Annual IA Software

Exactly Blanche, and what I remember is a program that was a GUI for the FAA
site, that would go over all the ADs, TCs, and the like and be (for lack of
a better word) an indexing program from which you could pick and choose
probable applicable ADs and such.

For example (from memory, possibly not correct) the C-172E could use Slick
or Bendix mags, but only one or two model numbers of each. The program knew
this from the TC and let you select which particular mag went with the
aircraft you were inspecting. Once known (unless the mags were changed) the
program would keep that particular N number in memory and tell you next year
whether or not there were any new ADs on that particular model/serial number
you had.

Jim

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"If you think you can, or think you can't, you're right."
--Henry Ford


The companies that make money on this are providing the "value" by
making it easier to search for stuff, that's all.

Jim,
Could it be Tdata and their templates? The demo on their website looks like
it does what you suggest.
JimB

"RST Engineering" wrote in message
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Exactly Blanche, and what I remember is a program that was a GUI for the
FAA
site, that would go over all the ADs, TCs, and the like and be (for lack
of
a better word) an indexing program from which you could pick and choose
probable applicable ADs and such.

For example (from memory, possibly not correct) the C-172E could use Slick
or Bendix mags, but only one or two model numbers of each. The program
knew
this from the TC and let you select which particular mag went with the
aircraft you were inspecting. Once known (unless the mags were changed)
the
program would keep that particular N number in memory and tell you next
year
whether or not there were any new ADs on that particular model/serial
number
you had.

Jim

--
"If you think you can, or think you can't, you're right."
--Henry Ford


The companies that make money on this are providing the "value" by
making it easier to search for stuff, that's all.

Nope. TData supplies you a CDROM with all the FAA data on it and the
"template" simply lists the most probable equipment on a particular model
aircraft ... it is up to you to verify that it has the right mags, carb,
prop, etc.. But the data is all on the CDROM and the price reflects the
fact that they have to send out a new CDROM every month or every quarter.

The stuff I saw, I think, combs the FAA site for every new airplane that you
do and keeps that data stored for future annuals. There is no "annual
renewal fee" unless the software radically changes.

Jim

--
"If you think you can, or think you can't, you're right."
--Henry Ford



"Jim Burns" wrote in message
...

Jim,
Could it be Tdata and their templates? The demo on their website looks
like
it does what you suggest.
JimB

I'd love to have something like that. I've found a few "per instance"
services that will email you an N# specific pdf file based on your inputs,
but haven't found anything that will comb the FAA site..... yet.
JimB

"RST Engineering" wrote in message
...
Nope. TData supplies you a CDROM with all the FAA data on it and the
"template" simply lists the most probable equipment on a particular model
aircraft ... it is up to you to verify that it has the right mags, carb,
prop, etc.. But the data is all on the CDROM and the price reflects the
fact that they have to send out a new CDROM every month or every quarter.

The stuff I saw, I think, combs the FAA site for every new airplane that
you
do and keeps that data stored for future annuals. There is no "annual
renewal fee" unless the software radically changes.

Jim

--
"If you think you can, or think you can't, you're right."
--Henry Ford



"Jim Burns" wrote in message
...

Jim,
Could it be Tdata and their templates? The demo on their website looks
like
it does what you suggest.
JimB

RST Engineering wrote:
Exactly Blanche, and what I remember is a program that was a GUI for the FAA
site, that would go over all the ADs, TCs, and the like and be (for lack of
a better word) an indexing program from which you could pick and choose
probable applicable ADs and such.

For example (from memory, possibly not correct) the C-172E could use Slick
or Bendix mags, but only one or two model numbers of each. The program knew
this from the TC and let you select which particular mag went with the
aircraft you were inspecting. Once known (unless the mags were changed) the
program would keep that particular N number in memory and tell you next year
whether or not there were any new ADs on that particular model/serial number
you had.

Heavens, I had no idea there was anything from the FAA that was
this spiffy and useful! If anyone finds it again, let me know too!

As I recall, it wasn't from the FAA, but from a third party software company
that was in the biz of selling it. I'm racking my brain to see if it was
from my IA renewal course or something I stumbled across in the process of
that renewal. I thought at the time, "what a hell of a deal" and now of
course can't reconstruct it.

Jim

--
"If you think you can, or think you can't, you're right."
--Henry Ford



"Blanche" wrote in message
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Heavens, I had no idea there was anything from the FAA that was
this spiffy and useful! If anyone finds it again, let me know too!