humptybump
Well Known Member
I'm a "buyer not a builder" but I do quite a bit of tinkering on my RV-8. The builder shipped me home with all of the plans, instructions, photos, and notes you could imagine. He's remained a great source - now three years later. Still, not being the builder, I find I'm doing my share of head scratching to figure out some things. Hunting through paper is slow and I often can't find what I'm looking for.
I decided to tag on the plans CD from Vans Aircraft with a recent replacement parts order. OMG! This thing is fantastic. It's just PDFs (huge PDFs) but they are not scans. They are generated from the original computer files. This means everything is searchable. You can search for a word or phase or part ID in the instructions and the plans - "text is text". It's incredibly fast to find information!
If you built you airplane you probably know what is on drawing #70 but if it's been several years or you're not the builder, you will be thankful to have the CD!
THANK YOU Vans Aircraft for offering the CDs !
I decided to tag on the plans CD from Vans Aircraft with a recent replacement parts order. OMG! This thing is fantastic. It's just PDFs (huge PDFs) but they are not scans. They are generated from the original computer files. This means everything is searchable. You can search for a word or phase or part ID in the instructions and the plans - "text is text". It's incredibly fast to find information!
If you built you airplane you probably know what is on drawing #70 but if it's been several years or you're not the builder, you will be thankful to have the CD!
THANK YOU Vans Aircraft for offering the CDs !