''Flying'', sometimes styled ''FLYING'', is an

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magazine published since 1927 and called ''Popular Aviation'' prior to 1942, as well as ''Aeronautics'' for a brief period. It is read by pilots, aircraft owners, aviation enthusiasts and aviation-oriented executives in

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aviation markets worldwide. It has the largest paid subscription, newsstand, and international circulation of any U.S.-based aviation magazine, according to its former publisher the

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, and is promoted as "the world's most widely read aviation magazine". It is owned by digital media entrepreneur Craig Fuller.

History

The magazine first began publishing in 1927 as ''Popular Aviation'' soon after

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's historic

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. It was given the name ''Aeronautics'' briefly from 1929–1930 and was changed back to ''Popular Aviation'' until 1942, when it became ''Flying''. In June 2009, ''Flying'' owner,

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, sold the publication to the Bonnier Corporation, the U.S. division of the

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, along with four other magazines: ''Popular Photography, Boating, Sound and Vision'', and ''American Photo''. In July 2021, digital media entrepreneur and pilot Craig Fuller acquired ''Flying'' from the

and named the new parent company "Flying Media Group", with plans to expand its digital media platform, including online and mobile applications with a bigger focus on aviation photography, podcasts and

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. The print magazine went quarterly at the start of 2022, starting with Volume 149, issue 1, styled as "Q1 2022".

Demographics

In January 2010, the publication's demographics were: * Male/female: 94%/6% * Average age: 49.5 * Average HHI: $185,900 * Average net worth: $2,251,000

Contributors

Richard Bach Richard David Bach (born June 23, 1936) is an American writer. He has written numerous works of fiction and also non-fiction flight-related titles. His works include ''Jonathan Livingston Seagull'' (1970) and '' Illusions: The Adventures of a R ...

Gordon Baxter Gordon Baxter (December 25, 1923 – June 11, 2005), nicknamed Bax, was a well-known Texas radio personality, an author of books and a columnist for newspapers and magazines. He was a lifelong resident of Southeast Texas, having grown up in Port ...

Richard L. Collins Richard Lawrence Collins (November 28, 1933 – April 29, 2018) was an American aviation author and journalist. Collins earned his private pilot certificate in 1952 and subsequently logged over 20,000 hours in general aviation General a ...

Peter Garrison Peter Garrison is an American journalist and amateur aircraft designer/builder. He was born in Los Angeles, California, in 1943, and received a BA in English from Harvard College in 1965. In 1968–1973, while living in Tarzana, California, ...

Len Morgan Albert George Leonard ("Len") Morgan (March 23, 1922 – March 11, 2005) was an American aviator, writer, publisher, entrepreneur, photogrammetrist, and investor. Early life and education Len Morgan was born in West Terre Haute, Indiana. He wa ...

Ernest K. Gann Ernest Kellogg Gann (October 13, 1910 – December 19, 1991) was an American aviator, author, sailor, and conservationist. He is best known for his novels and memoirs about early aviation and nautical adventures. Some of his more famous aviation ...

William Langewiesche William Langewiesche (pronounced:long-gah-vee-shuh) (born June 12, 1955) is an American author and journalist who was also a professional airplane pilot for many years. Since 2019 he has been a writer at large for The New York Times Magazine. P ...

Gill Robb Wilson Gill Robb Wilson (September 18, 1892 – September 8, 1966) was an American pilot, Presbyterian minister, and military advocate. Wilson was a founder of the Civil Air Patrol. Early life Wilson was born in Clarion County, Pennsylvania to the Re ...

* Paul Bowen

References

External links

Official site

''Flying'' magazine on Google Books
– back issues from 1927 to 2008 {{Bonnier 1927 establishments in Florida Monthly magazines published in the United States Aviation magazines Bonnier Group Magazines established in 1927 Magazines published in Florida