Confusionreigns178 Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 Evening, All. This is probably only relevant to UK users, but thought it was worth posting... I've just read on Britmodeller that Haynes "aviation" Manuals are now a thing of the past. According to the poster, a French automotive company bought Haynes early last year and the new parent company has no interest in publishing any kind of books. I'm guessing that once any current stock has been sold, there will be no topping any titles up. Once this blooming Lockdown is over, I can see me heading down to my nearest "The Works" and having a bit of a spending-spree. Happy New Years, folks. Chris. thierry laurent, Scotsman, scvrobeson and 1 other 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Griewski Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 You got me thinking... I need to check this out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 My understanding is that they will be available as e-books and new books as physical volumes will stop being printed. This was posted on Hagerty's website. https://www.hagerty.com/media/news/haynes-repair-manuals-going-digital-back-catalog-still-remains-in-print/ Carl MikeMaben 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertmro Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 Oh, That explains why the Hawker Typhoon book didn't come out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzerwomble Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 (edited) Fewer and fewer people engage in home mechanics these days, and Haynes manuals over the past 30 years have got less and less useful, as so much in the modern ones now just say - "consult dealer for diagnosis." The proliferation of "the Haynes manual about a grain of sand " & "the Haynes manual about a peice coal" sorta ( and yes the one below is genuine from their wesbsite not a knock off ) pointed to the fact they were scrabling round for sales. A pity, but a sign of the times I guess . Edited January 10, 2021 by Panzerwomble Rick Griewski 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 I've rather enjoyed their "off the beaten path" books, and one of them is winging it's way to me right now; due here tomorrow, in fact. Perhaps fortunately for me, I never really got into their aircraft books that much anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevepd Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 (edited) I bought the Buccaneer one when I got the IFA 1/32, also my Son got me the Lynx one for Christmas as I used to disassemble them when the UK military retired them. Edited January 10, 2021 by Stevepd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 Haynes site is just down the road from me. Some years ago I applied for a job there as a technical author, driving there in my old rather rusty mini. My interview was interrupted by a man putting his head round the door asking if I owned the mini reg. NAM484G, apparently I had parked in (the) Mr Haynes spot. I was politely asked to move it, and I wasn’t offered the job.....the wages were rubbish anyway! LSP_K2, Rick Griewski, Stevepd and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 I had one Haynes manual years ago for an old Buick Regal I had. As i recall it wasn't much help. I've never seen an aircraft manual from Haynes but I can't imagine what would be in there that I couldn't find on the interwebs. I've learned about and fixed more probems with my Jeep on Youtube than any manual I could hope to find. Same with my Chevy. Won't be missin' em. Panzerwomble 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 Well actually this depends. I own more than a dozen of them. Some are average whereas some others are very good. The good aspect is the generally low price. I got a bunch of them for 5 pounds a book in UK. The very last ones I purchased were about the X-15, Vosper MTB and WW2 British infantryman! So, useless saying they are not anymore 'owner manuals'! However they still comply with the manual format. You must see them as reference books as others. The planes one are generally containing good restoration pictures but they became more historically rich recently. By the way, one Haynes manual was the only reference in which I found a picture of the starting crank stored behind the seat armor plate of late Spitfire Mk.I ! LSP_K2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 The original Haynes manuals were very good, I used them a lot in the seventies working on motorbikes, but the more modern ones are definately not very good, I bought one for my 2000 NTV650 and it was useless, I had to revert to the Honda manual. Cheers Dennis Panzerwomble 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 Haynes manuals were very useful when maintaining or repairing a vehicle asked for mechanical skills. When vehicles started to rely deeply on electronics, the situation changed noticeably. Not surprising LSP_K2 and Panzerwomble 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 The situation with writing them was that the technical author went into the workshop with a mechanic and photographer. My job would have been to take notes as the vehicle was dismantled etc.. Once complete I then had a fortnight at home to organise and compile my notes into some form of comprehensible form, before going back to Haynes to refine etc.. I guess it works if you know what you’re doing! MikeMaben and Rick Griewski 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 (edited) Thats bad news but not surprised, Print is taking a hammering at the moment as it always does during recession and its usually the first to get hit. Believe me as a small business supplying service, repairs and consumables to these companies these are very, very tough times! Regards. Andy Edited January 10, 2021 by monthebiff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Confusionreigns178 Posted January 11, 2021 Author Share Posted January 11, 2021 Well, it now looks like the various CAR manuals will be continuing as digital volumes only. As for the aviation Haynes manuals, who knows if they will continue? I would suspect not, particularly when the COVID-fueled global recession really starts to bite. These books are essentially "luxury items" and that product category is usually the first thing to be affected by a global down-turn. Only time will tell... Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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