Knowing next to nothing about web site set ups I don't know if this is possible. I would like to see a new tab on the plane review board. Next to where it has the recomend a set up and things like that. I would like to see a "after 50 flights review". I am as guilty as the next guy about giving a glowing review to my newest pride and joy. If the system could email me 3-6 months down the road and ask for a 50 flight review. I could give much better insight to how the plane performs and how it has held up. After reading some reviews done by me and others I think some things would change. Some for the better and some for the worse. I am a huge fan of Car and Driver magazine. When they do a long term test they quote all the performance figure @ new and @ 40,000 miles. Plus a list of all repairs or mantainence needed. This would not help people looking at newly released product but it would help anything a few months old.

David

So you mean just an auto email tickler to invite the user back for a later update?

BTW..I just subscribed to Car and Driver last week! I'm a car fanatic too

That's exactly what I mean. I think a review of a model after a few months would be more honest than a review of a model after a few flights.
Car and Driver is the best. That new blown Vette is unreal. I knew GM would not let the Viper out power it for long.

David

The ZR1 is quite sweet. First one went at auction for 1 million ($$$ going to charity). Guess the other exotics will have to step up their game now.

The long term tickler is possible. I will look into it but nothing keeps a user from going in now and appending an update as far as I know

marc

Dave & Marc,
I've thought this same thing about reviews as well. But I don't always keep the plane after the review. Sometimes I will keep it, but more often than not it leaves my collection. But for the planes I keep it would be neat to do a follow up. I have often thought that my opinion of a plane does change after I get some flights on it and get more comfortable with it. I would be more than willing to do follow ups on the planes that I do keep.

Ken

I understand Marc that I could go change what has been done. But I would rather see two opinions of the same plane one new and one broken in. If that makes sense. Like Ken and most pilots I really don't get to know the plane until it has some time on it. Maybe this is one of those things that sounds good but will not get a lot of participation. Who knows. I just think it would be a help before making a big purchase. I don't own a 40% bird or a Vette. If was going to buy one I would want as much info as possible. Getting in the seat and smelling the new car smell tells me nothing about driving it every day for the next few years.

Thanks David