This has been an interesting thread. Note that a while back, maybe last spring, when NP ran articles on a log splitter and snow machines, folks on this site nearly had a hissy about running non-aviation articles in an aviation magazine.
It's all about advertising and subscriptions, folks. Pilots are some of the cheapest people on the planet, frankly. They'll pay a bizzilion dollars for an airplane, and then use up huge amounts of time and energy trying to figure out how to save three bucks by installing some non-approved part as opposed to a "real" part.
No offense, folks, but if we want a magazine which reflects the world we choose to operate in, we'll have to support that magazine with subscription dollars. That said, this is a very small "niche" market, and there may never be enough of us around to support such a venture.
In any case, George and crew at Pilot Getaways run a nice magazine, albeit one with a very different flavor. Perhaps they can put together an all new magazine, with a broader focus, which meets everyone's expectations. It wont' be easy to pull off, though with quarterly output.
I wish them luck.
Mike Vivion