Partschick Posted April 20, 2009 Report Share Posted April 20, 2009 Hey there Heli world, Does anyone know if there is any difference between the Avantext DVD as opposed to the Bell Publications DVD? Just trying to eliminate one or the other. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tweaker Posted April 20, 2009 Report Share Posted April 20, 2009 The Avantext DVD's cost money. The Bell DVD's are free if you already have a paper subscription. There are also some links available through the Bell DVD's that are not on the Avantext. The content otherwise is the same......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swede Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 The Avantext DVD's cost money. The Bell DVD's are free if you already have a paper subscription. There are also some links available through the Bell DVD's that are not on the Avantext. The content otherwise is the same......... Go for the free online manual. If you have internet access they are free and have all of the TB's, SI's etc which the Avantex doesnt have. swede Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heliian Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 The Online Bell tech pubs are great and are constantly updated and accessible anywhere you have net access and the cd's are just as good if they're loaded on the workstation. If you are using a server system it really chunks up and you'll spend too much time on the computer and less time working. Some of us older guys still like the paper copies and it saves on printer ink everytime you want a task at hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Partschick Posted April 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2009 Great thanks for the info everyone. I am a rookie here at the shop and I wondered why we were getting both the Avantext and the Bell pubs. They looked like they had similar content but now I know for sure! I like free! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjm Posted April 22, 2009 Report Share Posted April 22, 2009 The Avantext DVD's cost money. The Bell DVD's are free if you already have a paper subscription. There are also some links available through the Bell DVD's that are not on the Avantext. The content otherwise is the same......... The first one's always free... Bell will provide DVDs free for one year from the release date of any particular model, after that it's a healthy subscription fee. Having said that, I do like some of the features of the bell disks, such as the revision status section where you can find the latest revision for any of their publications. Of course, that's free from their website anyway... FWIW, I find the bell disks much slower to navigate, and even when installed on your hard drive they require internet access. However, for some reason, I find myself using them all the time, rather than the Avantext. My 2 cents Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tweaker Posted April 22, 2009 Report Share Posted April 22, 2009 There is currently no fee for Bell Publications if you are an owner/operator. GEN IL 06-106 Rev B "Pricing structure is being considered and if implemented, our commitment is to provide Bell customers the best value in Web and DVD products in the industry for the lowest possible price. • Bell Helicopter currently plans to continue to provide free paper copy publications to bona-fide users. Bell will also continue to provide free and unrestricted access to our bulletins and safety of flight documentation via the existing Service Directive website at http://www.bellcustomer.com/." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjm Posted April 23, 2009 Report Share Posted April 23, 2009 From the Bell publications website: "Customers who receive Bell's free hard copy documentation will also be provided with free DVDs and updates. The free subscription period for each model will begin upon initial release of the specific model documentation set and will last for a minimum of 1 year."..."Prior to the end of the free subscription period, Bell Helicopter will contact its registered customers to determine if a subscription renewal is desired" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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