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Title: Flying Models news!
Post by: SteveMoon on April 10, 2015, 01:13:46 PM
While at the Toledo RC Show today I was pleasantly surprised to see
that Flying Models magazine had a booth. I spent several minutes
talikng with the guys there and they said FM would be back in production
soon. They also said any subscriptions outstanding will be honored.
Great news all around!

Later, Steve
Title: Re: Flying Models news!
Post by: Bill Little on April 10, 2015, 01:24:24 PM
Thanks for the great news Steve!  I hope they can continue with the same basic format they had before.  Also, I hope their plans section comes back with better service.

BIG Bear
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Title: Re: Flying Models news!
Post by: SteveMoon on April 10, 2015, 01:33:13 PM
They did say the format would be the same and that the
plans service is already up and running.

Steve
Title: Re: Flying Models news!
Post by: RC Storick on April 10, 2015, 01:44:55 PM
While at the Toledo RC Show today I was pleasantly surprised to see
that Flying Models magazine had a booth. I spent several minutes
talikng with the guys there and they said FM would be back in production
soon. They also said any subscriptions outstanding will be honored.
Great news all around!

Later, Steve

Did you get a name and contact number?
Title: Re: Flying Models news!
Post by: Lyle Spiegel on April 10, 2015, 02:28:19 PM
When I went to WRAM show in Feb Flying Model also had a booth and I spoke with Thayer Syme- who represents the new publisher. I offered him my $ for subscription but he said he could not accept payment until all details of ownership transfer were finalized. He siad it would hopefully be sometime this spring but couldn't commit to a date. I posted this previously but maybe some people missed my posting so thought I write another posting.
Lyle
Title: Re: Flying Models news!
Post by: Dan McEntee on April 10, 2015, 03:19:53 PM
  Thayer Syme had just taken over as editor two issues before they ceased publication. I liked what I read about him and his editorials. He's a younger guy but a "new comer" to the hobby and practices all disciplines in some manor, if I remember correctly. I think he is just what the magazine needed and hope it all works out. I was half way through my last subscripition when they shut down with the May 2014 issue. I think they were showing a June cover on the website, but I never got mine, and I don't think it went to press. It would be neat if they could pick right back up with that issue!
  Looking forward to it,
  Dan McEntee
Title: Re: Flying Models news!
Post by: Tim Wescott on April 10, 2015, 03:36:45 PM
Still no change in the web site.  I hope this all becomes real, because I like FM!
Title: Re: Flying Models news!
Post by: wwwarbird on April 10, 2015, 06:39:07 PM

 I'll re-up my subscription as soon as they're ready, just need the info to do so. #^
Title: Re: Flying Models news!
Post by: SteveMoon on April 10, 2015, 09:07:38 PM
They were taking subscriptions today. I went ahead and
added another year to my current subscription.

Steve
Title: Re: Flying Models news!
Post by: wwwarbird on April 10, 2015, 10:12:06 PM

 I'd prefer to just call them, is it all the same contact info as before?
Title: Re: Flying Models news!
Post by: Sean McEntee on April 10, 2015, 10:26:12 PM
I hope that they start doing digital copies. I do digital only on my MA, SN and FF Digest subscriptions. That way I can read them on the iPad at work ;D
Title: Re: Flying Models news!
Post by: bob jablonski on April 11, 2015, 04:55:22 PM
That makes me happy. I have many hobby interests and they covered many different aircraft types. I will have to subscribe again.
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Title: Re: Flying Models news!
Post by: Scott Richlen on April 15, 2015, 07:32:43 AM
Any more news on this?
Title: Re: Flying Models news!
Post by: wwwarbird on April 15, 2015, 06:56:23 PM
Any more news on this?

 I was just wondering the same thing.
Title: Re: Flying Models news!
Post by: wwwarbird on April 15, 2015, 06:57:52 PM
They were taking subscriptions today. I went ahead and
added another year to my current subscription.

Steve

 Steve, what is the current contact info for them?
Title: Re: Flying Models news!
Post by: SteveMoon on April 15, 2015, 07:46:50 PM
I don't know, I filled out the subscription card at the booth
in Toledo. Some people were looking for more news, I don't
know anything else, after all the Toledo Show ended only
three days ago. How much more can there be?

Steve
Title: Re: Flying Models news!
Post by: wwwarbird on April 15, 2015, 09:32:29 PM
I don't know, I filled out the subscription card at the booth
in Toledo. Some people were looking for more news, I don't
know anything else, after all the Toledo Show ended only
three days ago. How much more can there be?

Steve

 Didn't know any of that Steve, sorry I asked.
Title: Re: Flying Models news!
Post by: Tim Wescott on April 15, 2015, 09:32:50 PM
How much more can there be?

This is the age of the Internet.  We want more information now.  If there isn't anything to be had, we want someone to make something up!
Title: Re: Flying Models news!
Post by: john e. holliday on May 29, 2015, 11:20:08 AM
Here it is almost June and have not gotten anything yet.  What is the latest or is this to be an on line set up?
Title: Re: Flying Models news!
Post by: Gordon Van Tighem on May 29, 2015, 11:28:46 AM
As found on facebook:
Flying Models is on the road again!
Recently acquired by Flying Aces Press, LLC. Flying Models magazine will be back in print soon. Toward that end, publisher Thayer Syme is on the way to South Carolina to cover Joe Nall. Check back to see the action and excitement as it happens. And be sure to say hi if you see him on the flight line!!
Title: Re: Flying Models news!
Post by: Tim Wescott on May 29, 2015, 12:19:51 PM
https://www.facebook.com/flyingmodels (https://www.facebook.com/flyingmodels).

They've updated the website, too, although all it is now is a splash page announcing the takeover:
http://www.flying-models.com/ (http://www.flying-models.com/)
Title: Re: Flying Models news!
Post by: Tim Wescott on May 29, 2015, 08:46:47 PM
And there's an email address for Thayer Syme.  I think I just put myself on the hook for a construction article.
Title: Re: Flying Models news!
Post by: Mike Griffin on May 30, 2015, 07:24:22 AM
We keep hearing they are coming back and I truly hope they do but I do not see any progress.

Mike
Title: Re: Flying Models news!
Post by: Tim Wescott on May 30, 2015, 08:40:27 AM
We keep hearing they are coming back and I truly hope they do but I do not see any progress.

There's a huge amount of stuff that has to happen behind the scenes before something like this comes to fruition.  So the lack of visible progress doesn't mean that there isn't any progress.
Title: Re: Flying Models news!
Post by: Mike Griffin on May 30, 2015, 11:14:39 AM
I hope that is what is going on Tim.   

Mike
Title: Re: Flying Models news!
Post by: Tim Wescott on May 30, 2015, 02:45:08 PM
I hope that is what is going on Tim.   

Mike

Me, too.  Thayer did express an interest in a build article I'm working on (it's in the "glimmer in the eye" stage at the moment; don't hold your breath).  So that's hopeful.