Do not criticize old or older publications and editions of books and manuals.
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Boeing FCTMs as an example.
In the course of my job as instructor, I was always receiving latest editions.
Updates and corrections when warranted or required. New procedures as well.
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For the 747 Classic - I had the latest edition 2001...
And at home, I found an old 747 FCTM which dated back to 1982.
Very little since 1982 had been changed.
But notoriously, the newer editions had reduced page contents.
Half the number of pages in a 2001 FCTM compared to 1982... Save the rain forests, probably.
The 1982 edition contains text, documentation, graphs and tables which later were supressed.
I valued that older edition, which I corrected by hand with some updates.
Rather prefer 400 pages than 250...
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You gentlemen like "everything new and up-to-date"...?
Obviously, you dislike more detailed knowledge and data.
Starting to believe that, in this century, pilots suffer of mental atrophy.
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Rocking my retirement chair - Happy contrails