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  #21  
Old 11-15-2011, 04:14 PM
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Default nice!

I'd love something like that for my 9-A. looks really slick.
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Old 11-15-2011, 04:32 PM
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Default POH

That is what I am looking for. How soon will they be available ? Thanks Ron RV 8a
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Old 11-15-2011, 06:31 PM
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Default Good idea

Andrew,
That really looks good and I think you may have a viable market niche.

Trying to learn the subtle formatting nuances of MS Word has replaced fiberglass work as my most dreaded part of aircract building. My personal view is that each pilot should construct his own POH to achieve the maximum familiarity with his/her aircraft. But that familiarity does not include word processing. So perhaps you could offer to take someone's content and do the "form, fit and finish" for them.
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Old 11-15-2011, 11:03 PM
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Default Impressed

This looks very nice. Please keep us posted to price, availability and personalization. I am also interested for an RV7
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Old 11-23-2011, 05:10 AM
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Default Checklists and POH separate

I really like how that POH looks. I struggled with putting it all in a book versus all on laminated cards and now have some of both. Short and concise checklists are on two laminated 5.5" x 8.5" sheets, W&B info and examples are on a third sheet, then a book style POH contains all the details and systems info, replaceable item list, lubricant list, and the long, detailed versions of the checklists.

Same as Andrew did except not as pretty!

The book version ends up never getting used. Even when I have a novice in the back seat they can generally cook book about everything necessary using the laminated cards.

I did add some short checklists onto the laminated cards for simple functions on the com radio like using the flip flop and saving frequencies, and the leaning functions on the GRT EIS-4000. I need to change that part now since I am finishing the installation of a SkyView though.
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Old 11-23-2011, 01:59 PM
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Very interested for a 9
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Old 11-27-2011, 06:34 PM
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Default POH

Hi Andrew,
Looks excellent,
Could you quote me a price for an RV-7. N364SJ received her airworthiness on 11/18 and I think it would be a capitol idea if I had one of these in the aircraft for 1st flight.
(The FAA thinks so too)
fischerwood at windstream dot net
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Old 11-27-2011, 08:03 PM
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Hello everyone.

I've been experimenting a little, and I think the POHs are going to be prohibitively expensive. They're about 15-20 man-hours, and at the normal aviation tech pubs rate of $50 to $75 per hour, and even if I cut that in half...well, I'm not going to do the math... you can always email me though...

The checklists are pretty painless, though...and they're all looking good.

Now I need to email Doug for an advertising rate card so I can post the link to the website.

Cheers everyone.
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Old 11-27-2011, 09:04 PM
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Originally Posted by N999ZA View Post
Hello everyone.

I've been experimenting a little, and I think the POHs are going to be prohibitively expensive. They're about 15-20 man-hours, and at the normal aviation tech pubs rate of $50 to $75 per hour, and even if I cut that in half...well, I'm not going to do the math... you can always email me though...

The checklists are pretty painless, though...and they're all looking good.

Now I need to email Doug for an advertising rate card so I can post the link to the website.

Cheers everyone.
I applaud your efforts, and if I could offer a suggestion? You won't likely find too many buyers for a several hundred dollar custom-made POH, but you might find quite a few for a *template* POH, complete with formatting, sections (with example text to modify), index, cross-references, etc., which could be modified by a user with some basic Word proficiency.

I plan on creating a POH which matches the standard format (sections, topics, fonts, headers, footers, etc.) of any GA production aircraft...I have a whole shelf-full of them from the various planes I've flown, so I have good examples to work from...but I'd be very interested in paying a modest price for a Word template to use (I think those are .dot files?).

Anyway, just a suggestion...most of us can do the writing or mod specific to our aircraft, and we can print them out and have them punched, and even have tabs made up at Kinko's or whatever. What would ease the pain is something that eliminates the tedious job of type-setting, etc.
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Old 11-28-2011, 10:33 AM
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Default template please!

yup, I think twenty guys will pay $20 for a template, but only one will pay $200 for a custom POH.
We are experimenters eh?....so next year we will add some dang gadget, and then it's not in our POH, or checklist.

......just my stoopid opinon of course.
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