CFI,
I have been down the road of writing Ops Manuals. Many hours of time spent researching CAR’s, CAO’s, CAAP’s, Flight Manuals, syllabuses, state regulations, dangerous goods manuals and any other documentation that is involved. Submission of the draft followed by re-write and resubmission. The man-hours involved and the time delay in obtaining approval is more expense and trouble than my schedule has time for.
There are however people who specialize in such manuals and are able to tailor a suitable manual to fit any operation, and in a surprisingly short space of time. Their manuals have been submitted time and time again and all the bugs are ironed out. This is worry free and cheaper, if I add up my time, than using the self-sacrifice method!