Cub. Think a Piper Cub the size of an Antonov Colt!
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Oooh! Can you say useful load?

That is actually a neat idea!
--
Jim in NC

It was a fun article. Completely toungue in cheek. Maybe it was
bigger than 5/3. It was supposed to have an R-1340 completely hidden
under a fiberglass replica A-65. One fake cylinder held a 55 gallon
drum of oil and the other three held gas. The interior would have two
levels with a spiral staircase, (just like a 747!) Perhaps best of all
the pilot would wear a gorilla suit! I haven't seen that issue in 30
years but I still remember that story.

John Dupre'

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"Jay Honeck" wrote:
What's your top 5 favorite aviation mags?

IFR

Aviation Consumer

AOPA Magazine (although I doubt I would pay for it if it didn't come
with the membership)

and, uh, um. 5 huh?

rereading IFR

The American Star (Grumman owners group magazine)

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message ...
I've got my opinions (and we subscribe to a bunch of them) -- but I'm
curious what the group-think is on this question:

What's your top 5 favorite aviation mags?


I don't have 5 that I can think of but I do read or at least flip thru
and check out the pictures on the following:

AOPA - Flight Training magazine
Sporty's Pilot Shop - good for dreaming on rainy days.
Controller - also good for dreaming about that big lottery win.
IFR - great for keeping up with IFR.
Pilot Getaways - Great destination information.
Flying - only because of the great price offer $10 per year.

I guess that does make 6 but I don't really read Flying that much, it
is basically there for my guests to flip through.

David

"FLAV8R" wrote in message ...
: "Jay Honeck" wrote in message ...
: I've got my opinions (and we subscribe to a bunch of them) -- but I'm
: curious what the group-think is on this question:
:
: What's your top 5 favorite aviation mags?
:
:
: I don't have 5 that I can think of but I do read or at least flip thru
: and check out the pictures on the following:
:
: AOPA - Flight Training magazine
: Sporty's Pilot Shop - good for dreaming on rainy days.
: Controller - also good for dreaming about that big lottery win.
: IFR - great for keeping up with IFR.
: Pilot Getaways - Great destination information.
: Flying - only because of the great price offer $10 per year.
:
: I guess that does make 6 but I don't really read Flying that much, it
: is basically there for my guests to flip through.
:
: David



AW&ST
Air & Space

AOPA Pilot
Sport Aviation
Aviation Safety

Flying (I feel very alone here but it's all about the writing)
Kitplanes (I'm building but it's just OK)
IFR (but I don't subscribe now)
I get AOPA but for whatever reasons, it doesn't cut it for me. Too
sanitized, not enough opinion.

Jay Honeck wrote:
I've got my opinions (and we subscribe to a bunch of them) -- but I'm
curious what the group-think is on this question:

What's your top 5 favorite aviation mags?
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

My favorite 5:

1) Flying - I guess that make three of us (with Jay) but I really like
it. They may be disagreeable at times but they're not afraid to take a
position and tell you when they don't like something. Hard to do in an
advertising-based revenue model.

2) AOPA Pilot - kind of plays it safe but they just have a lot of
articles so I'm bound to find some interesting. I like the
pilot-centric (of course) and owner angle.

3) IFR/IFR Refresher - yeah they're technically two but I still haven't
figured out how their angles are different. Good stuff regardless.

4) Aviation Safety - Got some good articles more often than not. I
think our fellow newsgrouper Paul Sanchez writes for them too. I like
the down in the weeds detail he and others provide.

5) Aviation Consumer - Like Jay stated, lots of data points in a
condensed format. However, I've read in this NG at some point that a
lot gets edited-out and it sometimes changes the overall color of the
article and I can sense that from time to time.

Plane and Pilot is getting better and better since the absorption of
Private Pilot.

Unlike most here, I read about 10 magazines front-to-back every month
thanks to my 1 hour + communte on a train. Heck, I even "read"
Trade-a-Plane and Controller when I'm hungry for more. My wife thinks
I'm hopeless.

Marco



Bill Watson wrote:
Flying (I feel very alone here but it's all about the writing)
Kitplanes (I'm building but it's just OK)
IFR (but I don't subscribe now)
I get AOPA but for whatever reasons, it doesn't cut it for me. Too
sanitized, not enough opinion.

Jay Honeck wrote:
I've got my opinions (and we subscribe to a bunch of them) -- but I'm
curious what the group-think is on this question:

What's your top 5 favorite aviation mags?
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Unlike most here, I read about 10 magazines front-to-back every month
thanks to my 1 hour + communte on a train. Heck, I even "read"
Trade-a-Plane and Controller when I'm hungry for more. My wife thinks
I'm hopeless.

Hee hee! Well, Marco, you're not alone.

You see how many magazines we get at the hotel. I read them ALL, and
usually end up wanting more.

My wife KNOWS I'm hopeless...

;-)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"