DFC
Yes you are correct information for continued airworthiness has always been avalable and it was expected that if any referance was required the engineer would just consult the manufactures manuals.
What is new is that for each aircraft the (in this case avionic) installer has to write for each individual aircraft and bit of kit installed a set of instructions to tell the engineers to look in the manufactures manuals.
If a maintenance company can't work out that they need a King manual to maintain and check a King DME they should not be in business. meanwile owners like you are going to have to pay to have this unnessesary paperwork produced.
As you say there is not a lot new in aircraft maintenance.................... Except the reams of paperwork that are required by EASA.
Last edited by A and C; 26th December 2007 at 22:17.