minimi66 Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 Looking to buy the BW A-10C printed manual? Website not responding? Hi guys, I've been trying to visit http://www.lulu.com to buy the printed black and white A-10C manual but no matter which browser i use the website doesn't come up any more?? Can anyone confirm that the company is still operational? If not, i'm in the market for buying one so if anyone is selling or has 2 etc? I know, why would you have 2!! Lol!! Just saying.... Or if anyone knows an alternate site or source? Many thanks.:thumbup: Windows 10 Pro 64-bit - Intel Core i9-13900K - 64GB Corsair Vengeance RAM @ 3200 MHz - ASUS TUF GAMING B660-PLUS WIFI D4 - Zotac NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 - 2TB INTEL NVMe SSD (Windows 10) - Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB (DCS) - Crucial CT1000 1TB NVMe SSD - WinWing F-16EX Stick - WinWing Orion Throttle Base with both F-18 & F-16C TQS Throttle Grips - Saitek Pro Rudder Pedals - Logitech G-910 Keyboard - Logitech G-502 Lightspeed Mouse - Logitech G-533 Headset - Occulus Quest Pro VR - TrackIR 5 with Track Clip Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redglyph Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 Works here, maybe a temporary downtime? Seems it was indeed down a few hours ago. System specs: Win7 x64 | CPU: i7-4770K | RAM: 16 GB | GPU: GTX 980 Ti 6 GB | Thrustmaster HOTAS | MFG rudder pedals | SATA3 SSD | TrackIR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imacken Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 I want to buy the A-10C manual from Lulu, but does it lay flat? If not, how do you guys get round the issue of referring to it when flying? Do they do a spiral bound version? Intel i7 12700K · MSI Gaming X Trio RTX 4090 · ASUS ROG STRIX Z690-A Wi-Fi · MSI 32" MPG321UR QD · Samsung 970 500Gb M.2 NVMe · 2 x Samsung 850 Evo 1Tb · 2Tb HDD · 32Gb Corsair Vengance 3000MHz DDR4 · Windows 11 · Thrustmaster TPR Pedals · Tobii Eye Tracker 5 · Thrustmaster F/A-18 Hornet Grip · Virpil MongoosT-50CM3 Base · Virpil Throttle MT-50 CM3 · Virpil Alpha Prime Grip · Virpil Control Panel 2 · Thrustmaster F-16 MFDs · HTC Vive Pro 2 · Total Controls Multifunction Button Box Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redglyph Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 The F-16 manuals, which don't count as many pages, don't really lay flat, and forcing them flat will quickly dislocate some pages after a while. It's probably the same for the A-10C. You should ask them, if they have to print it anyway that shouldn't be a big problem. Unless they need to respect some specifications given by the author. System specs: Win7 x64 | CPU: i7-4770K | RAM: 16 GB | GPU: GTX 980 Ti 6 GB | Thrustmaster HOTAS | MFG rudder pedals | SATA3 SSD | TrackIR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imacken Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 Thanks, I'll drop them an email. Intel i7 12700K · MSI Gaming X Trio RTX 4090 · ASUS ROG STRIX Z690-A Wi-Fi · MSI 32" MPG321UR QD · Samsung 970 500Gb M.2 NVMe · 2 x Samsung 850 Evo 1Tb · 2Tb HDD · 32Gb Corsair Vengance 3000MHz DDR4 · Windows 11 · Thrustmaster TPR Pedals · Tobii Eye Tracker 5 · Thrustmaster F/A-18 Hornet Grip · Virpil MongoosT-50CM3 Base · Virpil Throttle MT-50 CM3 · Virpil Alpha Prime Grip · Virpil Control Panel 2 · Thrustmaster F-16 MFDs · HTC Vive Pro 2 · Total Controls Multifunction Button Box Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichlidfan Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 (edited) It does not lay flat any better than a phone book, it is that thick. Here is a pic of mine, open to the middle, to give you an idea of what you would be getting. Edited December 31, 2016 by cichlidfan ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Hero, i7-6700K, Noctua NH-D14 Cooler, Crucial 32GB DDR4 2133, Samsung 950 Pro NVMe 256GB, Samsung EVO 250GB & 500GB SSD, 2TB Caviar Black, Zotac GTX 1080 AMP! Extreme 8GB, Corsair HX1000i, Phillips BDM4065UC 40" 4k monitor, VX2258 TouchScreen, TIR 5 w/ProClip, TM Warthog, VKB Gladiator Pro, Saitek X56, et. al., MFG Crosswind Pedals #1199, VolairSim Pit, Rift CV1 :thumbup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imacken Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 Yep, that's what I thought. For me, spiral is essential, otherwise I'll just use my iPad next to the screen. Intel i7 12700K · MSI Gaming X Trio RTX 4090 · ASUS ROG STRIX Z690-A Wi-Fi · MSI 32" MPG321UR QD · Samsung 970 500Gb M.2 NVMe · 2 x Samsung 850 Evo 1Tb · 2Tb HDD · 32Gb Corsair Vengance 3000MHz DDR4 · Windows 11 · Thrustmaster TPR Pedals · Tobii Eye Tracker 5 · Thrustmaster F/A-18 Hornet Grip · Virpil MongoosT-50CM3 Base · Virpil Throttle MT-50 CM3 · Virpil Alpha Prime Grip · Virpil Control Panel 2 · Thrustmaster F-16 MFDs · HTC Vive Pro 2 · Total Controls Multifunction Button Box Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichlidfan Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 (edited) I do understand. Here is a pic of something that I started, about five years ago, when the A-10 was one of the two aircraft available. Those are 5x7 pages. I edited what I wanted and created the pages as I needed them. Btw, I actually checked into the cost of creating a spiral bound version. If I did the printing myself the cost was only around $10 to bind it. Two books is the way to go due to the number of pages. Edited December 31, 2016 by cichlidfan ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Hero, i7-6700K, Noctua NH-D14 Cooler, Crucial 32GB DDR4 2133, Samsung 950 Pro NVMe 256GB, Samsung EVO 250GB & 500GB SSD, 2TB Caviar Black, Zotac GTX 1080 AMP! Extreme 8GB, Corsair HX1000i, Phillips BDM4065UC 40" 4k monitor, VX2258 TouchScreen, TIR 5 w/ProClip, TM Warthog, VKB Gladiator Pro, Saitek X56, et. al., MFG Crosswind Pedals #1199, VolairSim Pit, Rift CV1 :thumbup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imacken Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 So, I asked Lulu if they would spiral bind the manual, but they said no as the developers wouldn't allow it. Why, I wonder? Anyway, for the price, the manual is very good, but as predicted, it is impossible to use with one hand, so any attempt to reference it whilst using the sim is pointless. As it won't sit flat, whenever it is put down, it has to be laid with the open pages face down. All in all, pretty cumbersome. I also feel, that the quality of the black and white photos, especially of the cockpit, e.g. MFCDs, is poor, making them almost unreadable. Still, for the money, I would say it is an essential purchase. Intel i7 12700K · MSI Gaming X Trio RTX 4090 · ASUS ROG STRIX Z690-A Wi-Fi · MSI 32" MPG321UR QD · Samsung 970 500Gb M.2 NVMe · 2 x Samsung 850 Evo 1Tb · 2Tb HDD · 32Gb Corsair Vengance 3000MHz DDR4 · Windows 11 · Thrustmaster TPR Pedals · Tobii Eye Tracker 5 · Thrustmaster F/A-18 Hornet Grip · Virpil MongoosT-50CM3 Base · Virpil Throttle MT-50 CM3 · Virpil Alpha Prime Grip · Virpil Control Panel 2 · Thrustmaster F-16 MFDs · HTC Vive Pro 2 · Total Controls Multifunction Button Box Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hansangb Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 You should ask a local Kinkos, or equivalent, how much it would cost to print the PDF and spiral bind it. hsb HW Spec in Spoiler --- i7-10700K Direct-To-Die/OC'ed to 5.1GHz, MSI Z490 MB, 32GB DDR4 3200MHz, EVGA 2080 Ti FTW3, NVMe+SSD, Win 10 x64 Pro, MFG, Warthog, TM MFDs, Komodo Huey set, Rverbe G1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tone71 Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 So, I asked Lulu if they would spiral bind the manual, but they said no as the developers wouldn't allow it. Why, I wonder? Anyway, for the price, the manual is very good, but as predicted, it is impossible to use with one hand, so any attempt to reference it whilst using the sim is pointless. As it won't sit flat, whenever it is put down, it has to be laid with the open pages face down. All in all, pretty cumbersome. I also feel, that the quality of the black and white photos, especially of the cockpit, e.g. MFCDs, is poor, making them almost unreadable. Still, for the money, I would say it is an essential purchase. If you're in the UK DoxDirect will do an A5 ring bound (not spiral bound) print of the PDF for just under 40 quid for black and white; don't ask about price of colour! :shocking: Windows 10 Home, Intel Core i7-9700K @ 4.6GHz, Gigabyte GTX 1070 G1 Gaming (8GB VRAM) on 34" LG curved monitor @ 3440x1440, 32GB RAM, TrackIR 3 (with Vector Expansion), Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS, Saitek Combat Pedals, Thrustmaster Cougar MFDs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imacken Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 If you're in the UK DoxDirect will do an A5 ring bound (not spiral bound) print of the PDF for just under 40 quid for black and white; don't ask about price of colour! :shocking: Useful tip there, thanks. Actually, DoxDirect would be £27 for A5 and £37 for A4! Anyone want a hardly used spine bound manual for a very reasonable price!! Intel i7 12700K · MSI Gaming X Trio RTX 4090 · ASUS ROG STRIX Z690-A Wi-Fi · MSI 32" MPG321UR QD · Samsung 970 500Gb M.2 NVMe · 2 x Samsung 850 Evo 1Tb · 2Tb HDD · 32Gb Corsair Vengance 3000MHz DDR4 · Windows 11 · Thrustmaster TPR Pedals · Tobii Eye Tracker 5 · Thrustmaster F/A-18 Hornet Grip · Virpil MongoosT-50CM3 Base · Virpil Throttle MT-50 CM3 · Virpil Alpha Prime Grip · Virpil Control Panel 2 · Thrustmaster F-16 MFDs · HTC Vive Pro 2 · Total Controls Multifunction Button Box Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tone71 Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Useful tip there, thanks. Actually, DoxDirect would be £27 for A5 and £37 for A4! Anyone want a hardly used spine bound manual for a very reasonable price!! Ah, must have been A4 I was looking at. I've just ordered 4 of Chucks guides, reduced to A5 size (as they are not quite standard sized, so come with white border), spiral bound, black and white with colour cover, black card backing, for less than 20 quid in total, including delivery! :thumbup: Windows 10 Home, Intel Core i7-9700K @ 4.6GHz, Gigabyte GTX 1070 G1 Gaming (8GB VRAM) on 34" LG curved monitor @ 3440x1440, 32GB RAM, TrackIR 3 (with Vector Expansion), Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS, Saitek Combat Pedals, Thrustmaster Cougar MFDs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven1606688358 Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 Does anyone have the A-10C maunal with the imbedded fonts? Please PM me if you do, so I can order it at lulu :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil73805 Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 Apologies for resurrecting this thread if it was meant to be dead but I wanted to ask what you guys thought of the following quote from Doxdirect? I figured that a ring bound manual would solve the lying flat issue. Windows 10 64bit, Intel Core i5 8600K CPU @ 3.6GHz, 32GB DDR4 2400MHz RAM, Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB. 500GB SSD (Exclusively for DCS World), Thrustmaster Warthog, Logitech G Saitek Pro Rudder Pedals. Track IR 5 with Pro Clip. Vaicom Pro. EASA PPL(A), Glider Aerobatics. Modules: A-10C, F/A-18C, F-5E, Mirage 2000C, AV-8B N/A, Yak 52, Flaming Cliffs 3, Heatblur F14B/A, UH-1H Huey, SA342 Gazelle and all but one of the warbirds. Caucuses, Persian Gulf, NTTR, Normandy, Channel and Syria. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichlidfan Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 Not a bad price. I could do it cheaper with my laser printer (toner goes a very long way) and FedEx/Kinkos would bind (spiral bound) it for less than $15. ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Hero, i7-6700K, Noctua NH-D14 Cooler, Crucial 32GB DDR4 2133, Samsung 950 Pro NVMe 256GB, Samsung EVO 250GB & 500GB SSD, 2TB Caviar Black, Zotac GTX 1080 AMP! Extreme 8GB, Corsair HX1000i, Phillips BDM4065UC 40" 4k monitor, VX2258 TouchScreen, TIR 5 w/ProClip, TM Warthog, VKB Gladiator Pro, Saitek X56, et. al., MFG Crosswind Pedals #1199, VolairSim Pit, Rift CV1 :thumbup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil73805 Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 Not a bad price. I could do it cheaper with my laser printer (toner goes a very long way) and FedEx/Kinkos would bind (spiral bound) it for less than $15. And then you'd have to ship a large heavy lump half way across the world :lol: The shipping would cost a fortune. I appreciate the offer but I think I'll go local :) Windows 10 64bit, Intel Core i5 8600K CPU @ 3.6GHz, 32GB DDR4 2400MHz RAM, Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB. 500GB SSD (Exclusively for DCS World), Thrustmaster Warthog, Logitech G Saitek Pro Rudder Pedals. Track IR 5 with Pro Clip. Vaicom Pro. EASA PPL(A), Glider Aerobatics. Modules: A-10C, F/A-18C, F-5E, Mirage 2000C, AV-8B N/A, Yak 52, Flaming Cliffs 3, Heatblur F14B/A, UH-1H Huey, SA342 Gazelle and all but one of the warbirds. Caucuses, Persian Gulf, NTTR, Normandy, Channel and Syria. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil73805 Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 Okay, I just ordered the manual printed in black & white (I am not made of money!), four ring binder, double sided with tabs for all the main sections. I take comfort from the knowledge that while I am reading it I can take a short break for some exercise and bench press the manual! :) Windows 10 64bit, Intel Core i5 8600K CPU @ 3.6GHz, 32GB DDR4 2400MHz RAM, Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB. 500GB SSD (Exclusively for DCS World), Thrustmaster Warthog, Logitech G Saitek Pro Rudder Pedals. Track IR 5 with Pro Clip. Vaicom Pro. EASA PPL(A), Glider Aerobatics. Modules: A-10C, F/A-18C, F-5E, Mirage 2000C, AV-8B N/A, Yak 52, Flaming Cliffs 3, Heatblur F14B/A, UH-1H Huey, SA342 Gazelle and all but one of the warbirds. Caucuses, Persian Gulf, NTTR, Normandy, Channel and Syria. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuzzU Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 I do a small section at a time. I read it, make a few notes, and go fly. It doesn't cost a thing. Printing the whole manual is money wasted. Only a part of it helps you learn the plane. Buzz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil73805 Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 I do a small section at a time. I read it, make a few notes, and go fly. It doesn't cost a thing. Printing the whole manual is money wasted. Only a part of it helps you learn the plane. Not to worry BuzzU, this is just my method :) Windows 10 64bit, Intel Core i5 8600K CPU @ 3.6GHz, 32GB DDR4 2400MHz RAM, Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB. 500GB SSD (Exclusively for DCS World), Thrustmaster Warthog, Logitech G Saitek Pro Rudder Pedals. Track IR 5 with Pro Clip. Vaicom Pro. EASA PPL(A), Glider Aerobatics. Modules: A-10C, F/A-18C, F-5E, Mirage 2000C, AV-8B N/A, Yak 52, Flaming Cliffs 3, Heatblur F14B/A, UH-1H Huey, SA342 Gazelle and all but one of the warbirds. Caucuses, Persian Gulf, NTTR, Normandy, Channel and Syria. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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