The main reason military flight and technical manuals are better than their civil counterparts is that the government pays for them. They have a style manual that the manufacturer adheres to and the level of technical content is quite high. . .. .Civil manuals on the other hand are not paid for in the contract and although there is a style manual (ATA 100) the manufacturer can determine the level and detail of the technical content. Since the level of technical content is not specified the manufacturer of the aircraft will cut costs by minimizing technical content while still adhering to ATA-100. There is a problem on the horizon, as the military will soon if they already haven’t specified that military manuals will be produced in accordance with ATA-100.. .. .If you want to see poor procedure writing that is vague and in some cases leaves the mechanic hanging by the short hairs just read the R-22 and R-44 maintenance manual under rigging procedures.. . . . <small>[ 07 March 2002, 00:13: Message edited by: Lu Zuckerman ]</small>