Indeed, the new owner has not taken over the 'obligations' but decided voluntarily to honour existing subscriptions. I am not privvy to the ultimate contract signed, assuming there was one.

 

Obviously it is NOT the customer's fault....... NOR that of the writers or new staff. It really hurts to see THEM attacked. It also hurts to see the problems that popped up, but those can hopefully be addresses in a positive way.

 

I just think that if you don't want the baggage from that title you should have started a new magazine with a new name.

 

I don't think the new owner was aware of a number of things...... (among them the very large number of multi-year, already-paid subscriptions, the throw-away pricing that was offered to some subscribers, and also how to approach American consumers).

 

THAT is one of the main reasons for the current problems IMHO. The magazine itself had a pretty good name and following, and hence was (and still is) interesting to continue.

I don't think the new owner was aware of a number of things...... (among them the very large number of multi-year, already-paid subscriptions, the throw-away pricing that was offered to some subscribers, and also how to approach American consumers).

 

So the new owner is responsible. It obviously failed to carry out adequate due diligence before acquiring Computer Pilot.

So the new owner is responsible. It obviously failed to carry out adequate due diligence before acquiring Computer Pilot.

 

Maybe, but that's not getting us anywhere, is it? Our interest is having a good magazine published again....... not yet another publisher going belly-up and leave all of us empty handed. Just my 2 cents.

I have been a long time subscriber to CP and PCP I like them both. My subscription did mysteriously dissapear around November or so. Being busy I didn't realluy notice because I don't sit by the mailbox waiting for each issue.

 

I later found out the company had changed hands. I kept abreast of what was going on through their site. It looks like it was quite a shocker fo the new owners.I've followed the ups and downs of the new owners on the site with the problems of the takeover.

 

I still am a fan of the magazine and don't want to seee it dissapear, I love hardcopy. I'll follow the trials and tribulations and will subcribe to the magazine. I can wait the three to six months for problems to be resolved and the mag to get back on track or at least attempt to. When it's gone it 's gone for good, No one else is attempting hardcopy these days.

 

So I'll continue tor read my PCP, PDF Computer Pilot, FSPilot Magazine and other digital mags and be very patient and hope for the best.

Good luck to them.

I am not officially going to tell you this, because I want confirmation from customers in the US, but I have seen a copy of a packing slip from France Post on August 2nd, listing copies of the magazine to all of the countries it should go to.

 

So I am holding my breath - with all of you - to see if it will ultimately make it into the destined mailboxes...... so we can be more hopeful for the next - still delayed - issue of CPM !

 

We reckon we need 6 more months to get everything running like clockwork again.

 

Thanks for your continued support of a great bunch of writers and fellow flightsim enthusiasts !