Bill,
You might seriously consider publishing it as a fiction novel and clearly state 
it is not for use on airplanes.  I am not being factious.  I would appreciate 
having such a publications.
Lee

years ago. Titles of ADs, 
> Service Bullletins, etc. often are not indicative of other pertinent 
> information, such as torque values or tightening sequences, rigging 
> or other information of specific routine maintenance or repair 
> importance. I recognized the need to be able to look up specific 
> information in more than one way. Specifically, one can look up the 
> subject of an AD by AD number, but also find the information therein 
> by subject or, if it contains a torque value, under "Torque". Nobody 
> can keep all this in their head, even mechanics who limit their 
> "practice" to Ercoupes, et. al; and I am confident that even our 
> "pros" will want to buy a copy once it is complete and current.
> 
> Note that the second entry is one of many reasons that an Ercoupe 
> owner needs to have, as reference, the Forney Service Manual and 
> Service Bulletins issued by Forney and Alon that apply to earlier 
> Ercoupes. Today most of us have the McCauley metal prop and the 
> Cleveland Wheels and Brakes not covered in the original Ercoupe 
> Service Manual. Here's an example of the last page:
> 
> 
> 
> 
> I'm in the process of updating it. "Sources" change (such as the 
> Type Certificates and ADs) or have additions over time.
> 
> I also am undecided as to the wisdom (from a liability standpoint) of 
> including in my cross-reference information from a Chevelle Service 
> Manual, obviously NOT an "authoritative" aviation source, that 
> appears nonetheless pertinent and directly applicable to the proper 
> installation, maintenance and repair of our fuel transfer 
> pumps. ;<) Even with the most carefully worded disclaimer, an 
> author can still be dragged into court and suffer considerable legal 
> expenses in our society of today.
> 
> WRB
> 
> -- 
> 
> On Sep 1, 2010, at 10:49, Linda Abrams wrote:
> 
> > Thank you, Paul (and the others who wrote off-list)!
> > So is finding mechanical answers a matter of reading all of the ADs &
> > all of the service manual & all SBs & SMs up front, and then "just"
> > remembering whether/where a topic has been addressed? Or is there
> > some sort of an index that directs you to all the cumulative written
> > sources that apply to each task, or even each system? I know about
> > the great photo essays that Hartmut has begun collecting on his
> > website, but the number of those is still limited. Has any sort of
> > comprehensive written index been created that says something like,
> > e.g. "Fuel pump: see pp.___ of X reference, p. ___ of Y reference,
> > A.D.s ##___, and SB # _____ ?"
> >
> > Linda
> >
> > Paul Anton wrote:
> >
> > Ad 81-07-06 Paragraph (3)e specifies both gaskets are to be 
> > replaced and
> > torque of 30 +- 5 inch pounds
> >
>



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