On Sep 13, 5:14*am, cernauta wrote:
On Sun, 12 Sep 2010 09:34:51 -0700 (PDT), "

wrote:
1 year unless you pay DG for a new set of manuals every year

According to the following EASA document (the Type Certificate Data
Sheet), in Europe the old manuals are as valid as the new ones.

seehttp://www.easa.europa.eu/certification/type-certificates/docs/aircra....

Aldo

The US FAA answered the same thing. They sent out a policy letter
about 2 weeks ago.
What ever inspection criteria and manuals were in effect when
purchased, are what is required.
Not accounting for any ADs that the FAA would publish.