Two magazines?

The cover of Jill’s magazine featured an Embraer Phenom and a story on fractional ownership by Thomas B. Haines. Bob’s magazine featured a Beechcraft Staggerwing and a story by Dave Hirschman. And Jill’s magazine had more pages than Bob’s. What gives? Is Bob being ripped off? Is Jill some kind of special pilot? Well, no and yes.

Both members are receiving AOPA Pilot; but in Jill’s case she has told us she’s an ATP-rated pilot and is looking for more content on higher-performance aircraft, like turboprops and jets. Bob is perfectly content with his piston aircraft and low-and-slow general aviation flying. He doesn’t care much about jets and turboprops, but Jill does, so AOPA Pilot has two versions: the version that goes to the majority of our members honors their desire to see and read about GA flying and aircraft while a select number of subscribers (about a quarter) elect to receive “Turbine” Pilot magazine (see that word “Turbine” on the T in Pilot?). Jill receives between 16 and 24 additional pages of content specifically tailored to the jet crowd. Bob has no desire to read about jets, so he receives the “regular” issue. But if Bob wants to start seeing turboprops and high-performance aircraft in his magazine, he can elect to receive the “Turbine” edition instead at no extra charge.

Any member may request to switch their subscription from AOPA Pilot to the Turbine Edition or back to the regular edition by calling 800-872-2672 or sending a message online. Oh, and to further serve our members, yes, we also have a magazine tailored to student pilots, which is published eight times a year. Since “a good pilot is always learning,” Bob and Jill should consider adding Flight Training magazine to their mailboxes.

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