Rodeo, NM -- Cleo Chamberlain, an A&P Mechanic with Inspection Authorization, is now providing transcription services for the aviation industry.

After years of transcribing logbook entries within her own aviation business, Cleo Chamberlain decided to combine her extensive aviation experience with her word processing skills and expand the services offered by Chamberlain Aviation. Tapping into the growing "virtual assistant" telecommuting industry, it is a logical growth direction for her business. The transcription services provided offer mechanics relief from sometimes dreaded paperwork tasks.

With the availability of downloadable dictation equipment it is easier than ever to hook up with industry professionals. Many mechanics in the field enjoy working with airplanes, but when it comes to the paperwork, it’s a whole different story. With the availability of a transctiptionist who "speaks the language," the paperwork becomes as easy as picking up a microphone or telephone.

There are four different avenues for dictation:

Computer software with a microphone. If your computer is already capable of recording, all it takes is dictating the material and sending the file via email. If software is required, downloads are available at very reasonable prices. Computer microphones are also available very reasonably.

Telephone call. A toll-free line will be available so you can simply pick up the phone and dictate your log entries.

Handwritten fax. You can write out the rough draft and fax it for transcription and editing.

Taped dictation. If you have dictation equipment, send the tape for transcription. Using this method is much more time consuming due to the physical transportation of the recorded tape.

Once the dictation is received, normal turn around time is 24 hours and the finished product is returned via email attachment. If a hard copy is required, the print-out will be returned via postal mail.

"I have spent a fair amount of time deciphering entries in aircraft maintenance records to search out the history of an airplane." Chamberlain says. "A typed entry is like a breath of fresh air amid the sometimes illegible, hastily scrawled entries. There is a certain credibility demonstrated in a nicely typed entry."

More information can be found on the Web at www.chamberlainaviation.com.