[WWI] Hansa Brandenburg W.29 and MS Type I Reference Sources.....

[Dennis Ugulano]

On Wed, 2009-08-05 at 06:55 -0700, Rob Stewart wrote:
> Is anyone on the list friends with the people at Albatros?
> 
> Could that person explain how rare these books are, and how difficult
> to 
> get hold of, and that if Albatros scanned each of their titles they 
> could sell PDF downloads from their website, and make the money
> themselves?
> 
> Flight did it!

Hi Rob,

	I am a one source reference material person and the Datafiles and
Windsock International fits my needs perfectly.  Are they worth the cost
of approximately $20 each.  For me, yes.  I have subscribed almost from
the beginning and now do a two year renewal as I get a little price
break.  One of the biggest expenses is air mail postage.  It would take
up to 60 days to get to Calif surface mail, so I just factor in the
cost.

	Right now on Ebay there are about 50 various Datafiles for sale and it
looks like they are going for around $20 each.  Some older ones go for
more but I resisted until I got the price I wanted.

	As far as a PDF, I'm old and old fashioned.  I like a magazine or book
in my hands so I can fondle it, carry it around and spread it out while
I build.  Lord knows I'm not opposed to technology with a Geek in the
other room.  Live in Tech Support is a real perk.  I would suggest you
broach the idea with Albatros and see what they say.  Ray is very good
about responding.

Dennis