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I just remembered one reason I really hate aviation maintenance.


Anticept

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If I wanted just a 172 manual that was built in the last 20 years...

I have to buy a 1 year subscription to the entire 100 series library.

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After that year is up, I lose access.

If I want to be able to work on a wide variety of aircraft, I either have to purchase a ton of subscriptions, or just drop this big bill each year.

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Oh right, because this is software as a service..... of course they are going to license per user too.

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So if you ever wonder why some shops charge such an insane amount, well, they have to pay the racketeering fee for maintenance publications. And some of them have picked up on the idea of only giving publications to their approved maintenance facilities.

Years ago, I swear there was a regulation that entitles an owner to the maintenance publication for their aircraft at the time of delivery. Maybe I misread. But if anyone knows what I'm talking about I would love to see it again. This is an absolute racket, especially considering a lot of manufacturers haven't updated many of their manuals in decades.

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