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2 avionics news • april 2011
Vol. 48 No. 4
4 Point of Communication by Jeanne Rau-Flattery To Social Network or Not
6 AEA Now
14 Up Front
18 The View From Washington by Ric Peri A Very Important Question: Why?
20 International News by Ric Peri and John Carr
Down Under and Across the Pond
26 Do You Believe in Magic? by Avionics News Staff Garmin Brings its Magic Touch to the AEA Convention
32 Keeping Up with the Neighbors by Dave Higdon Joining Glass-Cockpit Crowd Doesn’t have to Break the Bank
38 Member Profile by Christine Knauer AirLock Aviation Security Systems
42 Slow & Steady by Scott M. Spangler The Process and Return of Working for the Military
48 Meet the AEA Board by Joseph (Jeb) Burnside Matt Harrah, Member of the AEA Board of Directors
52 PRO•to•col by Patricia Luebke New Kid on the Block
N E W Sapril 2011
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A little bit of magic appeared at the AEA’s 54th Annual International Convention & Trade Show in March in Reno, Nev., when Garmin invited its dedicated network of dealers for a special gathering to introduce a new product destined to impact the future of avionics. Read more on page 26.
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A P R I L 2 0 1 1
DO YOU BELIEVE IN
MAGIC?Garmin’s GTN 650
and GTN 750 Series
Touchscreen
Avionics are Certified
and Ready to Fly
• AirLock Aviation Security Systems
• Precision Aerospace Technologies
► MEMBER PROFILES:
◄ The Process & Return of Working for the Military
56 Member Profile by Christine Knauer Precision Aerospace Technologies Inc.
60 Meet the AEA Staff by Patricia Luebke Aaron Ward, Director of Information Services
64 A Conversation With... by Patricia Luebke Bill Senneff of Dayton Granger
66 Business Basics by Greg Laslo Some Assembly Required
70 Theory & Practice by Tom Inman A Foot in the Future
73 Before & After West Star Aviation, East Alton, Ill.
74 Airborne Weather Radar by David W. Mansen White Paper authored by Texas GYRO, Part 2
82 What’s New The Source for Updates on AEA Members
86 Marketplace Classifieds Jobs, Equipment, Calibration, Services & More
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