Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml Date: Mon, 03 Feb 2003 19:16:40 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [64.8.50.187] (HELO mta5.adelphia.net) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.0.5) with ESMTP id 2007776 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 03 Feb 2003 11:50:16 -0500 Received: from team1 ([24.49.11.140]) by mta5.adelphia.net (InterMail vM.5.01.05.25 201-253-122-126-125-20021216) with SMTP id <20030203165015.UZXO10868.mta5.adelphia.net@team1> for ; Mon, 3 Feb 2003 11:50:15 -0500 X-Original-Message-ID: <003d01c2cba4$a3dd4e60$8c0b3118@team1> From: "Leon Smith, P.E." X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" Subject: Construction Manuals X-Original-Date: Mon, 3 Feb 2003 08:52:29 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_003A_01C2CB61.951E1C80" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2919.6700 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2919.6700 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_003A_01C2CB61.951E1C80 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I certainly agree with most of Brent's comments, but "...the manuals are = fine" I cannot agree with. Can I get the project completed with the = existing manuals? Probably, but at what cost? For the ES at least, = there have been numerous times when doing it by the book has taken me = down a path I later wished I hadn't taken. Other times, upon the advise = of other builders, I avoided later problems by specifically not = following the manuals. I suspect almost everyone on the List has = similar experiences. In my opinion the construction manuals are long = over due for updating. Leon Smith ES N63LS (95%?) ------=_NextPart_000_003A_01C2CB61.951E1C80 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I certainly agree with most of Brent's = comments,=20 but "...the manuals are fine" I cannot agree = with. Can I=20 get the project completed with the existing manuals? Probably, but = at what=20 cost? For the ES at least, there have been numerous times = when doing=20 it by the book has taken me down a path I later wished I hadn't = taken. =20 Other times, upon the advise of other builders, I avoided later = problems by=20 specifically not following the manuals. I suspect almost everyone = on the=20 List has similar experiences. In my opinion the = construction=20 manuals are long over due for updating.

Leon Smith

ES N63LS (95%?)

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