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gunsontheroof wrote:Reliable? Absolutely. As reference guides go, it was the gold standard for a long time and contains a wealth of information on all types of aircraft. That being said, if you're looking for information from aircraft manuals, you're not going to find that kind of information from a Jane's reference volume. There's a reason those documents aren't free. Jane's isn't particularly cheap either, but used guides can be found relatively easily.
FGITD wrote:Back when I was in operations more often that not we’d just use Wikipedia for quick reference…
Obviously not for critical questions (trying to figure out if an a/c fit in a specific hangar, etc) but otherwise it was deemed good enough. And also quicker to look up on your phone then going through the pdfs of the manuals.
For the casual or even more serious enthusiast, the manufacturer or airline internal manuals wouldn’t be too interesting. Unless you want to know things like how high off the ground the bottom of the door 2L sill is, specific ULD configurations, load limitations, where certain access panels are, etc.
Starlionblue wrote:FGITD wrote:Back when I was in operations more often that not we’d just use Wikipedia for quick reference…
Obviously not for critical questions (trying to figure out if an a/c fit in a specific hangar, etc) but otherwise it was deemed good enough. And also quicker to look up on your phone then going through the pdfs of the manuals.
For the casual or even more serious enthusiast, the manufacturer or airline internal manuals wouldn’t be too interesting. Unless you want to know things like how high off the ground the bottom of the door 2L sill is, specific ULD configurations, load limitations, where certain access panels are, etc.
The things you name, such as height off the ground and so on, are in publicly available documents.
What you don't get in publicly available documents is the FCOM, FCTM, MEL and so forth.
https://www.boeing.com/commercial/airpo ... nuals.page
https://www.airbus.com/en/airport-opera ... cteristics
canyonblue17 wrote:Thirty plus years ago I would leave school and trek to the local library that had a copy of Jane's in the Reference section. I would write down airplane makers names and addresses from around the world. I would then send them letters telling them I was kid interested in airplanes. The stuff I received in response was amazing. I would come home and find packages with every piece of airplane PR material you could believe - from folders and posters to patches and stickers. Jane's was my go-to reference guide.
MD8090orDRIVE wrote:canyonblue17 wrote:Thirty plus years ago I would leave school and trek to the local library that had a copy of Jane's in the Reference section. I would write down airplane makers names and addresses from around the world. I would then send them letters telling them I was kid interested in airplanes. The stuff I received in response was amazing. I would come home and find packages with every piece of airplane PR material you could believe - from folders and posters to patches and stickers. Jane's was my go-to reference guide.
Man why didn't I do that, my wife just told me I obviously wasn't as smart as you. That is an amazing idea I wish I had done