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Old December 4th 07, 08:16 PM posted to rec.aviation.homebuilt,rec.aviation.owning
RST Engineering
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Printing costs have been on a steady exponential increase, following right
along with energy costs associated with creating paper from trees, soybean
prices for ink, and all the rest of the process involved with creating paper
manuals.

On the other hand, the price of optical media (DVD and CDROM) is plummeting.
Anybody that has bought any computer electronic device recently soon
discovers that other than the single sheet "quick start" guide, all the rest
of the owner's manual is on CDROM.

I guess the real question is whether a 10-20% bump in the cost of an
aviation electronic product to provide a printed black and white product
manual versus 0% increase for a CDROM that can be done in full living color
is worth it.

(BTW, we can do ALL our manuals on a single CDROM, so you get much more
information on the whole product line than with a single manual.)

Jim

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


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Old December 4th 07, 08:24 PM posted to rec.aviation.homebuilt,rec.aviation.owning
Jim Burns[_2_]
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What sucks is if the manual is required to be carried in the cockpit by the
avionics certification or STC
(one of the other) Jim(s)

"RST Engineering" wrote in message
...
Printing costs have been on a steady exponential increase, following right
along with energy costs associated with creating paper from trees, soybean
prices for ink, and all the rest of the process involved with creating

paper
manuals.

On the other hand, the price of optical media (DVD and CDROM) is

plummeting.
Anybody that has bought any computer electronic device recently soon
discovers that other than the single sheet "quick start" guide, all the

rest
of the owner's manual is on CDROM.

I guess the real question is whether a 10-20% bump in the cost of an
aviation electronic product to provide a printed black and white product
manual versus 0% increase for a CDROM that can be done in full living

color
is worth it.

(BTW, we can do ALL our manuals on a single CDROM, so you get much more
information on the whole product line than with a single manual.)

Jim

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




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Old December 4th 07, 09:53 PM posted to rec.aviation.homebuilt,rec.aviation.owning
Gig 601XL Builder
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RST Engineering wrote:
Printing costs have been on a steady exponential increase, following
right along with energy costs associated with creating paper from
trees, soybean prices for ink, and all the rest of the process
involved with creating paper manuals.

On the other hand, the price of optical media (DVD and CDROM) is
plummeting. Anybody that has bought any computer electronic device
recently soon discovers that other than the single sheet "quick
start" guide, all the rest of the owner's manual is on CDROM.

I guess the real question is whether a 10-20% bump in the cost of an
aviation electronic product to provide a printed black and white
product manual versus 0% increase for a CDROM that can be done in
full living color is worth it.

(BTW, we can do ALL our manuals on a single CDROM, so you get much
more information on the whole product line than with a single manual.)

Jim


What aviation electronic product has a 10-20% bump in the cost of the
product because they have a manual?


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Old December 4th 07, 11:41 PM posted to rec.aviation.homebuilt,rec.aviation.owning
Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe
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"Jim Burns" wrote in message
...
What sucks is if the manual is required to be carried in the cockpit by
the
avionics certification or STC
(one of the other) Jim(s)


I would think it would be easier to find a place to stash a CD than a paper
manual.

--
Geoff
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When immigration is outlawed, only outlaws will immigrate.


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Old December 5th 07, 12:12 AM posted to rec.aviation.homebuilt,rec.aviation.owning
Mark Hansen
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On 12/04/07 14:41, Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe wrote:
"Jim Burns" wrote in message
...
What sucks is if the manual is required to be carried in the cockpit by
the
avionics certification or STC
(one of the other) Jim(s)


I would think it would be easier to find a place to stash a CD than a paper
manual.


Well, the CD will be a little harder to thumb through while in flight ;-)


--
Geoff
The Sea Hawk at Wow Way d0t Com
remove spaces and make the obvious substitutions to reply by mail
When immigration is outlawed, only outlaws will immigrate.





--
Mark Hansen, PP-ASEL, Instrument Airplane, USUA Ultralight Pilot
Cal Aggie Flying Farmers
Sacramento, CA
  #6  
Old December 5th 07, 12:55 AM posted to rec.aviation.homebuilt,rec.aviation.owning
RST Engineering
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We've been absorbing costs for about five years and just can't afford to do
it any longer. Two choices. Increase price or decrease costs.

For those that require a manual in the airplane, it is cheaper for you to
print it out on your inkjet than for us to use a copy service.

Jim

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


"Gig 601XL Builder" wrDOTgiaconaATsuddenlink.net wrote in message
...

RST Engineering wrote:

What aviation electronic product has a 10-20% bump in the cost of the
product because they have a manual?



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Old December 5th 07, 01:22 AM posted to rec.aviation.homebuilt,rec.aviation.owning
cavelamb himself[_4_]
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Mark Hansen wrote:
On 12/04/07 14:41, Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe wrote:

"Jim Burns" wrote in message
.. .

What sucks is if the manual is required to be carried in the cockpit by
the
avionics certification or STC
(one of the other) Jim(s)


I would think it would be easier to find a place to stash a CD than a paper
manual.



Well, the CD will be a little harder to thumb through while in flight ;-)


--
Geoff
The Sea Hawk at Wow Way d0t Com
remove spaces and make the obvious substitutions to reply by mail
When immigration is outlawed, only outlaws will immigrate.







Print your own???

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Old December 5th 07, 01:49 AM posted to rec.aviation.homebuilt,rec.aviation.owning
Mark Hansen
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On 12/04/07 16:22, cavelamb himself wrote:
Mark Hansen wrote:
On 12/04/07 14:41, Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe wrote:

"Jim Burns" wrote in message
. ..

What sucks is if the manual is required to be carried in the cockpit by
the
avionics certification or STC
(one of the other) Jim(s)


I would think it would be easier to find a place to stash a CD than a paper
manual.



Well, the CD will be a little harder to thumb through while in flight ;-)


--
Geoff
The Sea Hawk at Wow Way d0t Com
remove spaces and make the obvious substitutions to reply by mail
When immigration is outlawed, only outlaws will immigrate.







Print your own???


Did you read what I was responding to???
  #9  
Old December 5th 07, 02:07 AM posted to rec.aviation.homebuilt,rec.aviation.owning
cavelamb himself[_4_]
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Mark Hansen wrote:

On 12/04/07 16:22, cavelamb himself wrote:

Mark Hansen wrote:

On 12/04/07 14:41, Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe wrote:


"Jim Burns" wrote in message
...


What sucks is if the manual is required to be carried in the cockpit by
the
avionics certification or STC
(one of the other) Jim(s)


I would think it would be easier to find a place to stash a CD than a paper
manual.


Well, the CD will be a little harder to thumb through while in flight ;-)



--
Geoff
The Sea Hawk at Wow Way d0t Com
remove spaces and make the obvious substitutions to reply by mail
When immigration is outlawed, only outlaws will immigrate.






Print your own???



Did you read what I was responding to???


Yeah, Mark, I did.

But a printed manual is a lot handier.

  #10  
Old December 5th 07, 02:50 AM posted to rec.aviation.homebuilt,rec.aviation.owning
Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe
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"Mark Hansen" wrote in message
...
On 12/04/07 14:41, Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe wrote:
"Jim Burns" wrote in message
...
What sucks is if the manual is required to be carried in the cockpit by
the
avionics certification or STC
(one of the other) Jim(s)


I would think it would be easier to find a place to stash a CD than a
paper
manual.


Well, the CD will be a little harder to thumb through while in flight ;-)


Assuming, of course, you want to read it - as opposed to having it there
because it is "required to be carried in the cockpit by the avionics
certification or STC"...

:-)

--
Geoff
The Sea Hawk at Wow Way d0t Com
remove spaces and make the obvious substitutions to reply by mail
When immigration is outlawed, only outlaws will immigrate.


 




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