Thanks for publishing this information, jjbaker. It’s unfortunate that some readers did not grasp what you were doing, but you handled their lashes with class.
I have long suspected that Firecrown is not targetting folks like me. I am a not-very-wealthy retired clergyman who has long loved all things aviation. I have been flying for 58 years and have been fortunate to have had many friends who have allowed me to fly their planes over the years. Since 2003 I’ve been flying a very nice Comanche 250, for which I share many expenses with the owner.
Firecrown’s lean toward the uber rich may help its bottom line, but it’s getting very close to turning me off. Don’t get me wrong: I don’t resent the uber rich. I just wish that we ordinary flying folk would get more than crumbs from aviation publications. Maybe I’ll have to cancel Flying and just stick with EAA’s Sport Pilot, where thousands of non-wealthy aviation lovers find a home, along with the wealthy ones. There we are all family.
Yes, Sir. Together with two other senior editors. AVbrief.org was launched a few days later and those who have missed the old days of this publication when it was still managed by Belvoir, will find a happy place elsewhere, where they are treated like people and not sold as cash-cows.
I am basically sticking around to let the various contacts and acquaintances I had the pleasure to meet here, know.
As a former AVweb team member (silently removed a few years ago) and very sad about these recent developments its the only remaining thing to do.