Pc Pilot

[Kelburn]

Just wondering does anyone subscribe or read PC Pilot?
(I'm not asking q's about it or anything, I just want to find out who else reads it)

[Bandit]

I don't subscribe but I have picked up the last couple issues from the bookshop.

After allowing for the exchange rate it makes for a pretty expensive magazine. Just as well it's bi-monthly. The CDROM that comes with it certainly justifies the cost though.

[JonARNZ]

Me to, tend to pick and choose the issues I buy depending on the cover disc mostly.

[Kelburn]

I finally managed to get my parents to get me a subscription for xmas, this means I'll get the next issue around the 20th of FEB

[Jimmy]

I'v never seen it in bookshops, I have been a subscripber to the computer pilot but as of there service to me and ignoreing my emails I think I wont subscripb again.

What bookshops can you buy it from? and what sorta stuff is on the cover disc?

[G-HEVN]

Don't subscribe, but I do pick up pretty well every issue, mostly from WH Smith (think Whitcoulls for an NZ equivalent. In fact, I think they even carry some WHS branded stuff). I much prefer it's English attitude compared to the very American Computer Pilot.

(and of course, here it only costs a fiver! )

[Dreamweaver]

Only place I have ever seen it is at Auckland Airport where there is a WH Smith

[ZK-Brock]

I can only get it when I go to hanmer...theres a book shop down an alley that has it.

[ardypilot]

Only place I have ever seen it is at Auckland Airport where there is a WH Smith

Not anymore, that got changed to a Whitcolles years ago!

The airport shop I think you are referring to does have a lot of aviation mags not found in other shops though, such as Airliner World I havn't seen PC Pilot for sale in any NZ shops though

[JonARNZ]

There are about 4 shops in Welly that stock it, mostly dedicated magazine shops so look to those rather than Whitcoulls. Its clearly a regular stock item so ask your local magazine shop to inquire about it from their magazine supplier.

The cover disc always has freeware files, usually very good ones, payware demo's, videos, charts etc.

For example, issue 43 of the magazine had:

Great article on flightsim.com founder Nels Anderson
Reviews of Wilcos Legacy, Cargo Pilot, Lancaster, F-117, Piper Cheyenne, Bremen scenery and aviator joystick and buttkicker gamer hardware add-on

Part 1 of beginners guide to FS - looks at hardware
Pilots guide to Jet Airliners

Article on real world GA aircraft in FS

FS training - detailed flight prep and high level flying

Software on CD

VFG Generation X demo
Cargo Pilot demo
Piper Cheyenne, Lancaster, Jet Tutorial and F117 movie
Wilco's Legacy patch

Freeware files

Socata TMB700 A
S.A Bulldog T.MK1
Argosy
Citation X
Mitsubishi G4M1 'Betty'
W.A.Mozart Airport scenery
TerraVue gauge
Wellington Bomber
Dash 8 - 300

[ashton]

paper plus has it some times and take note shops

[Dreamweaver]

Only place I have ever seen it is at Auckland Airport where there is a WH Smith

Not anymore, that got changed to a Whitcolles years ago!

The airport shop I think you are referring to does have a lot of aviation mags not found in other shops though, such as Airliner World I havn't seen PC Pilot for sale in any NZ shops though

It was called whitcoulls then they changed it to WHsmith so looks like they changed it back again yea it was about 18 months or so ago I last flew out of Auckland international.