Digital Magazine

Going paperless, and before that, digitizing AirMail, has been a recurring topic for a long time. The biggest hurdle are Oak's tech articles, which he carefully protected from any sort of digital distribution. His estate maintains that position to this day. Oak was afraid that the ABC would lose control of the content once it became available in a digital format, costing the club one of it's most distinguishing advantages over most other motorcycle oriented organizations. I tend to agree with him, which is why we limit access to the tech articles not authored by Oak to ABC members only. Not quite as strict a limitation, but then the the information in those articles may not have quite the pedigree, either.

Another issue is that the club's founding father and current magazine editor is adamant that the printed AirMail is and shall always be the official journal of the Airheads Beemer Club. His opinion is bolstered by the fact that a significant number of members still have no internet access and would not avail themselves of an e-version of AirMail even if one was available.

Should you wish to pursue this further, I suggest you contact your Airmarshal and ask him to bring it up with the Board of Directors. Perhaps if enough interest is shown, a way forward can be found that would be satisfactory to all parties involved.