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Subject:RE: Certification: Ernest and Scribbler From:"Richard L Hamilton" <dick -at- rlhamilton -dot- net> To:"'TECHWR-L Writing'" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Tue, 20 Jul 2010 17:21:51 -0600
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> If I were reading documentation aimed at pilots, I would much
> rather know that the tech writer was FAA certified than STC certified.
>
I hadn't thought about it that way, but that's a really good point.
Dick
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> Reading this thread, I keep coming back to comparisons with
> FAA pilot certification; an old and successful (though not
> always loved:) certification program.
>
> I think there is a lot that we could learn from that program.
>
> That rumination turned into a lengthy blog entry, which you
> can find at:
>
>http://managingwriters.com/2010/07/20/stc-certification-and-the-faa/
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> Best Regards,
> Dick Hamilton
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