Wrathall Mark wrote:

I had a subscription to custom planes last year, but let it lapse. I felt
the general direction of the mag was good, but too many articles were
information lite, and looked like they had been thrown together to meet
editorial deadlines.

Articles at the technical level of those Paul has written would be a big
bonus for Custom planes IMHO.

Mark Wrathall

That is one of the reasons I shy away from that magazine.

Thanks for the complement Mark. 

I think those articles might be a cultural shock for their readers and therefor
the editors might be reluctant to publish them. I also think the Internet
will replace these kinds of magazines eventually as the Internet is more
focused and articles on web sites can be read over and over again as new
people become interested in a particular subject. An old magazine and the 
information it contains is essentially unavailable to new readers. Magazines 
also tend to focus on the lowest common denominator to appeal to the widest 
possible audience while a web site can afford to cater to any level and any 
group no matter how small. In addition to that, articles on web sites  can 
be updated and corrected as new information comes to light.

Paul Lamar
 
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