I've purchased my last issue of "Extreme Rocketry"

I haven't seen the latest issue....but my thoughts of ER since it's beginning is "Pretty magazine, but not much useful content." But, since the 'pretty' factor has been reduced, I thought the content has increased in the past few issues. I was thinking about subscribing again. Maybe I'll wait to get the next issue?

-Rich

Bruce Sext>

I dropped my subscription several issues back. I can view the tech articles at their respective websites. I saw the latest issue at Hobby Bench and glanced at the Aft Closure. What a whiner. Dropped it back in the rack.

If they renmmamed it "horse's ass" would you drop it slower? :)

Extreme rocketry has never interviewed me, accepted ads from me, accepted articles I have sent or in any way acknowledged the simple fact I pioneered HPR and continue to fly "Extreme Rockets" which would really look good in that rag.

Maybe for their don't let the door hit your ass on the way out (final) issue.

Jerry

Not everyone thinks you walk on water.

-- Joe Michel NAR 82797 L1

What issue was that? I have the Jan-Feb issue and the Aft closure in that one was more than just whinning. It was pointing out stuff that some people just cant understand. They are incapable of such thoughts. I hope it was not this one.

RDH8

I think the content's improved quite a bit, especially over the past year or so.

Maybe Brent should ditch the whole "guest editorial" thing. Everytime some thin-skinned reader sees an editorial they don't like, say they aren't going to buy the mag anymore.

What size motor did you use for the "literally" part?

-dave w

A single page technical article of an existing website is a stretch, not improvement.

Maybe he should just stick to the pretty color photos of rockets thing and let a real magazine publish extreme rocketry information.

The same as newspapers should drop editorial sections.

In towns with two major newspapers, you wouldn't believe how many people refuse to buy one paper or the other simply because the editorial section is either liberal or conservative.

The rest of the paper might be twice as good as the other paper, but people refuse to buy it because of the editorial section, which is either one or two pages out of 50 or more pages in a daily paper.

Brian Elfert

That exact same thing happened to me. :(

-Rich

Alex Mericas wrote:

And the newspaper makes a "business decision" that the moral issue exceeds the commercial one. Time after time.

It's not just the "guest editorial thing", but the entire editor's comments" in the current Jan-Feb '04 issue. "Financially Challenged", "Financing This Year", "Advertisers Unable to Pay", "Red Arrow Hobbies" and "Cutting Costs".

Would you like more cheese with that whine? Enough already! You tried, it is not working, it is time to go do something else with your life...

Regarding Extreme Rocketry:

I think that everyone is entitled to their own opinion on ER and should feel free to express it. It is too bad though that while the editor is labelled as a whiner and so on, this is not also being seen as a sad indication for the hobby. Personally, I still like ER and will continue to support it by buying it at my local hobby shop. I also bought some back issues and the LDRS dvd recently and got good service, and a good product.

I think that the (suggested) loss of any publication that is supportive of the hobby is a shame. A few years ago, my girlfriend and I were in a hobby shop and she showed me the rocket magazines. I was just getting an interest (again) in the Estes line when she did that. From there, my interest really grew and I have attended and flown in many launches including several high power launches. I am thoroughly enjoying rocketry and all that goes with it. (except the obvious problems)

I just wanted to express my view of ER, and my wish that it will continue.

Len Bryan CAR S620 L3

Len - I totally agree it is a shame to potentially lose a publication supporting this hobby -- especially one that tries to cover HPR (a relatively new interest of mine also). But the "formula" is not working, the content is deteriorating, advertisers aren't paying their bills and Mr. McNeely is loosing money. Sometimes you just have to cut your loses and go do something else. Let's face it -- the Internet and all of the available content is hurting publications such as this one.

I agree. Especially when each of the three magazines currently in publication has it's own strengths and weaknesses.