777 Flight Manuals Draft...

[Angelo Cosma 61]

Why does the FCOM and QRH have the word "DRAFT" blasted diagonally across the page. I want to print some pages out but do not want the word DRAFT visible. Are the manuals still being finalized, when will the final copies be out?

[captain_adf 16]

The license does not allow printing the manuals. You can order printed manuals from PMDG for a few hundred dollars. Alternatively, you can order printed manuals from Boeing for a few thousand dollars....

[Boomer 1,619]

LOL, that doesn't answer the question, sir.

[Angelo Cosma 61]

So I can't print out the normal procedures checklist? You can't be serious, this was no problem with the NGX...

[scandinavian13 5,192]

 

 

You can't be serious, this was no problem with the NGX...

 

Different product.  Different license from Boeing, I'd imagine.

[Angelo Cosma 61]

That's a bummer! Was looking forward to printing the checklists and laminating them like for the 737. Lol its ludicrous to have to purchase the hard copies just for that. 

[James Bennett 52]

It's a shame, but it probably keeps the product cost down significantly. I assume there's licensing issues surrounding this (printing maybe classes as distribution). It does make it difficult to follow the published procedures if you don't have a second PC/monitor/tablet etc.

[kevinh 409]

LOL, that doesn't answer the question, sir.

Actually it pretty much did.

[dmwalker 601]

Actually it pretty much did.

It doesn't seem to answer the original questions which were why do they have DRAFT, are they being finalised and when will the final copies be out.

[kevinh 409]

It doesn't seem to answer the original questions which were why do they have DRAFT, are they being finalised and when will the final copies be out.

The question was about printing the manuals. The DRAFT watermark is probably intended to put people off attempting to get around the Adobe print inhibit feature. So it's all part of the "no print" release licence.

 

They clearly aren't draft documents as they are the same as are released to flight crews and have many revisions. The FCOM is revision 49, dated 2011. The document is originally dated 1994.

[TheDanger 182]

There are plenty of real airlines manuals if you look around to download and print or just get a tablet

[max2770 74]

Solved all of it with a Nexus 7.  I also stopped wasting 25+ pages every time I make a PFPX flightplan.  Now I use it for charts, flight plans, I loaded the entire flight manuals on it, QRH, interactive checklists, name it.  It pays for itself fast if you consider how expensive (and wasteful) it is to print.

[Angelo Cosma 61]

Yeah I only really wanted to print the checklist laminate and have it ready on the side for the normal procedures. The word DRAFT blasted underneath put me off though. I know she has ECL but the checklist in sync with that is really all I wanted to do.

[max2770 74]

Why don't you make your own though?

[ubersu 78]

15 minutes and the internet will solve your problem...

 

DJ