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The only time there is no dash between the letters and number is in the serial number.
The only time there is no dash between the letters and number is in the serial number.


Then the convention is AA1-0001 or AG5B-10001.
Then the convention is AA1-0001 or AG5B-10001. --Bob Steward


It's my fault.  When I began editing the AYA ''Star'' in 1995, I observed that the convention there seemed to be no dash, and I've continued that for all this time.  I wanted to be consistent, and anyway, it looks better in print.  I realize some of the official documents use the dash. --sbw
It's my fault.  When I began editing the AYA ''Star'' in 1995, I observed that the convention there seemed to be no dash, and I've continued that for all this time.  I wanted to be consistent, and anyway, it looks better in print.  I realize some of the official documents use the dash. --sbw
Sorry if I stamped on some prior decision by eliminating the top (non-title) row in the second table -- it just looked like a duplicate of the heading row to me. Might it not be reasonable to replace the title row with the text below it if that text is preferred? -jabley
The purpose of the second line is to encourage people to fill in their information. But I'm open to suggestions for how to do that better. - sbw
I'm slightly confused as to how the second line would encourage anything other than removing it because it duplicates the line above, but I'm new here so I will be quiet now :-) -jabley

Latest revision as of 02:38, 23 January 2018

Why is it AA-1A, AA-5B, etc. and yet its AG5B?

They are all listed on the Type Certificate with a dash in the model.

The only time there is no dash between the letters and number is in the serial number.

Then the convention is AA1-0001 or AG5B-10001. --Bob Steward

It's my fault. When I began editing the AYA Star in 1995, I observed that the convention there seemed to be no dash, and I've continued that for all this time. I wanted to be consistent, and anyway, it looks better in print. I realize some of the official documents use the dash. --sbw

Sorry if I stamped on some prior decision by eliminating the top (non-title) row in the second table -- it just looked like a duplicate of the heading row to me. Might it not be reasonable to replace the title row with the text below it if that text is preferred? -jabley

The purpose of the second line is to encourage people to fill in their information. But I'm open to suggestions for how to do that better. - sbw

I'm slightly confused as to how the second line would encourage anything other than removing it because it duplicates the line above, but I'm new here so I will be quiet now :-) -jabley