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New Products for 2011
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Benefiting Early Adopters
by Dave Higdon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
MA N U FAC T U R E R S / D I S T R I B U T O R S . . . 133
Alphabetical list of:
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How Fun Flyers Communicate and Navigate Instrument manufacturers
by Scott M. Spangler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Test equipment manufacturers
Before & After Equipment brokers and dealers
Dream Panel Installations & Repair Major distributors
by the AEA Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Wire/cable manufacturers and distributors
Accessory manufacturers
Avoiding the Bullies Calibration labs
Lightning & Turbulence
by Dave Higdon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
A F F I L I AT E S / I N D E X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Sound Advice on Headset Choices
What Makes a Good Headset? Academic institutions offering avionics
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Air carriers
Choosing an Airborne Broadband System Delegated engineering representatives
for Your Business Aircraft Trade associations
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Glass Retrofits for Type Certificated Aircraft AEA Member Company Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
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More than 30 New Products & Services
Unveiled at AEA Convention B Y C H R I S T I N E K N A U E R
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gers to place and receive voice calls aboard business between the Avidyne
aircraft easily. DFC90 autopilot and
The fully-certified Aircell Smartphone is Bluetooth- the Aspen Evolution EFD1000.
compatible for hands-free operation, includes an integrated The new interface expands the retrofit market for Avidynes
audio jack for wired headsets and earbuds and offers inter- DFC90 autopilot while expanding the interface capability for
changeable wireless or wired operation. Aspens EFD displays.
The system is backward compatible with all Aircell Axxess The DFC90, Avidynes all-digital, attitude-based flight
communications systems currently in production and available control system, provides the standard vertical and lateral
as a drop-in replacement for current Aircell Axxess flush-mount modes of operation typically found in a turbine-class autopilot
handsets. system, including flight director, altitude hold, airspeed hold,
Aircell also announced that the company is adding voice vertical speed hold, heading and navigation.
capabilities to its Gogo Biz service. The Aircell Smartphone will Aspen Evolution displays are currently compatible with
be fully compatible with the new Gogo Biz Voice service via the Avidynes TAS600 traffic advisory systems. The DFC90 is
ATG 4000 and ATG 5000 systems. certified with Avidynes Entegra integrated flight deck displays
To learn more, visit www.aircell.com or call 303-301-3200. in Cirrus aircraft.
To learn more, visit www.avidyne.com or call 781-402-7400.
Aspen Avionics
Aspen Avionics of Albuquerque, N.M., and Avidyne Corp. Buller Enterprises
announced collaborative plans, enabling Buller Enterprises of Bismarck, N.D., introduced its newest
the Evolution EFD1000 primary flight computer-aided router, the Panel Pro 5925. The new system
display as the attitude source, mode expands the capabilities of the 5624a model by adding a fully
annunciator and flight director command software-controlled Z-axis, allowing controlled 3-D operations
display for Avidynes new DFC90 digital such as countersinking, chamfering and inletting.
autopilot. The integration package will be The Panel Pro 5925 also features a heavy-
released later this year. duty dual X-axis drive, 59-inch by 25-inch
Aspen introduced a series of cutting area, pro-
enhancements that broaden the com- duction quality 3.5
patibility and expand the functionality hp variable speed
of the Evolution flight display system. router, and AvCAM
Among other enhancements, Aspens operating software with
Aspens most recent product updates include Auto Tool Path technology.
Evolution EFD1000 approval for the Evolution system to The AvCAM software auto- Buller Enterprises
emulate the Collins PN-101 HSI system, matically applies tool paths Panel Pro 5925
providing lateral and vertical deviation, heading and course to DXF CAD files.
datum inputs to compatible autopilots. Options available for the Panel Pro 5925 include the EG1
Aspen also announced improved integration with Cobhams rotary engraver, the scribing diamond engraver, the Measure
S-TEC autopilots. The companies are working together to Pro touch probe to reverse engineer existing panels and the
enable the Aspen EFD1000 to directly interface with the S-TEC King Air spacer kit to mount panels with rolled edges while
55X and 60-series autopilot computers for altitude pre-select, cutting. Edmo Distributors and Aero Express distribute the
autopilot mode, and flight director functionality. Panel Pro 5925.
According to Aspen, now all aircraft registered in Brazil that To learn more, visit www.bullerent.com or call 701-255-
fall under Aspens AML have an approval path to install or 7640.
expand Aspens glass cockpit products. The Brazilian STC has
expanded to include the EFD1000 multi-function flight display, Cirris Systems Corp.
the EFD500 MFD, the EFD1000C3 Pro primary flight display Cirris Systems of Salt Lake City, Utah, unveiled additional
and the EA100 attitude-based autopilot adapter for the most pre-programmed connector libraries for its Pin-Sight system,
current approved model list of more than 900 aircraft, includ- a tool that helps assure correct pinning of electrical con-
ing larger Class III aircraft. Previously, the Brazilian STC only nectors. The company added the entire line of Sub-D and
applied to the EFD1000 PFDs. Micro-D connectors, bringing the number of total connectors
To learn more, visit www.aspenavionics.com or call 888- now in the library to more than 15,000.
992-7736 or 505-856-5034. Pin-Sights high-res CCD camera guides the operator
through the assembly process by electronically super-impos-
Avidyne Corp. ing, on a video monitor, a target circle around the correct
Avidyne of Lincoln, Mass., announced the companys
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NEW PRODUCTS comprise of two RS232, one RS422 and one USB. There are
Continued from page 9 also two digital and two analogue discrete inputs.
The currently distributed DZM3 is designed for civilian
cavity for the next wire to be applications such as police, search and rescue, medevac,
inserted. In addition to guid- corporate and passenger aircraft.
ing the operator to the cor- To learn more, visit www.dallasavionics.com or www.flight-
rect cavity location, Pin-Sight An operator inserts wires into a cell.net or call 800-527-2581.
uses a force-sense gauge to connector using Pin-Sight
verify proper contact retention Digitran
(pull-back test). Designed for low-volume harness assembly, Digitran of Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., announced it has
Pin-Sight requires no mating connectors, allowing for fast and extended the life capability of its momentary rotary spring
easy setup. return 56 Series miniature rotary switches. The new rotary
To learn more,visit www.cirris.comor call800-441-9910. switches, called the 56 Series Extended Life, are designed
for use in all panel-mounted avionics applications where
Cobham space behind the system
Comant Industries of Fullerton, Calif., a division of Cobham, operator panel is very lim-
announced that the company has teamed with leading radio ited, a common situation
manufacturers such as Technisonic in aircraft cockpit panels
and Cobham AvionicsWulfsberg as well as aircraft galleys
to develop helicopter antennas that and lavatories.
incorporate popular search and rescue The extended life capa-
frequencies into one radome. Combining bility is packaged in the
the frequencies into one radome helps same miniature 9/16-inch
Digitrans 56 Series Extended Life
reduce the number of antennas installed. diameter as the standard
The new CI 295-200 antenna is the first 56 series and can serve as a drop-in replacement for high-
na in a series of antennas Comant is devel- cycle switch applications where extended life or reduced
anten
-200 oping and currently performing envi- lifecycle costs are required. Sample and production quantities
ts CI 295
man ronmental testing on, according to Debra are available with an eight-to-10-week lead-time.
Co
Hoppe, Comants business development manager. To learn more, visit www.digitran-switches.com or call 909-
Comant also announced its new C190 TSO WAAS GPS 581-0855.
antenna designed in a teardrop shape and its new Iridium
antenna, the CI 490-22 model, which holds FAA C144 TSO. DMA-Aero
In addition, the company introduced its C190 TSO WAAS DMA-Aero of Danbury, Conn., introduced its new MPS43
GPS antenna that combines VHF communications capability Ultra Compact Air Data Test Set for fast and reliable fully auto-
within its ComDat product line. Comant continues to produce matic calibration and leak testing of pitot-static instruments
its ComDat WAAS GPS/VHF combination antennas specifi- on the ramp for all modern commercial fixed- and rotary-wing
cally designed for use with Garmin WAAS GPS systems. aircraft.
To learn more, visit www.cobham.com/comant or call 714- Designed for use in the cockpit, the portable test set con-
870-2420. nects to hoses fed through the cockpit window, minimizing
damage to the pitot tubes. With RVSM-compliant accuracy,
Dallas Avionics the instrument provides operation up to 55,000 feet altitude
Dallas Avionics of Dallas, Texas, announced the launch of and 5-to-550 knots airspeed.
the new Flightcell DZM3, a single, panel-mounted, all-in-one In 2001, DMAs test set weighed 75 pounds. In 2007, a
satellite phone system. It offers global dial-up voice calling more compact version included wheels for easier transpor-
integrated into the aircraft audio system, aircraft tracking, two- tation and weighed about 44 pounds. This newest test set
way messaging and automated flight following. weighs 9 pounds, according to Knowles.
Manufactured by Flightcell of Nelson, New Zealand, the It features rugged construction, a 12-month calibration
Flightcell DZM3 includes an integrated Iridium transceiver cycle and 24-month warranty. Built-in protection to safe-
and operates on the Iridium satellite network. The DZM3 also guard the test set and
offers the option of connecting a 3G modem for operation on UUT includes isolation
3G cellular networks. in the event of power
The system options include the external cellular modem loss. An internal battery
and a two-wire/ backup allows continued
POTS cabin operation when power is
phone connec- unavailable or inadver-
tion. Interfaces tently disconnected. The
DPI Labs
DPI Labs of La Verne, Calif.,
launched Hi-JackD, a high-defini-
tion video distribution upgrade for existing DPI Labs entertainment and cabin
management systems. The upgrade preserves the aircrafts existing switch panels
and CMS architecture with minimal changes to structure and wiring.
The beauty of this approach is that we can retain nearly the exact same con-
figuration same switches, same controllers and provide this new upgrade
feature for HD distribution, said Kevin Hayes, DPI Labs vice president of sales
and marketing.
The upgrade removes the existing analog AV unit and replaces it with an HD
distribution unit and interface module.
To learn more, visit www.dpilabs.com or call 501-425-8727 or 909-392-5777.
EMS Aviation
EMS Aviation of Atlanta, Ga., introduced the companys Aspire Portable AirMail
System. Designed to be carried onto the aircraft rather
than permanently installed, the 3-pound device
connects to an existing Iridium antenna, allowing
up to four passengers to send and receive text-
only emails by smartphone.
The system is designed for low-bandwidth
devices such as BlackBerrys and iPhones.
EMS Avia Because permanent installation is not required, an
tions As
Portable pire operator can carry the device from aircraft to aircraft,
AirMail S
ystem retaining connectivity on each flight provided the
pilot-in-command approves its use.
With an Iridium antenna, any operator can begin using the system immedi-
ately, said John Jarrell, vice president and general manager of EMS Aviation. Nav-Screen Protectors
The system will be available second quarter 2011.
To learn more, visit www.emsaviation.com or call 800-600-9759.
EMTEQ
EMTEQ of New Berlin, Wis., unveiled DAYLIGHT, its new LED aircraft
lighting system that replicates natural light. The variable white lighting sys-
tem offers zone lighting, adjustable fade times and variable dimming from
3,500K (warm) to 5,000K (cool). Pre-cut - Anti-glare - Scratch resistant
Better shielding and routing techniques reduce susceptibility to induced
noise for improved communication throughout the system. An additional Screen Protectors now available for
feature of this system is the ability to monitor temperature as well as accu- Skyview 7, Skyview 10, D-100, D-120 & D-180
mulated run time of the lights to track the systems performance over time.
EMTEQ also exhibited its new, high-intensity LED dome light, the ELD30.
Developed for the corporate and
VIP aviation markets, the ELD30
is brighter than the 20W MR16 and
Avidyne - Chelton - Garmin - King - Aspen - Dynon
is designed for overhead lighting in Anywhere map - Flight prep - I Pad - and more....
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Mid-Continent Instruments announced True Blue Power,
its new line of power products for general aviation.
NEW PRODUCTS
Continued from page 13 Mid-Continent
Instruments also
market. Based on digi- announced the com-
tal enhanced cordless pany has received
telephone technology, International TSO certification for
Communications its MD15 2-inch altimeter
the e-Phone system Groups e-Phone
provides telecom fea- and MD25 2-inch air-
tures such as intercom speed indicator.
calling, conferencing and call hold. The 2-inch, three-pointer altimeter is
It incorporates additional capabilities such as active cabin- offered in 20,000-foot and 35,000-foot models and includes
noise reduction, Bluetooth compatibility and advanced power options such as a barometric scale in inches of mercury or
control, which extends battery life with an auto shutoff feature. millibars and a left- or right-hand baro set knob. The instru-
ICGs e-Phone utilizes digital VoIP technology and ment is FAA TSO-C10b certified.
provides SIP calling via Ethernet connections, allowing it The 2-inch airspeed indicator comes in multiple ranges:
to independently handle two simultaneous calls and sup- 160, 200, 260, 300, 350 and 400 knots. Range markings can
port up to four handsets, with each having its own unique be added to meet specific aircraft requirements. The instru-
telephone number. It also supports two-wire analog con- ment is FAA TSO-C2d certified for fixed-wing or rotorcraft
nections to legacy communication systems. operation.
The analog voice channels offer a fall-back when digital Both instruments have anti-reflective glass, which enhanc-
communication systems are not available or have possibly es visibility and reduces pilot fatigue. Units have a field-
failed, according to Saucedo. replaceable LED or incandescent light tray available in 5, 14
To learn more, visit www.icg.aero or call 757-947-1030. and 28 VDC.
To learn more, visit www.mcico.com or call 316-630-0101.
Laversab
Laversab of Sugar Land, Texas, unveiled its 6500-HA Nav-Aids
Automated Air Data Test Set for testing and calibrating altim- Nav-Aids of Montreal,
eters, airspeed/Mach indica- Quebec, introduced a new
tors, climb indicators, flight test adaptor for the new B.F.
data recorders, air data com- Goodrich SMART multifunc-
puters and EPR indicators. tion probe.
It offers higher accuracies of The test adaptor connects
0.001 inHg on the static out- in seconds and all at once
put and 0.002 inHg on the to the pitot, static and alpha
Laversabs 6500-HA Automated (angle of attack) ports of the
Air Data Test Set pitot output over the previous
model 6500.Using profiles, aircraft air data probe.
Nav-Aids test adaptor for the
the operator can perform a test using a single key on the With input from aircraft manu- new B.F. Goodrich SMART
front-panel keypad. facturers, Nav-Aids has developed multifunction probe
The unit meets the latest RVSM requirements and a complete kit with test hoses and
requires calibration only once a year, said Nandu Balsaver, support accessories, enabling the avionics technician to per-
Laversabs owner. Its ideal for replacing mercury manom- form air data tests per the maintenance manual.
eters and water columns for calibration of air data instru- Test adaptors and complete air data accessories kits are
ments, air data computers and pitot-static testers. available for the ERJ 170/190, Falcon 7X, G 650, HondaJet,
To learn more, visit www.laversab.com or call 281-325- Learjet 85 and Phenom 300.
8300. To learn more, visit www.navaidsltd.net or call 514-332-
3077 or 877-332-3055.
Mid-Continent Instruments
Mid-Continent Instruments of Wichita, Kan., announced PS Engineering
True Blue Power, its new line of power products for general PS Engineering of Lenoir City, Tenn., introduced its new
aviation. The products, which are housed in a blue casing, PAR100EX system, a 760-channel, VHF communication
expand the companys offerings to include aircraft inverters radio thats fully integrated with the aircrafts audio control
and emergency batteries. panel. The PAR100EX system combines an audio con-
Thirty percent smaller than traditional inverters, the trol panel and audiophile stereo intercom with IntelliVox,
MD50 500VA Static Inverter supplies in-flight power for a Bluetooth connectivity and a remote-mounted VHF aviation
variety of cabin accessories such as laptops, cellphones communications transceiver.
and MP3 players. The inverter is TSO certified and delivers
500 watts of power. Continued on page 16
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Sandel Avionics
Sandel Avionics of Vista, Calif., announced it has added
WireWatch, a wire-strike avoidance feature, to its ST3400H
HeliTAWS terrain avoidance system. Comprising a detailed
PS Engineerings PAR100EX system database and a proactive alerting capability, WireWatch
helps helicopter pilots avoid transmis-
Rockwell Collins sion lines and other hard-to-see
Rockwell Collins of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, showcased hazards.
its new Ascend Aircraft Information Manager, offering Sandels ST3400H HeliTAWS
secure, remote and wireless data transfer capabilities for is a three-ATI terrain safety system
Pro Line 4- and Pro Line 21-equipped aircraft. that uses the companys TrueAlert
The Ascend Aircraft Information Manager replaces the adaptive algorithms to under-
current method of manually transferring information via stand pilot intent and provide ter-
USB or laptop. rain alerting. With TrueAlert, pilots
Operators of Pro Line 4 or Pro Line 21 aircraft will be can take off, cruise, hover and land WireWatch has been added to
able to access the aircraft information manager service at off-airport locations without trig- Sandels ST3400H HeliTAWS
by adding the Rockwell Collins IMS-3500 information gering nuisance alerts, while still terrain avoidance system.
management server to their aircraft. receiving the benefits of Class A
The aircraft information manager is capable of secure- terrain and obstacle warnings during the entire flight.
ly uploading flight-critical database updates such as flight HeliTAWS also offers off-airport landing capability; a high-
management system, terrain awareness warning system, resolution 3-D terrain display; Class A HTAWS functionality;
surface management system, electronic charts and user and growth features such as NVIS compatibility and now
documentation to the aircraft anywhere in the world, as WireWatch. In addition to helicopter emergency medical
well as downloading mainte- services, HeliTAWS is suited for demanding missions such
nance information post-flight. as oil rig operations, tactical military support, airborne law
Flight departments can enforcement and search and rescue.
monitor the progress and To learn more, visit www.sandel.com or call 760-727-4900.
confirm successful installa-
tion of uploads by logging on Shadin Avionics
to the Ascend web portal. Shadin Avionics of St. Louis Park, Minn., announced
To learn more, visit www.rock- the first two products of the companys new AIS-450
wellcollins.com/ascend or call 319- Trident Digital/Synchro Data Converter Platform. Available
Rockwell Collins
Ascend Aircraft 295-4085. Continued on page 18
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approaches WAAS has made possible. And, the FAA promis- Starting after these years of culminated efforts, with WAAS
es several hundred more each year through the decades end. commissioning in 2003, hundreds of runway ends either have
or can get a precision-approach procedure capable of guiding
WAAS: The System airplanes down to as low as 300 feet above the ground at most
If you already are familiar with the basics of GPS, youre airports, and as low as 200 feet at airports with the proper
most of the way there. GPS, developed during the past 30 lighting and runway aids. This is as good as the ILS, but with-
years by the Department of Defense, employs more than two out the $1.5 million to $2 million equipment, site-preparation,
dozen satellites in low-Earth orbit. Those satellites broadcast installation and testing costs.
time-coded signals heard by GPS receivers; these receivers By contrast, the FAA pegs the cost of a new LPV approach
compare the data from three or more satellites and use the at less than $50,000 less when the agency tackles creating
coded data to calculate their position on or over Earth. multiple approaches at one airport at the same time.
While the precision of the data broadcast and receivers The results of this new capability are striking. As of April
capability is high, small technical issues can compound to 2010, more than 2,000 new LPV approaches were opera-
reduce the accuracy of the receivers calculations. tional, with more than 4,600 of the others and more to come.
Among those issues are satellite movement or drift, tiny These new approaches LNAV, LNAV/VNAV and LPV
clock errors, and signal-travel variations caused by atmo- benefit nearly 500 non-Part 139 airports and more than 50
spheric conditions. When compounded, these typically small Part 139 airports. Clearly, the system is delivering on its prom-
input flaws generate position errors in the receivers calcula- ise of enhancing IMC access to smaller airports.
tions; receivers accuracy abilities are only as good as the data And, this number doesnt cover those RNP procedures,
they use to make the calculations. which helped expand arrival and departures at many airports.
As a result, nominal GPS accuracy is between 50 and 100
feet laterally and vertically. New Access in New Ways
The FAA and its contractors created the WAAS system With WAAS/GPS capable of supporting a number of new
to correct such errors and provide corrected information to ways for aircraft to get around when the weather goes down,
receivers. the FAA has focused considerable resources on expanding
The WAAS architecture involves more than 25 geographi- the availability of these procedures, which are only possible
cally diverse ground stations, each one precisely surveyed with WAAS receivers and, in some cases, special approval
with its known position used to compare its own position to for aircraft and pilot training to use them.
calculation of the regular GPS satellite signals. Heres a snapshot of the benefits from WAAS and what
In the simplest terms, WAAS ground stations work like they offer pilots:
normal GPS receivers with a crib sheet they actually know RNP: Required navigation performance uses WAAS/GPS
where they are and can compare this knowledge to the calcu- alone or with other inputs, such as inertial reference and
lation that results from the satellite data. inertial navigation inputs to provide precise defined naviga-
When these ground stations detect inaccuracies, they send tion as the primary source of guidance. RNP standards define
a correction for their region to a set of master stations, which small route corridors that can be used in transitions, arrivals,
process the information and send it back to a pair of geosta- departures and approaches where geographic features or
tionary WAAS satellites parked above North America. traffic densities otherwise make the usual arrival types imprac-
Those satellites, in turn, broadcast corrected signals on a tical or excessively risky. Curved approaches in mountainous
separate frequency, corrections tailored to each ground sta- areas or within the arrival routes of a different airport in busy
tions service area. airspace are among the signature advantages of meeting
The WAAS channel in the GPS navigator receives the RNP standards.
correction signal, which results in demonstrated accuracy RNP capabilities are defined by the degree of accuracy
of about 9 feet, laterally and vertically. The demonstrated they provide, with RNP 1.0 at one mile, all the way down to
accuracy far exceeds the goals of 50 feet laterally and 66 feet RNP 0.3 yes, three-tenths of a mile for approaches and cer-
vertically; furthermore, the system reportedly never has shown tain transitions. To obtain FAA use of RNP-based procedures
errors in excess of about 40 feet. and benefits, the aircrafts navigation system must monitor
This vertical accuracy capability, in particular, underpins a its own accuracy and provide a means to alert the flight crew
family of new instrument approach procedures known as lat- should accuracy become suspect. Both aircraft and crew
eral precision with vertical guidance, or LPV, as well as other also must obtain Special Aircraft and Aircrew Authorization
benefits, such as required navigation performance arrival,
departure and newer RNAV approach procedures. Continued on following page
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WAAS/GPS WAAS Today: A Slightly Wounded System
Continued from page 21 On April 3, 2010, Intelsat, the FAA contractor controlling
the WAAS satellites, lost control of the Pacific WAAS satel-
Required or SAAR approval to fly RNP procedures. lite and the bird began drifting out of orbit and out of use.
LPV: Lateral precision with vertical guidance is the high- Thats one of two WAAS birds the system was designed to
est level of WAAS approach not requiring special aircrew use for maximum service and coverage.
training or certification. LPV provides the greatest precision But theres no need to panic. According to the FAA and
outside the RNP environment greater than the LNAV or the Department of Transportation, a fully reliable WAAS/
LNAV/VNAV approaches. Essentially, the WAAS/GPS pro- GPS remains available, working and accurate over about 95
vides for precise lateral and vertical guidance with the WAAS percent of the North American coverage area with northwest
navigator showing the aircrafts position in reference to the Alaska the lone exception.
published approach stored in its memory. The agencies also cautioned three to five periods of
With the WAAS/GPS tracking and comparing the aircraft unusable WAAS signals could occur during the year as the
to the defined centerline and glide path, the pilot sees indi- remaining satellite periodically shifts between ground links.
cations akin to the VHF indicator on an ILS approach: the But these periods are detectable and should be short in
course deviation indicator shows offset from the runway duration about five minutes according to the agency.
centerline and a glide-path position indicator shows the The FAA was working a fix for this problem, focusing
planes position relative to the pre-programmed-but-imag- primarily on accelerating testing and activation of a replace-
inary glideslope leading to a touchdown point beyond the ment satellite already in orbit. Another WAAS bird is due
runway threshold. for launch later this year, but getting it into service will take
Nearly 2,100 LPV approaches existed as of April 2010. about 18 months.
More than half of them were at airports lacking an ILS; The FAA expects to restore full WAAS coverage soon. In
many others went to ILS-served airports, but for runway the meantime, the system is operating under a single-point
ends not so equipped. failure mode, with only the one WAAS satellite supporting
LPV approaches also are the most common type of the service.
approach now, exceeding even CAT I ILS approaches and Thus, a renewed debate about the wisdom of shutting
the approach most general aviation pilots are apt to employ down Loran C stirred actually, a debate about the need
with their new WAAS navigators. for an independent alternative system capable of picking up
LNAV: This sort of approach also can provide curved the jobs of satellites should they become unusable for any
guidance, but the vertical guidance is dependent on actual reason.
barometrically corrected local altimeter settings for flying the
correct altitude at designated points on the approach. The WAAS Tomorrow: More Utility for NextGen, ADS-B
FAA has commissioned about 4,600 LNAV approaches as While the wonders of LPV approaches and RNP
of April 2010. procedures come into play today, in the here-and-now
LNAV/VNAV: An LNAV approach with the vertical descent world of aviators flying appropriately equipped aircraft,
path defined by a GPS-generated glide path displays a con- another larger role looms for WAAS in NextGen.
tinuous target altitude for the path and leads to a DH compa- With the FAA moving toward a system that uses
rable to the non-precision GPS approach. A certified altimeter aircraft-GPS-generated position reporting through
input for the GPS must be part of the package. About 2,000 the automatic dependent surveillancebroadcast, the
LNAV/VNAV approaches existed as of April 2010. accuracy of WAAS/GPS makes possible the reinven-
GPS approach: This form of non-precision approach was tion of traffic monitoring and management, which both
first deployed in the early 90s, when the first approach-capa- the agency and users are seeking.
ble navigators began appearing in aircraft cockpits. Most WAAS-level accuracy can combine with ground
of these approaches were drawn as overlays over existing hardware at airports to provide multiple simultane-
non-precision approaches NDB, DME arc and VOR ous instrument approaches in the worst weather, with
approaches. The FAA created others as standalones, using controllers confident of the position information before
arrival procedures more akin to an ILS or LOC approach, but them, enhancing separation and traffic flow.
solely dependent on local altimeter settings and an accurate WAAS and ADS-B can help separate ground traf-
altimeter. fic and taxiing aircraft. And, as radar systems leave
GPS approaches generally ended at a lower DH than service, Air Traffic Control can operate using ADS-B
any existing NPA. As more WAAS approaches have come position relaying with WAAS accuracy, allowing tighter
into existence, the number of GPS approaches supported spacing of aircraft and more direct operations all
has declined. The FAA expects to continue to shrink the based on the knowledge these position reports are the
number of GPS approaches from approximately 540 in most precise ever made available for air-traffic man-
April 2010. agement. q
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RECREATIONAL
Radios
How Fun Flyers Communicate and Navigate
S T O R Y B Y S C O T T M . S P A N G L E R
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A T-2C Buckeye from Courtesy Aircrafts online inventory has a Garmin GNS 430 in back (right) and a 530, SL40, and
TruTrak Flight Systems EFIS up front.
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RECREATIONAL RADIOS Antiques are the greatest challenge because they didnt
Continued from page 25 have electrical systems.
Antique aircraft have three options: a wind-driven
information source for homebuilders. system, such as Basic Aircraft Products TurboAlternator;
Garmin is found in more than 90 percent of stacks an engine-powered electrical system; or a rechargeable
in new homebuilts, often with a GPSMAP 396/496 in battery.
an AirGizmo panel mount, with a PS Engineering audio When Jerrie Rosie of Carlisle, Pa., bought his 1939
panel. Glass also is popular, with Advanced Flight Aeronca 65-LA, he replaced the Lycoming with a
Systems and Dynon Avionics leading the field for the Continental A65. The airplane doesnt make electricity,
homebuilt market. but it has lights, a Collins Microline VHF-251 comm, a
Many of the traveling machines, the RVs and fast- transponder of unknown make, and a Loran, which he
glass Lancairs have autopilots from TruTrak Flight replaced with a Garmin GPSMAP 196.
Systems. He runs the radios off a total loss system, a battery
Most builders buy new avionics, usually from local restored by trickle charger while hangared. I never use
shops, and many builders recommend waiting until the lights, so the battery drain is within reason and meets
working forward of the firewall before pulling the trigger the needs of my current flying, he said.
on their purchase. Buying boxes any sooner puts build- Rare Aircraft of Owatonna, Minn., restores a good num-
ers behind the curve when you finish the plane, said ber of antiques. Authenticity is important to owners, but not
Ron Duren, a mechanical engineer building an RV-7 in at the expense of capabilities.
Colorado. Its rare that they just want to have something pretty
New technologies and capabilities are coming out all sitting in the back of the hangar, said Jeremy Redmond
the time, and competition is really driving prices down, of Rare Aircraft.
especially in non-TSO avionics, Duren said. Im already They want to go enjoy the thingand they want it to work
resigned to the fact that I will wait until the last minute, as well as their Bonanza, he said.
buy my avionics, and know that a few years after its fly- Rare Aircraft adds electrical systems, starters and mod-
ing it will probably be out of date. ern avionics to an antiques equipment list. All of our work
Owners of older homebuilts, such as Mark Briggs of is commissioned, Redmond said, so Rare Aircraft installs
Ontario, Canada, are replacing ancient instruments, what the customer orders, including multi-display glass
literally World War II vintage, a 360-channel KX-170, a from Aspen Avionics. Many customers opt for a console
Bendix T12 ADF and a shout-loud intercom with new under the panel that holds a Garmin GNC 250XL, GTX
technology, a Dynon D100 EFIS, Lowrance 2000C GPS, 327 and PS Engineering PM1000 intercom.
Icom A210 comm, and Garmin GTX 320 transponder. Radial engines have proven the greatest challenge
because they were never designed around modern
VINTAGE radios, and vice versa, Redmond said. Over time, Rare
Vintage is a subjective term, as are the members of Aircraft has learned how to make them quieter with shield-
this family. Perhaps the most accepted timeline comes ing and special fittings for the magnetos and spark plugs.
from the Vintage Aircraft Association, a division of EAA Like the owners of most contemporary airplanes, Joe
dedicated to keeping these old birds flying. Antiques were Norris of Oshkosh, Wis., is not the first owner of the
built before Aug. 31, 1954, said H.G. Frautchy, executive Eisenhower-era Cessna 180 he has owned for 15 years,
director of the VAA. They are followed by classics, and and he is not the first to upgrade its panel. Five or six
then contemporary airplanes, which started rolling off pro- years ago I decided to do another modernizationto
duction lines Jan. 1, 1956. incorporate an IFR-certified GPS, he said.
Judges of these aircraft close the contemporary hangar To benefit from his familiarity with the equipment,
on Dec. 31, 1970, but many are still in production today. Norris ordered the replacement of the King KX-175B
Making up the majority of the GA fleet, they are the aircraft with a KX-155, the Garmin 250XL with a 430 and the
with which avionics shops are most familiar. Narco AT-50 with a Garmin GTX 327.
The older the airplane, the greater the challenge, This stack, like all the others found in antiques,
Frautchy said. But its not as bad as it used to be, classics, warbirds and homebuilts, might be another
because todays avionics draw less power. Youre able definition of personal flying the ability to install the
to put more capability in the airplane for the same amps. technology that best meets a pilots aviation needs. q
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Beech King Air 200
BEFORE
Lear 35
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Beech Baron 58
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Piper Cheyenne II
BEFORE
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Avoiding the
Bullies
Lightning & Turbulence
S T O R Y B Y D A V E H I G D O N
F
ly enough hours and chances grow for a pilot In aviation, the bullies are the conjoined twins:
to face weather conditions preferably avoid- lightning and turbulence. Only one other weather
ed. Pilots often fly circuitous deviations off condition matches the potential danger of a storm
the most direct route just to avoid such encounters. encounter: icing.
Think of a child taking the long way home to avoid A more subtle, silent threat, airframe icing
class bullies. morphs and degrades airfoil performance and
Bullies wait ahead, and straight ahead is the quickly adds weight. Conversely, lightning gener-
short way home. One choice offers greater safety ally is obvious in its malevolence, and turbulent
at the expense of time and distance; the shorter conditions almost always co-exist with electrical
way invites a licking. displays because, as were taught, its turbulence
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itself that generates static electricity, which lightning seven-year period 2003 through 2009 and found
releases. 80 incidents of turbulence seriously injuring one or more
Few aspects of aviating match the discomfort accom- people on the affected airplane.
panying a full-on encounter with a storm producing these Earlier this year, airliner captains twice diverted toward
two co-conspirators of lightning and turbulence. treatment for the injuries of passengers tossed about the
Turbulence doesnt automatically portend lightning. cabin. In one instance, 30 people on one airliner suffered
Other conditions cause turbulence: the shearing action injuries.
between layers of air moving in opposite directions; The plane itself faces risks depending on how the pilot
mountain-spurred turbulence from high winds; the bound- handles a rough-weather encounter. Go too fast in too
ary layer announcing the approach of a front. much turbulence and the airplane can break up; go too slow
While seldom as savage as the turbulence of a light- and control becomes more difficult.
ning-laden thunderstorm, these types of turbulence also Unfortunately, remaining grounded is the only definitive
justify avoidance because of the discomfort they create. way to avoid turbulence.
With its power to damage electrical and electronic
Degrees of Discomfort components while burning holes in the airframe, lightning
We seldom bat an eye at light turbulence when the sounds scarier than turbulence. The emphasis, however,
airplane experiences only slightly erratic changes in altitude should be on joint-avoidance efforts, and this is where tech-
or attitude. Should conditions progress into light chop, the nology can help your customers.
ongoing arrhythmic bumps it brings might wear on us. The symbiotic relationship between turbulence and
The rapid jolts and noticeable displacement of moderate lightning underpins one of the older, more useful onboard
turbulence should be a wake-up call to make a new deci- and ground tools for storm avoidance: the spherics device.
sion lest conditions progress to moderate chop with more Thanks to advances in radar displays, digital process-
frequent and pronounced arrhythmic bumps. ing, Doppler radar and lasers, we are closing in on tools to
We quickly recognize encountering severe turbulence, detect turbulence absent electrical discharges.
with large degrees of displacement and wide swings in
airspeed. Touch the edge of extreme turbulence, and the A Hazard-Avoidance Hat Trick
feeling most coveted is the relief of escaping to smooth air. Although we seldom tune in AM radio these days, it
Typically, those higher levels of turbulence come in the serves as an omni-directional lightning detector, picking
vicinity of a significant storm: Level 3 and above. But pilots up the burst of radio-frequency energy that occurs with
can find themselves in the maelstrom with little warning, lightning strikes and playing this energy as audible bursts
despite forecasts, even while turning to avoid similar condi- of static.
tions elsewhere. Building on the phenomenon, the avionics industry
While we generally see something of lightnings output, offers pilots several systems capable of detecting both the
we can only infer the location of turbulence, in part because soft, aerially discharged pulses of airborne turbulence and
weve learned of the conjoined nature of turbulence-gener- lightning.
ated lightning. This has made detecting lightning a primary A spherics device works on the same principal: Listen for
way of avoiding both electric and turbulent encounters. the same radio-frequency emissions of lightning strikes that
produce static on AM radio.
Risks Abound in Those Bumps Because of the sensitivity of these systems, they serve
Any encounter with the violence of severe or extreme as much as a tool for avoiding turbulence the harbinger
turbulence instills an appreciation for the chaos of the atmo- of static-electrical buildup as for the lightning itself.
spheric churn. Ignoring its power brings significant risks. A spherics device uses a sensitive directional antenna to
Turbulence is a main cause of injuries on airline flights. generate a bearing to the radio frequency; signal process-
The injuries generally result from a sudden, unexpected ing of the lightning signal to calculate distance; and convert
encounter with conditions that announce themselves by it into a display indication. The spherics hardware available
tossing unrestrained humans against the ceiling until gravity for aircraft offers sensitivities, accuracy levels and features
resumes control and drops the unfortunates.
The National Transportation Safety Board studied a Continued on following page
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AVOIDING THE BULLIES vider, and you get a broad picture of where not to go.
Continued from page 33 Theres also value in the other products delivered via
data-link.
that make them specifically attractive as one of the triumvi-
rate of weather-avoidance technologies. Active Avoidance: Tool Options
The two other technologies radar and data-link pro- Weather radar is all but nonexistent for the majority of
vide their own benefits, complementing the spherics device light general aviation aircraft, with only a few exceptions.
in cockpit functionality. Data-link and spherics, however, are adapted easily to
even the most modest aircraft. WxWorx, XM, WSI, Sirius
Airborne Radar, Cockpit Data-Link and WingMan are some of the sources for data-link weather
While the spherics device shows the location of air with service.
turbulence strong enough to generate electrical discharges Beyond the Nexrad Doppler radar images all of them
even outside a storm environment, a spherics device is provide, pilots also value lightning-strike information, winds
best complemented with at least one other avoidance tool: aloft, freezing levels, cloud levels, precipitation intensities and
in-cockpit weather data-link or onboard color weather radar. much more. Its like plugging into the Flight Service Station
Research has produced computer algorithms allowing weather display, with information updated every few minutes.
some airborne radar equipment to detect and display the The FAA promises similar services as part of its ADS-B
rapid, sometimes violently moving atmospheric bands that service through the flight information service-broadcast, or
produce turbulence in addition to better depiction of FIS-B. Getting FIS-B requires adding ADS-B In equipment.
rainfall intensity.
Modern Doppler radar adds depth to the capability of Going Data-Link: Plenty of Options
onboard color weather radar with color-coding for turbulent Among the wonders of modern avionics, data-link ser-
conditions that differentiates it from rainfall levels. While vices are available through a wide variety of installed and
todays color Doppler radar systems vastly improve on the portable solutions, which all share common elements.
detection of rain and painting the variations in rainfall within First, data-link needs a color display on which to view
a storm, they are limited to seeing out a couple hundred delivered data and images. In this area, pilots enjoy the
miles. broadest range of options imaginable, from the entire
Both radar and lasers have been tested as technologies spectrum of panel-mounted multi-function displays to a
to detect turbulence in clear conditions, but primarily for host of portable devices.
transport-category and larger business aircraft, and only Garmins 396, 496 and 696 are weather-data-link
within a few miles of the aircraft. capable, as is the companys Aera line of portables, which
Data-link services offer another direction general aviation includes models capable of displaying satellite weather.
pilots can take. Like radar and spherics, data-link requires Displays as small as Honeywells AV8OR, the larger
equipment to receive and display the weather products, plus AV8OR Ace and two AV8OR 3D models all can display
a delivery service subscription. The wealth of information WX weather.
available can greatly improve a pilots situational awareness Pretty much any panel-mounted MFD also can display
and do so for the entire Lower 48 states, providing the satellite or ground-based, data-link weather. Honeywells
pilot with a view hundreds of miles out and in all directions. new KLN 770 all-in-one nav/comm/GPS receiver/MFD
Many pilots consider the data-link option a perfect com- also works here, as do Garmins GNS 430 and GNS 530
plement to the onboard spherics device even when they all-in ones and many of Avidynes MFDs.
have access to airborne weather radar. Beyond the display solution employed, the pilot needs
Among the data-link products pilots most covet is an old, two other items a dealer or shop can help with: a data-
familiar friend from TV weather shows: Nexrad, or next- link receiver specific to the delivery-service provider that
generation Doppler radar. works with the display of choice; and a subscription to
The Nexrad weather radar images employed in data-link the data-link service generally priced at about $50 per
services show severity of precipitation and turbulent air in month.
the color magenta, thanks to the systems ability to detect No data-link-using pilot I know would willingly give up
direction and velocity of water in the atmosphere. Couple his data-link.
this information with the instant display of lightning strikes
and long-range lightning information from the data-link pro- Continued on page 36
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AVOIDING THE BULLIES ing most of these systems requires
Continued from page 34 accurate mapping of radio-fre-
quency sources and interference
Autopilot Sales, Service, Installations Spherics Devices: in the actual aircraft with place-
Avionics Sales, Service, Installations More Options than Ever ment of antennae in spots with
Cessna Single & Multi-Engine Labeled by some as the poor- little or no RF interference.
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Texaco FBOSparks Aviation Center to be the best weather-avoidance keting for Avidyne. Without taking
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spherics detector. detection and avoidance tool.
Avidynes system offers its own Data-link is only as accurate
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cells as opposed to merely iden- static, single-snapshot picture
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weight and size, and whether the headband can cre- ACTIVE NOISE REDUCTION
ate a hotspot on your scalp. Comfort is the key; The advent of active noise reduction, or ANR, started
otherwise youll be tugging at the headset instead of a mini-revolution in aviation headset design and market-
flying the plane. Individuals with large ears may find ing back in the mid-90s. Suddenly, regardless of what you
some headsets dont fit well, creating more hotspots. flew, the background sounds reaching your ears had much
An ANR headset with too-small earcups should be less energy behind them, making for a quieter flight experi-
rejected outright, because it never will provide effec- ence and reducing noise-generated fatigue. At the same
tive noise reduction. Instead, find a headset with timeand contrary to concerns many pilots expressANR
earcups large enough to fit completely over the ears, doesnt interfere with irregular sounds an aircraft might make.
or consider an in-the-ear model described below and Rather than suppressing the sound of flaps or landing gear
forego ANR. being operated, or a warning horn, an ANR headset actually
Some of these factors wont be known until after enhances perception of those sounds.
using the headset for a while, so it might be a good idea The way ANR works is important. Each sound we hear
to borrow an example from a friend or rent one from an has a specific amplitude and frequency, which can be rep-
FBO for a flight to determine if its what you want. Many resented by a sine wave. The ANR headsets microphone
vendors also offer no-questions-asked returns, if your
selection doesnt work out for any reason. Continued on following page
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Continued from page 39
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Pearson International YYZ
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Buttonville YKZ (Leggat Hangar) ground noise, but its energy is greatly reduced, helping enhance transitory
sounds like the landing gear coming down.
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24/7 AOG they are built with large, cushioned earcups fitting over and around the ear.
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Like non-ANRor passiveheadsets, the earcups contain small speakers
Full capability on GNS430 and
GNS530 Series Transceivers reproducing audio from the radios and the intercom while producing the
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tightthey often clamp snugly onto the wearers head and can grow uncomfort-
able on longer flights. Without that tightness, more noise can seep in.
Manufacture Repair As a rule, however, they do everything else rather well, including faithful
reproduction of ATC and intercom audio. Like their ANR counterparts, they usu-
Buy Line Sell ally come with high-quality microphones, facilitating intra-cockpit communica-
Maintenance tions and helping ensure ATC can hear you.
Passive headsets are relatively inexpensive, at least when compared to a
similar ANR model. They make good choices for pilots seeking a bargain or
students unsure of whether they want to invest in a more-expensive version
before completing their training. They also can be a good choice for passen-
When you count gers, especially on short trips, when the pilot reserves the ANR headset.
CASTLEBERRY. lightweight or in-the-ear headsets are growing more popular. Instead of a pair
of earcups, these headsets use at least one earpiece inserted into the outer ear
canal, with a microphone boom extending close to the mouth. Some use an
over-the-ear loopsimilar to a cellphone headsetwhile others employ a head-
band over or behind the head to position the headset when in use.
Electronics are built into the microphone boom or a smaller enclosure on the
headband. Instead of ANR technology, these lightweight headsets depend on
acoustic materials in the earpiece(s) and completely fill the ear canals opening
to keep unwanted noise to a minimum.
The lightweight headsets major advantage is comfort, especially for those
who find it difficult or impossible to wear an earcup-equipped headset. They also
are more popular in quieter aircraft, like jets and some turboprops.
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Manufacturer Model(s) Features Options
MSRP
Pro Aviation Headset Auxiliary Audio Input, Double-Ear, TSOd n/a $695
Clarity Aloft
Aviation Headset Auxiliary Audio Input, Double-Ear, Stereo n/a $525
Lightspeed Mach 1 Auxiliary Audio Input, Double-Ear, Stereo Custom Molded Earplugs $425
Bose A20 Auto Shutoff, Auxiliary audio input, Dual Volume Controls, Bluetooth, Helicopter, Wired or Portable $1095
(AEA Member) Stereo
Boswell Boswell ANR Pilot Auto Shutoff, Auxiliary audio input, Dual Volume Controls, n/a $249
Headset Stereo
X11 Auxiliary audio input, Dual Volume Controls, Stereo Wired or Portable $865
David Clark H10-13X Auto Shutoff, Dual Volume Controls Helicopter, Wired or Portable $676
(AEA Member)
H20-10X Auto Shutoff, Dual Volume Controls Helicopter, Wired or Portable $813
H10-56HXL Auto Shutoff, Dual Volume Controls, Helicopter Headset Wired or Portable $792
Denali ANR Auto Shutoff, Stereo n/a $599
Flightcom
Classic ANR Dual Volume Controls, Stereo Helicopter $389
Zulu Auto Shutoff, Auxiliary audio input, Bluetooth, Stereo Helicopter, Wired or Portable $900
LightSpeed
Sierra Auxiliary audio input, Bluetooth (cellphone only), Stereo n/a $600
HMEC 250 Auxiliary Audio Input, Built-in Intercom, Dual Volume n/a $549
Controls
Sigtronics S-AR Stereo Helicopter (mono) $449
C-300 Auxiliary Audio Input, Stereo n/a $475
C-200 Auxiliary Audio Input, Stereo Wired or Portable $399
SoftComm
C-90 Auxiliary Audio Input n/a $299
C-45-20 Color Choice Wired or Portable, Youth Model $279
Stratus 50 Digital Auto Shutoff, Auxiliary Audio Input, Stereo Wired or Portable $749
Telex Stratus 30XT Auto Shutoff, Auxiliary Audio Input, Rechargeable Wired or Portable $549
Stratus 30 Auto Shutoff, Auxiliary Audio Input n/a $429
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PASSIVE HEADSETS
Base
Manufacturer Model(s) Features Options
MSRP
PA-1181T Auxiliary Audio Input, PTT Switch, Stereo Color Choice, Helicopter $195
S-68 Reversible Flex Mic Boom Helicopter, Stereo, Youth Model $252
S-58 Reversible Flex Mic Boom Helicopter, Stereo, Youth Model $237
Echelon 25XT Auxiliary Audio Input, Dual Volume Controls, Stereo n/a $329
Telex
Echelon 20 Flex Mic Boom n/a $199
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Coverage tions, or below certain minimum altitudes. This drawback
Services like Inmarsat-based SwiftBroadband offer may well be offset by the relatively lower cost of acquir-
near-global coverage at a maximum download speed ing, installing and operating a ground-based system.
of 432 Kbps, according to Hawker Beechcraft, while Obviously, determining where you plan to fly a broad-
ViaSats Yonder network offers download speeds of 1-to- band-equipped aircraft is a good place to start when
2 Mbps and upload speeds of 128-to-1,024 kbps. Other shopping for airborne broadband. For example, if the
Ka/u-band satellite providers advertise peak speeds in candidate is an intercontinental business jet spending a
the 2-to-9 Mbps range. Non-Inmarsat satellite-based lot of its time over one or more oceans, broadband ser-
solutions are regional in the scope, however, and might vice using only ground-based stations instead of satellites
not be available at all over remote areas. wont provide much utility. On the other hand, we hardly
AirCellwhich also offers SwiftBroadband and Iridium- need trans-oceanic coverage for an executive helicopter
based servicesoffers its own mobile airborne network based in Boston.
using a modified version of the same ground-based 3G A satellite-based service is offered for wide-body air-
technology employed by Sprint, Verizon and other cell- line airframes through a partnership between Panasonic
phone providers to provide mobile coverage over the con- and AeroMobile. Its probably just a matter of time before
tinental U.S. and portions of Alaska. Unlike the satellite- it, and other competitors, offer worldwide 3G/GSM cover-
based solutions centered on Inmarsat satellites and those age to business aircraft operators.
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CHOOSING AN AIRBORNE BROADBAND SYSTEM of the U.S. and Wi-Fi operation anywhere, including on the
Continued from page 47 ground and below 10,000 feet. Handsets can also be added
for worldwide voice calls.
Connectivity
As the foregoing indicates, the bandwidth to which users Office In The Sky?
may be accustomed at their ground-bound desks likely wont be For many of us, the opportunity and ability to use personal
available when airborne. Additionally, the type of in-cabin con- or business aircraft for regular transportation offers a side ben-
nectivity available for various personal electronic devices varies, efit: the luxury of getting away from the office for a few hours,
either by technology and/or service provider. during which were not connected to the rest of the world. For
Of course, with higher bandwidths, more data can be trans- others, however, the idea of being out of touch during even a
mitted or received in a given time period. This has implications short flight is unthinkable. Until recently, the always-connected
when attempting to use airborne broadband for in-flight enter- had few options when airborne. Now, they do. The table below
tainment systems, for example, or when headquarters needs to summarizes some of these options.
review that multi-megabyte PowerPoint presentation before its The foregoing cannot encompass all current and future
delivered. Generally, low-bandwidth solutions like Inmarsats are airborne broadband providers, compromises and equip-
adequate for voice and data, perhaps not simultaneously. ment requirements. Also, its likely information on this mar-
Higher-bandwidth solutions like Ka/u satellites and 3G/GSM ket segment will require constant updating as technologies,
solutions also allow voice and data connections, and may be providers and services evolve, and costs decrease. Its a
sufficient for exchanging large files and multimedia content. fair bet well see airborne broadband become seamless
Simultaneous voice/data communications should be effortless. and common aboard business aircraft in coming years.
One thing to keep in mind is the ability to combine tech- Until the market matures, potential customers are strongly
nologies and/or providers. For example, according to Hawker advised to do research and carefully consider communica-
Beechcraft, an Aircell system can be combined with a tion and geographic needs, and whether their aircraft can
SwiftBroadband system using a Wi-Fi router. This ultimate accommodate the required equipment and budget. As
configuration provides the operator with the fastest data opera- always, the best place to start is your favorite avionics
tion in the U.S., worldwide coverage at a lower speed outside shop. q
Aircell
Inmarsat: Cobham
EMS
ARINC Direct
Honeywell
Satcom Direct Global, except 432 Kbps 22 in. x 6 in. x Various, up to
Up to 34 lbs. ICG Up to $330,000
Stratos poles (e.g., DSL) 5 in. $3,000
Rockwell Collins
Vizada
True North
Thales
Thrane & Thrane
Gulfstream
Ka/u-Band (BBML)
satellIte:
Multiple 9 Mbps Approximately 12 in. x 12 in. Various, up to
ARINC Direct Rockwell
Collins Up to $400,000
regions (e.g., cable) 42 lbs. x 13 in. $8,000
Satcom Direct (eXchange)
ViaSat (Yonder)
Ground-Based
Continental 6 in. x 5 in. x
3G/Gsm: 3.1 Mbps Approximately Approximately Various, up to
U.S., portions 7 in. Aircell
Aircell (e.g., 3G) 15 lbs. $85,000 $2,000
of Alaska (two required)
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The increase in value, the decrease in real prices and other many pilots prefer graphic engine monitors or engine analyz-
benefits pushed glass-panel upgrades to the top of the wish-list ers, or full-graphic engine-condition-and-monitoring such
for many pilots and, in particular, owners. systems get into a different area with a variety of powerplant
The buy-in for the most-basic glass no longer rivals the parameters to present as an element in their functionality.
market value of many older airplanes which would benefit from Similarly, PFDs and MFDs offer varying degrees of func-
the upgrade. tionality.
Instead of $18,000 to $25,000 for a basic system for a cer- They are the two most-commonly sought upgrades; both
tificated airplane hundreds of which wont fetch those dollar are standard on virtually all new FAR 23 aircraft. And, light
amounts in a normal market an aircraft owner can get the sport aircraft offers glass, sometimes as standard, but other-
most-basic glass-panel functions for about $6,000, plus instal- wise optional.
lation costs. So, moving forward on that basis, lets review the vagaries
Of course, more sophistication, more glass-panel depth and of these two technologies PFD and MFD.
more redundancy are available.
An owner can double down on flight instruments, navigation PFD Your Basic Six-Pack Carryout Option
indicators, moving map and hazard detection functionality and Sounds a lot like primary flight instruments, doesnt it?
provide the plane with full redundancy in all those functions It rings the same because they share primary-flight instru-
without breaking $20,000. You can, of course, spend far more ments chores with six primary flight instruments packaged in
creating the custom panel of your dreams. a single box with a common screen.
For turbine aircraft, particularly FAR 25 hardware, such This six-pack includes:
equipment is stellar in its capabilities and, at least in the eyes Attitude Indicator: to show your relative angle to the
of the average owner, stellar in price, with low six figures the horizon in roll and pitch to keep you straight and
starting point. level.
That disparity in price lends itself to the value quotient many Turn Indicator: to show when youre turning and at
owners attach to converting. That is, the owner of a $25,000 what rate to tell you when youre changing heading.
airplane may balk at spending that much to go glass but hap- Directional Gyro: to show the heading youre steering
pily spend $6,000 and change to gain most of the benefits of to get you to your destination.
an EFIS panel. Altimeter: to know how high you go to clear terrain
Traffic, terrain, landscape details, enhanced-vision and syn- and obstacles.
thetic-vision, air data and engine data if you want it, theres a Vertical Speed Indicator: to show how quickly youre
solid-state display system able to do it. changing altitude, up and down to control your
When considering converting to a 21st century digital panel transitions.
with graphic displays from analog and steam-gauge-era instru- Airspeed Indicator: to show how fast youre traveling
ments and gyroscopic instruments, there are several important through the air to know when we will get there.
questions to answer: Thats the six. But, theres one more little, modest, too-
What do you want? often overlooked member of the standard six-pack: the slip-
What do you need? skid ball previously packaged as part of the turn coordinator
How much are you able to spend? to tell when you fly a coordinated turn.
And when all at once or phased in? The first advantage when considering a PFD upgrade is
If you own or are building an experimental aircraft, you have the weighing aspect.
an abundance of choices including all the certificated products In general, the electronic PFD and its associated sensors
well review in that half of this buyers guide. weigh less than the three spinning-iron gyroscopes used for
If youre flying a certificated aircraft and approval of equipment is decades the AI, TI and DG.
important to you, youre more limited. But, you can still install some Ditto for the three air-data instruments, each with a spiral,
experimental/non-TSOd hardware as non-essential equipment. hollow metal tube and the associated gears and needles and
the heavy plastic or metal cases.
Basics: Defining Terms & Scope Some PFDs can save as much as a dozen pounds.
Going glass, as noted, covers a lot of territory more than Replacing old, analog sensors and gyros are modern,
we can embrace. solid-state attitude heading and reference system and solid-
So, were going to focus our glass on two types of glass-pan- state air-data sensors. Today, these systems can fit in less
el products: primary flight displays and multifunction displays.
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GLASS RETROFITS FOR TYPE CERTIFICATED AIRCRAFT play videos. It depends solely on the availability of inputs
Continued from page 51 and links to the sensors and receivers needed to provide
the information.
space than a deck of cards. Best of all, the creative geniuses behind these wonders
The designers of todays leading PFDs also equip them to have managed to expand functionality while retaining the
serve as electronic navigation indicators course-deviation value equation without neglecting the original function of
indicators, even horizontal situation indicators. the MFD: the moving-map display. Today, it is more useful
Some PFDs can host multiple navigators, GPS, VORs, than ever thanks to features, such as terrain-warning color-
DME, NDB, you name it, with multiple simultaneous indica- coding and alerts, based on the units software and GPS
tions on some. input of position, altitude, speed and flight vector.
With these options the PFD takes more functionality and From its founding function to the present, the MFDs can
further de-clutters the panel in the process, shedding more elevate the situational awareness of the pilot using it and
weight. provide an excellent companion to the PFD in making over
an airplane panel to all-glass.
MFD All-Purpose Depth Defines Multifunction
Multifunction display what does it do? Buyers Guide: Product Choices
The Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English This collection covers some of the basic features and
defines multifunction as a machine, piece of equipment or functions of available primary flight displays and multi-
building designed to have several different uses. function displays for certificated aircraft. It is worth noting
However, these devices didnt break into aircraft panels approved avionics also may be used in experimental air-
as MFDs, but rather as moving-map displays. They quickly craft, though shop installation may be required by the avion-
gained appeal among pilots who, in particular, flew aircraft ics manufacturer.
with an area-nav system such as Loran C or the newly
dominant GPS. Aspen Avionics
The earliest panel-mounted Loran C and GPS faces gen- The companys cleverly formed Evolution Flight Display
erally showed course, heading, and, typically, some form of system includes products that cover both bases, MFD and
integral CDI a graphic-version of the needle-based round PFD and with a variety of depth and budget impacts.
instruments used with VHF navigators. Both the Evolution 1000 Pilot PFD and Evolution 1000
Even small grayscale LCD maps, such as one introduced Pro PFD sport integral AHRS for all the attitude and air data
in the late 80s and early 90s, needed space in the panel. and full glass flight-instrument functionality airspeed and
With lightning detectors, a couple of CDIs, an ADF panel, altitude vertical tapes, a slaved DG with heading bug, attitude
transponder, a couple of navs and a couple of comm radios, indicator, vertical speed indicator, turn indicator plus, inte-
finding a place to put a map was a challenge short of a gral emergency GPS receivers and back-up battery.
major, expensive full-panel makeover. There is even a base map with flight-plan legs, waypoints,
They quickly lost the moving-map moniker once engi- curved flight paths and nearby navaids, real-time winds-aloft
neers tackled the space constraints and added functions to speed and direction, and an integral altitude alerter.
the new color displays. The Pro PFD adds a full electronic HIS with dual point-
Today, the once-rudimentary moving-map truly serves ers, built-in GPS steering for autopilots, separate approach
multiple functions, depicting the location of lightning-strike minimum-altitude alerting and support for dual GPS and
data from separate sensors, traffic from separate sensors, dual VHF nav radios.
terrain elevation detail from its own database, as well as Optional upgrades available for the Pro PFD include
airports, airways and navaids, cities, towns, rivers and detail-rich synthetic vision system software and a hazard-
highways all factors that added to the popularity of these awareness system upgrade that adds weather with the
devices now sold as multifunction displays. Aspen EWR50 weather receiver or an equivalent, and traffic
capabilities with the appropriate input.
Long Live the MFD Aspens Evolution 500 and Evolution 1000 MFDs offer
Today, the basic displays also serve as the ADS-B In sectional-style moving maps with hazard-awareness over-
window to the traffic-information system-broadcast and flight lays, charts, geo-referenced airport diagrams, customizable
information service. screen layouts, and integral back-up batteries.
When installed in a panel with compatible hardware, an The Evolution 1000 MFD adds an integral back-up GPS
MFD may also enhance redundancy and safety as a back- and a duplicate sensor set to back-up any Aspen PFD.
up to a failed PFD display. The company also offers these four units in three combo
The displays also will play satellite-weather data from packages: the Evolution 1500 package with the 500 MFD
subscription services, display engine-operating data and Continued on page 54
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GLASS RETROFITS FOR TYPE CERTIFICATED AIRCRAFT tor custom programmed for the aircraft during installation.
Continued from page 52 Other helpful features include a large-jet-style skid/slip
indicator at the top of the DG arc, trend indicators and the
and 1000 Pro PFD; the Evolution 2000 package pairing the ability to interface with a variety of autopilots and navigator
1000 MFD and 1000 Pro PFD; and the Evolution 2500 pack- systems.
age, a full triple-header with the Pro 1000 PFD matched up Now, for the old part of the glass-cockpit product line: the
with flanking 500 and 1000 MFD units. KMD 550 and KMD 850, two of the true veterans of the fleet.
Prices start at $4,995 for the 500 MFD or $5,995 for the Both provide detailed color base-map functions refer-
Pilot PFD. The company also offers special MFD and PFD enced by the input of an external GPS navigator.
units designed specifically for the more demanding environ- They also serve as backbones for the companys inte-
ment of a helicopter installation. grated hazard awareness system, displaying information
For more information, visit www.aspenavionics.com. on the same 5-inch screen size using the same AMLCD
Avidyne Corp. technology, control architecture and format.
A pioneer in glass-cockpit technology, Avidynes product They differ only in their input capabilities, with the 850
line includes two PFDs and two MFDs as retrofit options for capable of displaying on-board radar graphics thanks to an
owners interested in upgrading. integral interface. The interfaces also are available to put
The PFD4000 primary flight display is Avidynes new traffic, satellite weather and terrain avoidance inputs.
compact system offering, featuring an 8-inch XGA backlit For more information, visit www.bendixking.com.
display unit that can mount in the shallowest panels its Cobham
only 3.5 inches deep thanks to a remote unit housing the Cobham provides the descendants of the innovative EFIS
ADAHRS and pitot-static system hook-ups required for air- hardware launched under the old Sierra Flight Systems ban-
data computation. ner, and the PFD and MFD products available today bear
The EXP5000 offers a 10.4-inch display, with the ADAHRS the fruit of the early innovations.
integrated into the 9.4-inch-deep cabinet. Features include Sporting a textured 3-D display before synthetic vision
multiple nav inputs and helpful items such as 6-second trend systems became plentiful, the Cobham PFD EFIS employs
indicators for airspeed, altitude and heading something heads-up symbology also pioneered on the original systems.
normally found only on larger integrated avionics packages Complementing the PFD EFIS is Cobhams MFD EFIS
for turbine aircraft. with integral terrain alerting and innovations, such as an
Avidyne also offers the EXP5000 as an MFD without engine-out glide rung and trend predictors, which can be
the ADAHRS, or in a smaller-screen MFD package as the combined.
EXP500. The EFIS and MFD packages can be combined in a vari-
Avidynes EX600 and EX5000 MFDs also are leaders in ety of two, three, four or five-screen configurations, depend-
the field, offering a full array of weather radar, lightning and ing on the owners needs and budget.
traffic overlaid on the main map display, or toggled off for For more information, visit www.cobham.com.
viewing on a dedicated page, if desired.
For more information, visit www.avidyne.com. Garmin International
When it comes to integrating different functions into a
Bendix/King by Honeywell
single unit, Garmin holds the lead on offerings, starting with
Something new, something old thats the status of its ground-breaking GNS and newer GTN touch series line
PFD and MFD products from one of aviations oldest, most- of GPS/nav/comm units.
respected avionics names, Bendix/King. Garmin offers two unique upgrade solutions, both com-
On the new front is the innovative KFD 840 PFD, part of bining a PFD and MFD into a single dual-screen form, the
the companys Apex Edge line of products. Sporting a large G600 and G500.
8.4-inch screen, the KFD 840 is sized to fit into the same Both provide the convenience of a single-unit panel
horizontal and vertical space of the six-pack instruments its installation with the advantages of two separate screens
intended to replace. and functions.
The integral ADAHRS handles attitude and air-data sens- The twin screens sit side-by-side in their respective
ing, while a remote magnetometer keeps DG alignment in 10-inch-wide by 6.7-inch-high packages, each measuring
line. 6.5 inches diagonally. The units shallow 3.25-inch depth
The screen display uses translucent vertical tapes for alti- lends well to a host of difficult panel situations.
tude, airspeed, vertical speed and the glideslope line which But, its the functional depth that pilots find appealing. The
appears only when needed. G500 is approved for use in class 1 and class 2 aircraft, the
The 840 pioneered a feature starting to appear more
widely an on-screen, graphic weight-and-balance calcula- Continued on page 56
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GLASS RETROFITS FOR TYPE CERTIFICATED AIRCRAFT area-nav sensor while adding many of the benefits of a
Continued from page 54 modern EFIS cockpit.
The result is Rockwell Collins Pro Line Integrated Display
G600 in class 3 planes. System, which combines as few as two display screens a
Integral terrain and mapping databases provide map PFD and MFD with existing systems to replace the old
graphics driven by an external GPS system. And, Garmins analog gyro, air-data and navigation indicators originally
popular Flite Charts and Safe Taxi airport-taxi diagram prod- installed.
ucts are pre-installed; optional geo-referenced Chart View Weight reduction is substantial, with cuts of 30 to 50
products also are available with a subscription. pounds possible, while adding the improved reliability and
The biggest differences come in the approval and stan- serviceability of the electronics and solid-state displays.
dard-equipment list. And, configurations tailored to the aircraft with as many as
Running Level B-approved software, the G600 is RVSM four displays are possible, allowing coverage of everything
eligible, offers Garmins SVT Synthetic Vision Technology from weather to navigation to engine- and cabin-manage-
standard, a standard radar interface which can replace an ment. Thanks to a sophisticated display interface unit, both
attitude-based autopilots sensing gyro with attitude sensing digital and analog data can be fed to the 8-by-10-inch dis-
direct from the units AHRS. Internal terrain awareness and play screens.
warning system functionality is an available option. For more information, visit www.rockwellcollins.com.
As a result, the G500s base price runs about half that of
the G600 exclusive of options available on both. Universal Avionics
And, Garmin also offers the mission-hardened G500H for A favorite of turbine-aircraft crews around the world,
helicopter retrofit. Universal Avionics offers a number of feature-rich items
For functionality, the G500, G500H and G600 all serve tailored for retrofit applications.
up solid value. Among the standouts is Universals MFD 640 offering, a
Garmins GMX 200 is another good story. compact 5X6 ATI standard package that delivers a big 6.43-
A stand-alone MFD with excellent clarity and color on inch diagonal high-resolution screen.
a 6.5-inch diagonal screen, the GMX 200 can serve up Among the functions available on the MFD 640 is
detailed terrain mapping, hazard-awareness system graph- Universals TAWS terrain awareness and warning system
ics and geo-referenced charts, among its many attributes. displays in map, profile and 3-D views. The unit also can
Another is a competitive pricing structure that allows tailor- display weather radar, datalink-provided weather graphics,
ing the unit to the owners needs and enhancing its value information from an FMS that covers the flight plan, navaids,
quotient, as do the 800-plus aircraft in which the GMX 200 airports and more.
is STCd. For attitude and air data, Universal offers several solu-
For more information, visit www.garmin.com. tions, including the EFI-550, EFI-640 and the top-end EFI-
Honeywell 890R.
Bendix/King parent Honeywell offers a variety of inte- The EFI-890R provides all the needed functions expected
grated flight-deck hardware for business-turbine cockpits, in an electronic primary flight display, thanks to a large
but the MFRD/80-5204 stands out as something different: a 8.9-inch diagonal display. For example, in addition to the
multifunction radar display that can add new functions to the normal PFD display, charts, plates, airport diagrams and
space where an old radar-only display lives in flight decks checklists, the EFI-890R can be configured as a composite
of many cabin-class piston twin and propjet twin and single. PFD/HSI with weather overlaid on the lower, HSI portion of
Measuring a mere 4.8 inches high and 6.24 inches wide, the display.
the MFRD/80-5204 also employs modern, power-stingy The unit also supports both Universals Vision-1 and EVS
AMLCD display to a role previously dominated by small sensor input, as well as remote-video input, making the EFI-
CRTs. 890R flexible enough to function in both the PFD and MFD
But, unlike many old radar displays, the MFRD/80-5204 roles, as well, with its depth in maps, weather and TAWS
can play well with a number of traffic-alert and collision- functions.
avoidance sensors, ground-proximity systems, as well as a Aircraft owners may consider the other options available
variety of flight-management systems and GPS navigators. from Universal in the EFI-550 and EFI-650 both highly
For more information, visit www.honeywell.com. capable PFD solutions and STCd for a variety of installa-
tions.
Rockwell Collins For more information, visit www.uasc.com. q
The folks in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, recognized the need
of many business-turbine flight decks for a way to upgrade
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However, many of those same owners have shared adding glass to their panels.
a bit of eagerness to find the affordable system and just ADS-B fit into a transition that embraces these new
do it that is, they are ready to move on to ADS-B, and technologies among the most-coveted in flying.
move all-in. And, the reason is those two services, which, No, they wont transform your pilot skills, but they can
strangely, the FAA has yet to include in rulemaking or transform your situational awareness. And, a WAAS GPS
otherwise promulgate standards. but one way to satisfy the need for an ADS-B navigation-
But, the agency offers them, promotes them, and data source also can expand your capabilities.
theyre a pretty good deal at many levels particularly Conforming to requirements informs controllers with
if youre flying without some of general aviations great- needed information. This goes hand-in-hand with in-cockpit
est assets: near-live airborne weather information and traffic and weather without additional hardware or sub-
images and airborne traffic-advisory system. scription fees.
If youre flying an aircraft equipped like most, you likely The ground network continues to grow toward full
have a GPS of some type portable to panel-mounted ground-network coverage by 2013; the FAA is shooting
but lack a new one with wide-area augmentation system for full operability far earlier than 2020 but allowing the
functionality. You may lack a GPS and a multifunction added time to assure itself of a smooth transition.
display, an anti-collision system or on-board Doppler So, remember: ADS-B Out is mandatory in just a
weather radar. little more than eight years.
As popular and available as these hazard-avoidance
technologies are, they still arent in most aircraft par-
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INS AND OUTS OF ADS-B The data an aircraft broadcasts includes highly accu-
Continued from page 61 rate position information supplied by a navigation source
either a performance-qualified RNAV or inertial-nav
You can wait and see; fit the update into a panel source or the most-popular method which this article
makeover or other upgrade. focuses on, WAAS GPS connected to the aircrafts
But, if youre already lacking weather and traffic or ADS-B Out transmitter; the GPS data package also
would like more or better consider going all in and includes speed and direction of flight. The aircrafts alti-
adopting ADS-B In at some point, as well. tude source must be the same as the altitude source of
Once you do, youll gain benefits from the system and the encoder, and it is important that the aircraft's ADS-B
not merely contribute Out benefits to the FAA and, in the system and tansponder/encoder system report the same
process, enhance your hazard-awareness several levels. altitude.
And here's a tip worth remembering: When the time Finally, the aircrafts ADS-B Out system updates the
comes, replace a failed Mode A/C transponder with a data broadcast hundreds of times per minute.
modern Mode S model capable or upgradeable to Receiving these data broadcasts are ground repeater
deliver ADS-B Out. Youll satisfy the regulatory require- stations connected to controllers via ground-communica-
ment at a competitive price. tions computer processors; those stations already num-
ber more than 300, with about 800 total planned.
So, how does this all differ from todays ATC surveil-
lance technologies?
Today, when a surveillance radar beam sweeps
ADS-B Out Equipment Requirements: or pings an aircraft transponder, the transponder
replies by broadcasting one of 4,009 discrete four-digit
WAAS GPS or other performance-compliant navigator codes, along with altitude data derived by an encoder
stand-alone (blind), integral to a single-box ADS-B system or attached to the transponder. The computers take the
a panel-mounted navigator. transponder squawks and process them into targets on
ADS-B Out Transmitter, either a 978 MHz ADS-B stand- controllers screens showing the aircrafts code, its posi-
alone transmitter or UAT; or 1090ES Unit, stand-alone or an tion, altitude and a flight vector.
ADS-B Capable Mode S Transponder and an antenna. Flying the en route system, the computers update
position reports every couple of minutes; radar in ter-
minal areas updates the screen image several times a
ADS-B In Equipment Requirements: minute.
(in addition to Out hardware) And, the data lacks anything approaching the preci-
sion of the ADS-B Out.
978 MHz ADS-B Receiver or 978 UAT to receive the Out Not only is the data updated multiple times a second,
signals of other aircraft, as well as FIS-B and TIS-B data; or the GPS-provided data broadcast incorporates informa-
1090ES also able to receive TIS-B and a display screen of tion corrected by the wide-area augmentation system,
some type to show FIS-B and TIS-B images and text; can be and WAAS delivers position accuracy of less than 50 feet
stand-alone, MFD or the screen of a GPS navigator. laterally, under 15 feet vertically and within a fraction of
a knot.
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INS AND OUTS OF ADS-B requirement, and it also provides ADS-B In, receiving
Continued from page 62 both TIS-B and FIS-B. And, FIS-B is the weather service.
A 978UAT or 978 MHz ADS-B transmitter satisfies
service-broadcast (FIS-B). TIS-B sends out data with the Out requirement up to 18,000 feet. Flying above
individual aircraft position reports for both ADS-B and 18,000 MSL? Get 1090ES for your Out solution.
non-ADS-B aircraft using data fed from the ATS system. In fact, another approach to getting TIS-B combines
FIS-B broadcasts weather and flight-information prod- the 1090ES ADS-B Out solution, which gets TIS-B, with
ucts, including Doppler weather radar images and other a separate 978 MHz ADS-B receiver to get the FIS-B.
graphic weather products, plus sundry text products
NOTAMs, METARs, SigMets and more. Completing an All-In ADS-B System
The FAA approved two systems for satisfying the Satisfying the ADS-B Out requirement is actually
requirement for ADS-B Out, one with an altitude restric- pretty simple. The system needs the WAAS-enabled,
tion, the other with a service constraint. approved GPS navigator linked to an ADS-B Out
The one without an altitude restraint is 1090 MHz broadcast box, be it the 1090ES type or a 978 MHz
Extended Squitter essentially an enhanced Mode S Transmitter, or 978UAT.
unit. 1090ES not only has no altitude restriction, its also Thats it: a GPS nav source coupled to a broadcast
the standard internationally endorsed and is being used unit. The GPS can be a blind unit working only for the
exclusively in Australia and several parts of Europe. The ADS-B, or it can be a panel-mounted navigation source
comparable systems in both Europe and Australia are unit that (a) meets the applicable technical standards
order and (b) can be linked to whatever Out broadcast
box you chose.
That satisfies the FAA requirement.
Where You Need ADS-B, per the FAA: Now, if you want to benefit from the free stuff, weath-
er, traffic and the ability to directly see other ADS-B
The ADS-B rule, like current transponder operating
Out aircraft directly you need ADS-B In capability; that
requirements, requires operators to have ADS-B Out avion-
can be either a 978UAT or 978 MHz ADS-B stand-alone
ics installed and operating by 2020, in order to fly their air-
receiver.
craft in the busiest airspace, as described below:
Finally, you also need a display of some type to see
Class A, B and C airspace. the traffic and weather products.
All airspace at and above 10,000 feet MSL An aircraft operator already equipped with some form
(mean sea level) over the 48 contiguous U.S. of traffic-alert or collision-avoidance system may not feel
and the District of Columbia. compelled to embrace ADS-B In; ditto for the operator or
Within 30 nautical miles of airports listed in owner already equipped to receive satellite weather from
14 CFR 91.225, from the surface up to 10,000 one of the subscription-based services.
feet MSL. But, for the thousands of aircraft lacking both or
Class E airspace over the Gulf of Mexico from the coast- lacking only a traffic-alert system beyond Mk.II EyeBall
line of the U.S. out to 12 nautical miles, at and above 3,000 traffic detection embracing both Out and In may hold
feet MSL. interest.
You should note that current transponder requirements The total-system costs of Out and In solutions even
are not changed or affected by the ADS-B rule. for aircraft lacking a display are less than any of the
stand-alone traffic sensors, which also need a display;
adding In to your ADS-B package also is competitive
with adding a dedicated satellite receiver.
compatible with our ADS-B equipment; that means what So, no weather-equipment charge or monthly sub-
works here will work there. scription fees, a consideration that may be particularly
The 1090ES solution also works to receive TIS-B attractive to pilots using a portable device to receive sat-
broadcasts from the network of ADS-B ground stations; it ellite weather datalink services.
does not, however, receive the companion FIS-B signals. Now, these products the traffic and weather may
The altitude-constrained solution is the 978 MHz be used only for advisory needs, the FAA points out,
Universal Access Transceiver, or 978UAT. since there are system lags, and the weather images
Considered a more-robust, more-flexible solution,
a 978UAT works to satisfy the ADS-B Out regulatory Continued on page 66
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INS AND OUTS OF ADS-B area augmentation system, the FAA has been devel-
Continued from page 64 oping new instrument approaches at an amazing rate,
approaching 3,000 new localizer performance with
take several minutes to update and get broadcast. vertical guidance approaches, better known as LPV.
Think of those animated Doppler-radar sequences LPV approaches closely mimic the gold-standard
that glue us to the tube when waiting out weather; the ILS approach, with one huge difference: no ground-
individual images that make up those animations are based ILS hardware. Instead, the GPS receiver itself
each equivalent to the images delivered via FIS-B. generates its own localizer and glideslope paths
There just arent any handsome, lovely, smiling based on the approach created and programmed into
weather people to tell us how badly were stuck. the navigator.
LPV approaches can provide minima down to 200
feet and a half mile if the airport equips itself with
appropriate lighting and marking; 300-foot ceilings and
Whats In it for Me? a half-mile require less ground infrastructure.
And, for many of the other new WAAS GPS-based
The basic, free FIS-B service will transmit graphical and approaches, little to nothing at all is required aside
textual weather, as well as other aeronautical products. from runway lights, end marker lights or such.
These include: These approaches improve on or replace non-
Aviation Routine Weather Reports (METARs). precision approaches based on everything from NDBs
Non-Routine Aviation Weather Reports (SPECIs). to VORs and DMEs and, in many cases, improve on
Terminal Area Forecasts (TAFs) and their amendments. existing GPS non-precision approaches, if they cant
NEXRAD (regional and CONUS) precipitation maps. go full boat to an LPV approach.
Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) Distant More and more, airports unable to qualify or afford
and Flight Data Center. an ILS can get ILS-like approaches to both runway
Airmens Meteorological Conditions (AIRMET). ends for about 1/30th the ILS cost; thats about 3.3
Significant Meteorological Conditions (SIGMET) percent of the ILS and without the electric bills and
and Convective SIGMET. maintenance costs of the ILS.
Status of Special Use Airspace (SUA).
Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFRs). Start Shopping
Winds and Temperatures Aloft. Selections in ADS-B hardware are available that
Pilot Reports (PIREPS). either meet the Out mandate alone or meets the Out
TIS-B service status. mandate and provides the In connection, as well. One
solution integrates its own WAAS GPS navigators.
The key piece of approval required to meet the Out
mandate is one of these two TSOs: TSO166b for
GPS WAAS Advantage: 1090ES and TSO 154c for 978 UAT.
More and Better Approaches Looking, however, at the options available under
Heres the element that gets surprisingly little atten- the prior TSOs 166a and 154b, both which were
tion in the pro-con, wait-dont-wait-wait-a-little conver- proposed final standards should inform us of who
sation: the value of the WAAS GPS as a position-data we can expect to offer solutions based on the newest
solution. documents.
Sadly, the only thing rarer than an anyone-can- Cost remains another unpredictable element and
afford-one airplane is a wide selection of panel-mount- one dependent on what the aircraft needs and what
ed, approved WAAS GPS navigators. Many exist as the owner wants.
elements of integrated avionics systems compared to For example, the existence of a TSO-approved
stand-alone panel units. WAAS GPS such as Garmins GNS 430W and
No question more are coming. 530W, or its GTN 650 and GTN 750 satisfy the
If theres a component of the ADS-B system with WAAS GPS need.
hands-down, no-question immediate use potential, its Other solutions exist and more are in the works;
the WAAS GPS navigator. they will impact the total costs depending on their
Heres why: since throwing the switch on the wide- installed costs. q
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BELOW: The Rutan Voyager is the first aircraft to fly around the world without refueling.
RIGHT: The Garmin G3X platform may be best recognized as the avionics package
selected by Cessna Aircraft for its 162 Skycatcher LSA, where it flies in single- and
dual-screen configurations. In a single-screen panel, the G3X covers all the bases,
with PFD, MFD, navigation and engine data available, plus VFR GPS navigation
and hazard-avoidance capabilities.
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construction and approval are extremely flexible
in what builders can use, resulting in advances in
engines, engine ignition and fuel systems, and in
the equipment installed in the panels.
EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT GLASS tal-only, and with the flexibility they enjoy offer equip-
Continued from page 68 ment that combines some functions and products in
ways not currently found among the approved gear.
These products of the experimental-aviation community Makers of hardware for the experimental market
led to the development of the Cirrus Design line of com- often build and test their gear against the applicable
posite aircraft, the Lancair/Columbia designs now called TSO a mark of their recognition of the importance
Corvalis by new owner Cessna, and in time to the Airbus of those standards, even if they stop short of invest-
A380 and Boeing 787, airliners with significant composite ing the considerable funds required to successfully
content. complete a TSO project.
The FAA rules governing experimental aircraft con- Some owners of type-approved aircraft seek out
struction and approval are extremely flexible in what and install some of these experimental systems to
builders can use, resulting in advances in engines, engine gain the benefits, although the gear can not substitute
ignition and fuel systems, and in the equipment installed for equipment required to be approved. These field-
in the panels. approved installations of non-essential equipment
Experimental-aircraft builders and owners benefit from serve to broaden the base for the equipment makers
a host of manufacturers who design and manufacture and, indirectly, further benefit the experimental users.
some of aviations most-innovative glass-panel hardware. Lets examine some of the functions available in
These systems, unapproved in general, offer glass systems for experimental aircraft.
experimental-aircraft owners lower-cost access to all
the wonders of the glass-cockpit revolution available to PFD, MFD & More
certificated-aircraft owners and then some to go with In the article Glass Retrofits for Type Certificated
their projects. Aircraft (see page 50), we examine the functions
Primary flight displays; multifunction displays; engine- and virtues of the modern primary flight display and
monitoring functions, hazard-avoidance indication, navi- multifunction display. To review, here are the basics
gation-system enhancements and navigation indication; if of both.
its available for certificated aircraft, experimental aircraft The PFD shares the primary-flight-instruments
owners have access to it as well. functions hinted at in the name: attitude indicator,
The FAA keeps a close-to-hands-off approach regard- turn indicator, directional gyro, airspeed indicator,
ing experimental aircraft, serving only to inspect the air- vertical speed indicator and altimeter. Six primary
plane for obvious threats to safety but does not rule on flight instruments are packaged into a single box for
the airworthiness of the airplane. Thats why experimental display on a common screen, plus, the Slip/Skid Ball is
aircraft must carry a visible placard warning passengers typically packaged in the turn indicator.
of its status as an experimental aircraft not certified as And, designers also have blended into the PFD func-
airworthy by the FAA. tions the jobs of multiple navigation indicators, our old
Some makers of gear for certificated aircraft also friend the course deviation indicator, even the slaved-
make comparable gear lacking technical standards order compass and navigation functions of an electronic hori-
approvals and, thus, available at lower costs.
And, a number of manufacturers deal in experimen-
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PiPERsPECiALisTs Growth in the availability of the panel gear and pre-made wiring
harnesses has encouraged this growth, as has the option of having a
ToPQUALiTY specialty shop build and wire an entire panel to the point of dropping
FAiRPRiCE it into the airframe and powering up the system.
In fact, it is a similarly flexible ability to pick and choose what they
want in their airplanes that prompted makers of many Light Sport
Avionicssales,service, Aircraft to embrace these same experimental systems as optional
or standard to meet the demands of an LSA market currently domi-
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nated by buyers with private pilot certificates or higher.
manufacturers.
As shown by the growth in airplanes with glass panels LSA,
experimental and certificated pilots show they want the benefits
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www.verobeachavionics.com tion most pilots like to keep at least one VHF navigator.
Remember, ILS approaches are still the gold standard. Though
lateral precision with vertical guidance approaches are overtaking ILS
approaches in numbers, ILS will remain the primary arrival to hun-
dreds of runway ends for years to come.
Some pilots love the redundancy of keeping something old school
when they could satisfy most of their needs with a WAAS GPS and a
back-up GPS.
In these situations, builders want to know their slick new experi-
mental-only gear can work hand-in-glove with the certificated gear.
While work with an avionics tech may be needed to achieve the
total harmony desired, all the companies surveyed for these articles
assured us that, by using standardized interfaces ARINC 429, for
example their boxes can and do sing from the same sheet of music
as the certificated gear.
Thats important for a builder who wants lightning-strike data to
play on his non-approved MFD, since no unapproved lightning-detec-
tion gear is currently available. Conversely, non-approved gear for
weather input and, in particular, ADS-B is available. Whether or not
those ADS-B solutions will be allowed is an unanswered question
one which many are already betting will get a yes answer for those
experimental aircraft using them.
If all of this makes you look longer and more longingly at those
once-overlooked airplane kits, well, thats not surprising. It wouldnt
be the first time a former certificated-only flyer crosses over to the
experimental side.
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For any and all areas of life where one might consider
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If it exists as part of a flying machine, it matters; no matter the flying conveyance, nothing exists without a
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Batteries easily fall into this crack the unseen, unheralded little box of chemical energy storage. While an
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Technology aside, your aircrafts electrical
system needs two things: a supply source
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when everything is turned on, and a battery and
regulator matched to the system.
ent electrolyte mixture and two units, RG batteries cost less and Other Battery Needs
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of our chemistry classes, the sim- from the so-called memory effect for you.
plest explanation for the recom- that robs NiCads of their capac- If you have any of the Aspen
binant gas aspect of the battery ity over time. Special conditioners Avionics Evolution series of glass-
stems from the thin mats, the thin helped restore the capacity of panel hardware, or youve recently
electrolyte layer between plates NiCads, and the conditioning cycle opted for a new backup battery for
and mats, and the materials in the needed to be run regularly to main- your panel, like the new units from
plates. tain peak battery performance. Mid-Continent Instruments, youve
Instead of the battery giving off RG batteries need no such got a lithium-ion battery at work
hydrogen, the electrolyte gases off conditioning for capacity reten- for you.
oxygen and keeps the oxygen tion, although many manufacturers Li-ion batteries deliver a high-
in close proximity to recombine recommend using a battery con- power density lots of wattage
with the sponge lead plate on ditioner to extend the life-span of per liter of volume and generally
the negative anode and maintain both convention and RG lead-acid perform without worries like devel-
the same electrolyte chemistry. A batteries. oping a charge-level memory or
valve system regulates pressures As a choice for an individual a steadily declining output level.
internally. aircraft, you might find customers Li-Ion batteries deliver power
The resulting plate designs RG initially cautious about spending at a steady level, until they fall off
technology made possible and more on a battery that seems quickly at the end of their capacity.
the enclosed matting delivers a to have lower numbers but As with other batteries, they
higher power density than the typi- produces equally good cranking should meet the power needs of
cal lead-acid battery. The batteries power for engine start and will their installation and, if attached to
tend to last longer as well, offset- last longer over time. the charging system as some
ting the higher costs they might If customers understand the standby units might be they
initially command. longer-life/lower-maintenance should be compatible with the
Over the lifespan of the battery, equation, a higher price should regulators output.
the costs tend to equalize. dissolve in the face of a higher Finally, most batteries only
As replacements for NiCad value equation. require periodic checking. q
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So What is
Your Customer
Really Paying For?
Im sure anyone who
F or the past 30 years, Ive
worked with customers who
either own or operate corpo-
rate aircraft, and Ive experienced
the ups and downs that go with
car dealer when he brought his
Jaguar in to be tuned. He told me
they charged him $120 an hour
to tune his car. Lets look at what
he was getting from us for $68
this industry. Ive been an hour.
works on exotic cars asked many times, If Commentary At the time of our dis-
you could make just cussion, his aircraft was
one change within this worth about $16 million.
needs specialized market, what would it It was sitting inside a
be? climate-controlled han-
My answer is gar next to eight other
training, but I doubt always the same Id aircraft. A good service
like to do a better job provider needs to carry
of letting customers enough insurance to
if this training is know what they are
Gary Harpster
cover not only his aircraft,
getting for their dol- but the others that are in
scrutinized to the lar. Even though I used the word that hangar in insurance cover-
dollar, we all know that when age, as well. So figure about
dealing with aircraft, we could be $350 million there. Because air-
level of aviation talking hundreds of thousands of craft operators historically need
dollars. But what really goes into the fastest turnaround times pos-
those dollars? sible, experienced crews work-
maintenance. I was talking to a customer a ing multiple shifts will be needed
few years ago, and he was ques- to accommodate that request.
tioning a labor charge of $68 an Lets figure six to possibly 12
hour on his final bill. Yet, three people working on this aircraft at
weeks prior, we discussed what any given time per shift. Each of
he was charged by a local exotic these individuals will have been
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trained within their particular areas of expertise and the system prints need to be to the floor. The scheduling
team leaders will have a decade or more of experience department has addressed questions such as: Are the
to guide them. parts scheduled to arrive when they are needed? Does
Prior to the customers aircraft arriving, the schedul- the certification group have a clear certification path for
ing department already has discussed with each team delivery? When will the quality control inspectors need
leader what it will take to choreograph every facet of to be available?
this project. They know how many people they can put There are hundreds of aspects to a large project, and
in the cockpit and still be efficient, when the engine runs this is where experience, aircraft familiarity and knowl-
need to be performed, who has access to the aircraft edge play a very important part.
prior to power being removed, who needs to be on the
aircraft once its on the jack stands, and when the aircraft Continued on following page
TPU 67A
DU 870
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...Understand that if you want these
companies to survive and to be
around when you need their support,
it requires paying a fair wage for the
level of work being performed.
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From a Family-Owned Business
Comes a Great Family of Audio Panels
Because of 25 Years of Audio
Control New Product Development
Innovations such as IntelliVox , digital recording,
Telephone Interface
Lower Cost Installation
PMA7000B List $1595
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get the paperwork through my local However, you can discuss the proj- data approved from an FAA designated
FSDO. ect with your ASI before you start. I usu- engineering representative. The daily
If youve called me before, you know ally recommend between the time the interest accrued on this aircraft and/or
whats coming next: Why? First, I ask customer accepts the project and when loss of utility of this business resource
the caller to explain the project: When the aircraft is received. This way, the easily justifies the price you will pay for
did you submit the paperwork? What groundwork has been laid and you min- the reliability and predictability of DER-
exactly are you waiting for? imize surprises. Of course, document approved data. If you won the bid by
If you attended the recent AEA your discussions. Your inspector has relying on the free field approval, you
International Convention & Trade oversight of a dozen or more shops and got what you paid for.
Show, you know technology advances might not remember every conversa- Another area that comes to mind is
are growing almost exponentially tion he or she has with every person at the repair station manual.
the interface capabilities, the displayed every shop. Your documentation might For years, the FAA and the rulemak-
information, the abilities to misuse the be needed later as a memory jogger, ing committees worked to change the
advisory data; the list of new and especially if a considerable amount of entire repair station manual philosophy
novel technologies and their limitations time has passed since you discussed to better represent your business. And
go on and on. the project with your ASI. yet, we still struggle with the same
Is your FAA inspector comfortable If the aircraft has a price tag of more old new inspector/new manual issues
with the technology you are present- than a million dollars or the owner that plagued the industry a decade ago.
ing? If you are installing any number uses it for business purposes, you
of advanced avionics systems, your always should consider having the Continued on following page
inspector simply might not be familiar
with the technology, much less the
limitations of the installations. Asking
your inspector to approve an installa-
tion package might be beyond his or
her technical knowledge level and not
a realistic request.
Are you waiting for the flight manual
supplement? Flight Standards ASIs
have limited authority to approve a
follow-on flight manual supplement.
They do not have authority over new
and novel technologies or a new flight
manual supplement without an aircraft
Bloomington Avionics, Inc.
certification review. An ASIs authority
for FMS approval is captured in indi- FAA Class I & II Full Service Avionics Repair Station
vidual advisory circulars, such as AC Over 31 Years of Quality Service & Installation for All Manufacturers
20-138a, or in FAA Info 08047, dated
Specializing in High Performance Single Engine Aircraft - in particular
Aug. 28, 2008. Asking an ASI to go
beyond his or her authority isnt realistic Piper PA46 series and Socata TBM 700/850
or fair. Garmin Leading Edge Dealer
In addition, I typically ask those who
call me to answer this question: When 2823 E. Empire
did you talk to your ASI about your proj- Bloomington, IL 61704
ect? We all know getting a complete ph: 309-663-2713 fx: 309-662-2827
www.bloomingtonavionics.com
data package approved before you sales@bloomingtonavionics.com
start the job is not realistic. Not having
approved data before you start sets you
up for the risk of changing the installa-
Providing Tomorrows
tion after the fact if the data is amended Technology Today
as part of the approval process.
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ITS THE FAAS FAULT, RIGHT? tor, dont complain when the new
Continued from page 87 inspector doesnt agree with the old
inspector and you have to change
The more I ask this question, the your manual again. Its the path you
more answers I receive: Does your chose, not the path required by the
manual represent your business? regulations. The decision is simple:
The AEA does not provide a repair Does my inspector control the con-
station manual template for a reason tent of my manual, or does my man-
your manual must represent and ual represent my business? If my
describe your business, not someone inspector controls the content of my
elses business. manual, my new inspector gets the
Avionics Upgrades
In the past few months, I have same courtesy. On the other hand, if
Laser Wire Marking/CAD talked with a number of AEA members my manual represents my business,
Electrical Diagram Package who began the conversation with, My I control my manual.
new inspector wants to change my There are only four reasons to
Panel Fabrication manual. And I ask, Why? In most change your manual period:
cases, Ill ask the shop to email the Your manual does not represent
Representing All Major
manual to me. In one case, when your processes, personnel or facilities.
Manufacturers reviewing the latest version of a shops Your processes do not conform
manual, I asked, Is this how you to the regulations.
Bell, Robinson, Cessna and run your business? The shop owner Your processes are correct tech-
Caravan Service Center responded, Well, no, its what my last nically, but they might be difficult to
inspector had me add to the manual. follow consistently.
(800) 345-0949 You have changed (or are plan-
I know we joke about this all the
hillsboroaviation.com time, but what two FAA inspectors ning to change) your business and
agree with one another? I would you need to add or remove a pro-
make the argument that we could cess.
run a blind test in which we have During the 2010 AEA convention,
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R E PA I R S TAT I O N S
2020 Clubhouse Drive David Staebell AVQ precision@precisionaerospacetech.com
Prescott, AZ 86301-6129 11700 W. Avra Valley Road, #85 www.precisionaerospacetech.com
Ph: 928-717-1680 Marana, AZ 85653
avionics@air-craftsman.com Ph: 520-682-2999 TOMLINSON AVIONICS INC.
www.air-craftsman.com david.staebell@tucsonaero.com Carey Tomlinson PBF
www.tucsonaero.com 619 C Hangar Row
LONG BEACH AVIONICS Pine Bluff, AR 71601-9708
Robert E. Corsnitz VARGA ENTERPRISES - Ph: 870-534-0588
20425 N. 266 Ave. FLITE INSTRUMENTS DIV. tomav@prodigy.net
Buckeye, AZ 85396 Shane Grabenstein CHD
Ph: 928-252-3569 2310 S. Airport Blvd., Suite 11 WAL-MART AVIATION
rcorsnitz@cox.net Chandler, AZ 85286 Danielle Bolte KROG
Ph: 480-516-0308 Hangar 5, Hammerschmidt Drive
MILLION AIR TUCSON AVIONICS shane@fliteinstruments.com Rogers, AR 72756
Donald Chatham KTUS www.fliteinstruments.com Ph: 479-621-2440
1951 E. Airport Drive danielle.bolte@wal-mart.com
Tucson, AZ 85756 VELOCITY AIR INC.
Ph: 520-889-6327 Tim Amalong KTUS WINGS AVIONICS INC.
dchatham@millionair.com 6961 S. Apron Drive R.M. Schossow FAY
www.millionair.com Tucson, AZ 85706 421 Ernest Lancaster Drive
Ph: 520-434-0440 Fayetteville, AR 72701
OVERSEAS AIRCRAFT tamalong@velocityairinc.com Ph: 479-587-0005
SUPPORT INC. www.velocityairinc.com wingsavionics@yahoo.com
John Boucher SOW
727 B Woodland Road
Lakeside, AZ 85929 AR K A N SA S CA L I FO R N IA
Ph: 928-368-6965
patsy@oasinc.aero
www.overseasaircraftsupport.com CENTRAL FLYING SERVICE INC. ABLE AVIONICS
Paul Gauthier LIT Paul Byrne VNY
PAPILLON GRAND CANYON Little Rock Regional Airport Van Nuys Airport
HELICOPTERS 1501 Bond St. 16644 Roscoe Blvd.
Avionics Manager KGCN Little Rock, AR 72202-5700 Van Nuys, CA 91406-1103
PO Box 455 Ph: 501-975-9360 Ph: 818-779-0265
Grand Canyon, AZ 86023 paul.gauthier@central.aero ableavionics@yahoo.com
Ph: 928-638-9440 www.central.aero www.ableavionics.com
avionics@papillon.com
www.papillon.com HAWKER BEECHCRAFT ACCURATE AVIATION GROUP INC.
SERVICES - Little Rock Thomas McGregor SBA
PONDEROSA AVIONICS LLC Mike Sichmeller LIT 101 Hartley Place
Russel Hardy KSAD Adams Field Goleta, CA 93117
4500 Aviation Way 2400 Grundfest Ph: 805-770-2500
Safford, AZ 85546 Little Rock, AR 72206 office@accurateaviation.com
Ph: 928-428-7820 Ph: 501-399-4527 www.accurateaviation.com
ponderosaavionics@hotmail.com michael_sichmeller@hawkerbeechcraft.com
www.hawkerbeechcraft.com ADVANTAGE AVIONICS
SOUTHWEST AEROTECH LLC Mark Krueger CNO
Alvin Brown KFHU 7000 Merrill Ave., Box 20
1800A Airport Ave. Chino, CA 91710
Sierra Vista, AZ 85635 Ph: 909-606-0220
Ph: 520-459-3640 fly@advantageavionics.com
avionics@southwestaerotech.com www.advantageavionics.com
www.southwestaerotech.com
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BERLIN AVIONICS
CALIFORNIA continued Ed Berlin SMO
3165 Donald Douglas Loop 5
AERIAL AVIONICS Santa Monica, CA 90405-3210
Joe Mitchell KRHV Ph: 310-391-7620
2550 John Montgomery Drive AIRTRONICS edberlin@earthlink.net
San Jose, CA 95148 Jim Lewis KPU www.berlinavionics.com
Ph: 408-258-5874 3600 Carol Kennedy Drive, Hangar B
joem@aerialavionics.com San Andreas, CA 95249 CALIBRO AVIONICS
www.aerialavionics.com Ph: 209-736-9400 See ad on Tim Rogers 069
admin@airtronics.info page 42. 561 Sky Ranch Drive, Suite I
AERO TECHNOLOGY www.airtronics.info Petaluma, CA 94954
Mark Stemwedel LGB Ph: 707-775-4756
3333 E. Spring St. calibro@sbcglobal.net
Long Beach, CA 90806-2447
Ph: 562-595-6055 Alpha Avionics CITY OF LOS ANGELES AVIONICS
mark@aerotechnology.org Iain Blackwood KVNY
www.aerotechnology.org Los Angeles City Heliport
ALPHA AVIONICS LLC 16621 Arminta St.
AERO UNION CORP. Ray Wolfbrandt KTOA Van Nuys, CA 91406
Matthew Carlson CIC 21301 Palos Verdes Blvd. Ph: 818-756-9452
3237 Peacekeeper Way, Suite 201 Torrance, CA 90503 iain.blackwood@lacity.org
McClellan, CA 95652 Ph: 310-594-7915
Ph: 530-230-1625 ke6icd@verizon.net See ad on CORPORATE AIRCRAFT
mcarlson@aerounion.com www.alphaavionics.com page 77. Robert Bagby FAT
www.aerounion.com 4885 E. Shields
ALPINE AVIATION Fresno, CA 93726
AEROSUP AVIONICS Gordon Mills KGOO Ph: 559-251-1555
Farshad Bostani VNY 13310 Nevada City Ave. avionics@corpair.com
7240 Hayvenhurst Ave. Grass Valley, CA 95945 www.corpair.com
Van Nuys, CA 91406 Ph: 530-477-7701
Ph: 310-649-0400 gordon@flyalpine.com CROWNAIR AVIATION
avionics@aerosup.com www.flyalpine.com Dave Gill
www.aerosupavionics.com 3753 John J. Montgomery Drive
AMS AVIONICS INC. San Diego, CA 92123
AFFORDABLE AVIONICS INC. Eric Ott VIS Ph: 858-277-1453
Deepun Desai KCNO 9504 Airport Drive daveg@crownairaviation.com
7000 Merrill Ave., Hangar A-335 Box 18 Visalia, CA 93277-9501 www.crownairaviation.com
Chino, CA 91710 Ph: 559-651-0190
Ph: 909-606-9876 amsvisalia@aol.com DIRECT AVIONICS
dd@affordableavionicsinc.com Jeff Rothman DVO
www.affordableavionicsinc.com APR AVIATION 451 Airport Road
Kevin Johnson FAT Novato, CA 94945
AIE INC. 5041 E. Andersen Ph: 415-892-3511
Ken Engelman F70 Fresno, CA 93727-1568 directavionics@novato.net
French Valley Airport Ph: 559-252-7967 www.directavionics.com
37260 Sky Canyon Drive #211 kjohnson@avionicsshop.com
Murrieta, CA 92563 www.apraviation.com
Ph: 951-677-0085
kengelman@aieinc.com ASB AVIONICS LLC
www.aieinc.com Duane McNutt MHV
1032 Sabovich St. DUNCAN AVIATION - Sacramento
AIRBORNE ELECTRONICS Mojave, CA 93501 Gene Dannenberger MHR
Randy Kiesz KSAC Ph: 661-824-1005 10360 Macready Ave.
6365 Freeport Blvd. duane.mcnutt@asbavionics.com Rancho Cordova, CA 95655
Sacramento, CA 95822 www.asbavionics.com Ph: 916-231-0943
Ph: 916-428-3392 gene.dannenberger@duncanaviation.com
airborneelectronics@yahoo.com AVEX INC. www.duncanaviation.aero
Eric Miller CMA
205 Durley Ave., Suite A
Camarillo, CA 93010
Ph: 805-389-1188
emiller@newavex.com
www.newavex.com
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Van Nuys, CA 91406 jandrelec@sbcglobal.net
Ph: 818-988-8826 GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE
speri@ednaviation.com Jim Fisher LGB JET SOURCE AVIONICS
www.ednaviation.com 4150 Donald Douglas Drive Calvin Lewis CRQ
Long Beach, CA 90808-1725 2056 Palomar Airport Road
EXECUTIVE AUTOPILOTS Ph: 562-627-7726 Carlsbad, CA 92011
Dan Casey SAC james.fisher@gulfstream.com Ph: 760-804-3166
Sacramento Executive Airport www.gulfstreamaircraft.com clewis@jetsource.com
5839 Freeport Blvd. www.jetsource.com
Sacramento, CA 95822 HANGAR ONE AVIONICS INC.
Ph: 916-399-5969 Ken Piland KCRQ KAISERAIR INC.
dan@execap.com 2100 Palomar Airport Road, Suite 211 David Street OAK
www.execap.com Carlsbad, CA 92011 PO Box 2626
Ph: 760-929-2270 Oakland, CA 94614
FJC, dba TRANSIERRA ken@h1avionics.com Ph: 510-569-9622
TECHNOLOGY www.h1avionics.com david.street@kaiserair.com
Josh Brown MAE www.kaiserair.com
4130A Aviation Drive HAPPY RADIO
Madera, CA 93637-9251 Michael Mavity KIM DAVIDSON AVIATION
Ph: 559-675-8320 26817 Fairlain Drive Kim Davidson KSMO
jbrown@fresnojetcenter.com Valenica, CA 91355 2701 Airport Ave.
www.fresnojetcenter.com Ph: 661-799-3644 Santa Monica, CA 90405
mdmavity@aol.com Ph: 310-391-6293
FLIGHT RESEARCH INC. kimdaviation@aol.com
Kevin Scheibel KMHV HIGH DESERT AVIONICS
1062 Flightline Road Jeff Landon WJF L.A.C. AVIONICS INC.
Mojave, CA 93501 4555-9 West Ave. G Darrel Strachan SJC
Ph: 661-824-4136, ext. 110 Lancaster, CA 93536 1250 Aviation Ave., Suite 110
avionics@flightresearch.com Ph: 661-949-8300 San Jose, CA 95110-1119
www.flightresearch.com hdafly@aol.com Ph: 408-295-4144
LAC-ask@lacavionics.com
FRANK X. RUIZ AVIONICS HOWARD AVIATION INC. www.lacavionics.com
Frank X. Ruiz KFCH Robin Howard POC
PO Box 11083 1401 Fairplex Drive LANDMARK ELECTRONICS INC.
Fresno, CA 93771 La Verne, CA 91750 Alfred Alvarez EMT
Ph: 559-233-0700 Ph: 909-593-2596 712 Arrow Grand Circle
frank@fxr-avionics.com robin@howardaviation.com Covina, CA 91722
www.fxr-avionics.com www.howardaviation.com Ph: 626-915-4467
alfred_alvarez@landmarkelectronics.com
FREEDOM AERO SERVICE INC. IASCO FLIGHT TRAINING www.landmarkelectronics.com
Kevin Sherman LHM Richard Darrimon
1020 Airport Road, Suite B 2000 Airport Road LEE AIR CO. INC.
Lincoln, CA 95648 Napa, CA 94558-6202 Ted Lee
Ph: 916-434-5194 Ph: 707-252-3522, ext. 431 7545 Wheatland Ave.
kevins@freedomaeroservice.com rdarrimon@iasco.com Sun Valley, CA 91352
www.freedomaeroservice.com www.iasco.com Ph: 818-767-0777
leeinfo@leeairinc.com
GENERAL DYNAMICS AVIATION www.leeairinc.com
SERVICES Lincoln
Avionics Manager LHM
1501 Aviation Blvd.
Lincoln, CA 95648
Ph: 916-645-8961
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Steve Williams AUN www.wja.aero CENTURY HELICOPTERS INC.
2389 Rickenbacker Way Philip Glasgow KFNL
Auburn, CA 95602 See ad on WOODLAND AVIATION INC. 2001 Airway Ave.
Ph: 530-823-6204 page 35. Gerland McCardell KDWA Fort Collins, CO 80524
sales@tghaviation.com Yolo County Airport Ph: 970-484-6804
www.tghaviation.com 25170 Aviation Ave. philip.glasgow@paravion.com
Davis, CA 95616 www.centuryhelicopters.com
THE AVIONICS SPECIALISTS Ph: 530-759-6037
Dana Libertone KIHM gmccardell@woodlandaviation.com COLORADO AIRCRAFT LLC
1402 Flightline Drive B www.woodlandaviation.com David Margos KEIK
Lincoln, CA 95648 2320 Cessna Drive
Ph: 916-645-1441 Erie, CO 80516
Fax: 916-645-4624 Ph: 303-870-8564
dlibertone@yahoo.com CO LO R A D O amt@coaircraft.com
TRIUMPH INSTRUMENTS - ADVANCED AEROTECHNOLOGIES DEPOT AVIONICS INC.
Burbank GROUP LLC Mark Colman ALS
Derek Freeman VNY George Aikens GXY San Luis Valley Regional Airport
7415 Hayvenhurst Place 622 Ed Beegles Lane 2550 State Ave.
Van Nuys, CA 91406 Greeley, CO 80631 Alamosa, CO 81101
Ph: 818-988-6400 Ph: 970-373-3295 Ph: 719-589-6777
dfreeman@triumphgroup.com info@advancedaerotech.com markc@depotavionics.com
www.triumphgroup.com www.advancedaerotech.com www.depotavionics.com
TWC AVIATION AIR METHODS CORP.
Javier Cervantes KBUR Gary McIntyre KAPA
16700C Roscoe Blvd. 7301 S. Peoria
Van Nuys, CA 91406 Englewood, CO 80112
Ph: 818-441-0100 Ph: 303-792-7484 DUNCAN AVIATION - Englewood
jcervantes@twcaviation.com gmcintyre@airmethods.com Bob Hazy APA
www.twcaviation.com www.airmethods.com 7375 S. Peoria St., Box B4
Englewood, CO 80112
VISTA AVIATION INC. ARAPAHOE AERO AVIONICS INC. Ph: 303-649-1790/303-210-1668
Dusty Rhodes WHP Scott Utz KAPA bob.hazy@duncanaviation.com
Whiteman Airport 12780 E. Control Tower Road, Box K6 www.duncanaviation.aero
10000 Airpark Way Englewood, CO 80112
Pacoima, CA 91331 Ph: 303-799-6289 FREEDOM AVIONICS CO.
Ph: 818-896-6442 avionics@arapahoeaero.com Clifford E. Olson KBJC
vista@vistaaviation.com www.arapahoeaero.com Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport
www.vistaaviation.com 11915 Airport Way
AVIATION SERVICES LLC Broomfield, CO 80021-2514
WEST COAST AIRCRAFT Scott Allen KLAA Ph: 303-469-5633
MAINTENANCE 3652 CR GG. 2 cliff@freedomavionics.com
Eddy Diaz LGB Lamar, CO 81052 www.freedomavionics.com
2881 E. Spring St. Ph: 303-501-7028
Long Beach, CA 90806 aviation.services.llc@gmail.com HAGGAN AVIATION
Ph: 562-981-6064 www.asllc.webs.com Will Gossley KAPA
ediaz@westcoastmaint.com 12420 E. Control Tower Road
www.westcoastaviationservices.net Englewood, CO 80112
Ph: 303-792-0688
wgossley@hagganaviation.com
www.hagganaviation.com
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John Zylis KLNA AVIATRONICS LLC
1386 Auburn Court Dixon Gutierrez TMB BLUE ANGEL AVIATION INC.
Boynton Beach, FL 33436 14150 SW 129th St., Hangar 207A Faith Baumann KPNS
Ph: 561-596-6359 Miami, FL 33186 Pensacola Regional Airport
altitudecertification@comcast.net Ph: 305-303-8203 4475 Jerry L. Maygarden Road
aviatronics@hotmail.com Pensacola, FL 32504
AMERICAN AVIATION INC. Ph: 850-433-7551
Jason Francis BKV AVIONICS LINK CORP. baaoffice@blueangelaviation.com
2495 Broadstreet Eduardo Hernandez KTMB www.blueangelaviation.com
Brooksville, FL 34604 Kendall-Tamiami Airport
Ph: 352-796-5173 14359 SW 127th St. BRAGG AVIONICS INC.
jfrancis@americanaviation.us Miami, FL 33186 Michael Bragg CRG
www.americanaviation.com Ph: 305-969-0499 855 St. Johns Bluff Road
aviolink@bellsouth.net Jacksonville, FL 32225
AMI AVIATION SERVICES, LLC Ph: 904-564-1717
John Aunapu AVIONICS MASTERS braggave@bellsouth.net
2747 Carrier Ave Vincent Sortino FXE www.braggavonics.com
Sanford, FL 32773 1001 W. Cypress Creek Road
Ph: 407-585-6134 Suite 309
john.aunapu@amiaviation.com Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309
www.amiaviation.com Ph: 954-491-2580
sales@avionicsmasters.com
ARC AVIONICS CORP. www.avionicsmasters.com See ad on
Rene Gil MIA page 13.
PO Box 660535 AVIONICS SALES CORP. C E AVIONICS INC.
Miami Springs, FL 33166 Eduardo Marquez Chris Friedle SFB
Ph: 305-884-0224 2875 NE 191st St., Suite 500 Orlando Sanford International
arcavionics@bellsouth.net Aventura, FL 33180 2789 Flightline Ave.
Ph: 305-932-5515 Sanford, FL 32773-8740
ASG AEROSPACE LLC esales@avionicsales.com Ph: 407-323-0200
Hugo Fortes TMB www.avionicsales.com chrisf@ceavionics.com
12906 SW 139th Ave., Hangar 249 www.ceavionics.com
Miami, FL 33186
Ph: 305-378-9786 CAPITAL AVIONICS INC.
hfortes@asgaerospace.com Al Ingle TLH
www.asgaerospace.com 3701 Hartsfield Road
Tallahassee, FL 32303
AVCOM TECHNIK Ph: 850-575-4028
Patty Suarez MIA BANYAN AIR SERVICE - al@capitalavionics.com
8400 NW 30th Terrace AVIONICS DIVISION www.capitalavionics.com
Miami, FL 33122-1042 Brian Wilson FXE
Ph: 305-436-0300 5360 NW 20th Terrace CENTRAL FLORIDA AVIONICS &
pbailly@avcom-avionics.com Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309 INSTRUMENTS
www.avcom-avionics.com Ph: 954-492-3170 Michael Noland LEE
bwilson@banyanair.com 8812 Airport Blvd., Suite 2
www.banyanair.com Leesburg, FL 34788
Ph: 352-787-0712
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ACCESSORIES INC. ST. PETE AVIONICS INC. UNIVERSAL AVIONIQUE
Jerry Leach Danielle Broussard KSPG Bill Thomas MIA
7035 Center Lane 107 8th Ave., SE PO Box 667720
Titusville, FL 32780 St. Petersburg, FL 33701 Miami, FL 33166-9404
Ph: 321-267-1040 Ph: 727-822-4218 Ph: 786-845-0004
jleach@gopaa.com avionicsdanielle@yahoo.com universalys@bellsouth.net
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UNIVERSITY AIR CENTER
QUEST AVIONICS INC. STARPORT AVIATION Frances Johnson GNV
Paul Nehring OCF John Coon KSFB 4701 NE 40 Terrace
PO Box 770028 200 Starport Way Gainesville, FL 32609
Ocala, FL 34477 Sanford, FL 32773 Ph: 352-416-0795
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VENICE AVIATION SERVICES INC.
RELIABLE JET MAINTENANCE LLC SUN AVIATION AVIONICS Dan Ypkemeule KVNC
Charles Kerns KBCT Tim Emge VRB 224 E. Airport Ave.
3900 Airport Road, Hangar 1 3106 Cherokee Road Venice, FL 34285
Boca Raton, FL 33431 Vero Beach, FL 32960 Ph: 941-484-6546
Ph: 561-417-3834 Ph: 772-562-9257, ext. 606 dan@veniceaviation.com
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www.freedomairguam.com Bill Griffith KBOI Moline, IL 61265-0100
4000 S. Orchard St. Ph: 309-799-3183/800-447-6711
Boise, ID 83705 twinters@elliottaviation.com
Ph: 208-343-3300 www.elliottaviation.com
HAWAII bgriff1@turboair.boi.com
www.turboairboi.com EMERY AIR INC.
BLUE HAWAIIAN HELICOPTERS Paul Butler RFD
Troy Atkinson 0GG WESTERN AIRCRAFT INC. 46 Airport Drive
1 Kahului Airport Road, Hangar 105 Brian Rehberg BOI Rockford, IL 61109
Kahului, HI 96732 4300 Kennedy St. Ph: 815-987-4100
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EASTWEST AVIONICS INC. Dave Hazen SPI
Michael Tang HNL 825 S. Airport Drive
Springfield, IL 62707
120 Kapalulu Place, #208 I L L IN O IS Ph: 217-528-5473
Honolulu, HI 96819
Ph: 808-833-6825 dave.hazen@bunnomatic.com
ew208kuan@aol.com AVIONICS PLACE
Anthony Polemarkis RFD J.A. AIR CENTER
PACIFIC AVIONICS INC. Greater Rockford Airport John Dendekker KARR
R. Scott Frazier 5257 Falcon Road Aurora Airport
100 Kaulele Place Rockford, IL 61109-2911 43W730 U.S. Route 30
Honolulu, HI 96819 Ph: 815-229-5360 Sugar Grove, IL 60554
Ph: 808-834-7000 avionicsplace@avionicsplace.com Ph: 630-584-3200
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charris@aeromach.com jreiser@aviationtec.com
www.aeromach.com
ELIZABETHTOWN FLYING
AIRCO GROUP AIRCRAFT INST. SERVICE INC.
& RADIO SERVICES MID-CONTINENT INSTRUMENTS Roger Lawson EKX
Adam Holstine ICT J. Todd Winter ICT Addington Field
1851 S. Eisenhower Court 9400 E. 34th St. North PO Box 175
Wichita, KS 67209-2891 Wichita, KS 67226 Elizabethtown, KY 42702
Ph: 316-945-9820 Ph: 316-630-0101/800-821-1212 Ph: 270-737-8388
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THE RADIO SHOP INC. www.wacoclassic.com OAKLAND AVIONICS CO.
Conrad Wondolowski ORH Timothy Powell PTK
Worcester Municipal Airport 6226 N. Service Drive
Worcester, MA 01602 Waterford, MI 48327-1835
Ph: 508-757-6954 Ph: 248-666-4231
conrad@theradioshopinc.com tvpowell@aol.com
www.theradioshopinc.com DUNCAN AVIATION www.oaklandavionics.com
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TURBOPROP EAST INC. Paul Cummings BTL PENTASTAR AVIATION LLC
Gary Rossin AQW 15745 S. Airport Road Frank Publiski PTK
Harriman & West Airport Battle Creek, MI 49015-8670 Oakland-Pontiac Airport
836 State Road Ph: 269-969-8400 7002 Highland Road
North Adams, MA 01247 paul.cummings@duncanaviation.com Waterford, MI 48327
Ph: 413-664-4585 www.duncanaviation.aero Ph: 248-666-8348/800-662-9612
grossin@turboprop.com fpubliski@pentastaraviation.com
www.turboprop.com EVANS AVIONICS LLC www.pentastaraviation.com
Mark Evans TVC
1190-A Airport Access PRECISION DIAL CO.
MICHIG AN Traverse City, MI 49686 Randy Babuska
Ph: 231-941-9764 7240 W. KL Ave.
evansavionics@charter.net Kalamazoo, MI 49009
AERODYNAMICS INC. www.evansavionics.com Ph: 269-375-5601
Tod Wulff PTK predial@precisiondial.com
6544 Highland Road HILLVIEW AVIONICS www.precisiondial.com
Waterford, MI 48327 Jeff Erdman C04
Ph: 248-666-3500 1805 W. Baseline Road, Hangar 3 PREFERRED AVIONICS
twulff@flyadi.com Shelby, MI 49455 Randy Weller KOZW
www.flyadi.com Ph: 231-861-0138 3679 Bowen Road
jeff@hillviewavionics.com Howell, MI 48855
ALTERNATIVE AVIATION www.hillviewavionics.com Ph: 800-736-6143
SERVICES sales@preferredavionics.com
John Shirk PTK HURON AVIONICS INC. www.preferredavionics.com
Oakland County International Airport Bill McKelvey PHN
1661 Airport Road 140 N. Airport Drive THE AVIATION DEPOT
Waterford, MI 48327-1304 Kimball, MI 48074 Marty Hall OZW
Ph: 248-666-3310 Ph: 810-364-2722 Livingston County Airport
parts@alternativeavionics.com info@havionics.com 3808 W. Grand River
www.alternativeavionics.com www.havionics.com Howell, MI 48855
Ph: 517-552-8770
ANDREWS UNIVERSITY AIRPARK MAYDAY AVIONICS INC. martyhall@theaviationdepot.com
David Muth C20 Tim Brouwer GRR www.theaviationdepot.com
3898 Griggs Drive Gerald R. Ford International Airport
Berrien Springs, MI 49104-0930 PO Box 888316 USA JET AIRLINES
Ph: 269-471-3654 Grand Rapids, MI 49588-8316 Daniel Lilly YIP
muth@andrews.edu Ph: 616-957-4920 Willow Run Airport
www.andrews.edu tbrouwer@maydayavionics.com 2064 D St.
www.maydayavionics.com Belleville, MI 48111-1278
Ph: 734-547-7336
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DUNCAN AVIATION Ph: 417-623-1331
rwilson@mizzouaviation.com NEBRASKA
Kansas City
Jeff Aman MKC www.mizzouaviation.com
701 NW Lou Holland Drive
Kansas City, MO 64116 MUELLER AVIONICS INC.
Ph: 816-421-1836 Jim Mueller
jeff.aman@duncanaviation.com 584 Wetherby Terrace Drive
www.duncanaviation.aero Ballwin, MO 63021 DUNCAN AVIATION INC.
Ph: 636-394-3994/314-630-4722 Gary Harpster LNK
DYERSBURG AVIONICS INC. muellers@msn.com PO Box 81887 See ad on
Jerrie Davis M05 Lincoln, NE 68501-1887 back cover.
2204 Airport Drive SABRELINER CORP. Ph: 402-475-2611
Caruthersville, MO 63830 Paul Lipp KO2 gary.harpster@duncanaviation.com
Ph: 573-333-4296 1390 Highway H www.duncanaviation.aero
dyersburgavionics@sbcglobal.net Perryville, MO 63775
www.dyersburgavionics.com Ph: 314-863-6880 SILVERHAWK AVIATION INC.
plipp@sabreliner.com Scott Lorenz LNK
HIGGINSVILLE AVIONICS LAB www.sabreliner.com Lincoln Municipal Airport
Dennis Stoll HIG 1751 W. Kearney Ave.
PO Box 187 WINGS OF HOPE INC. Lincoln, NE 68524
Higginsville, MO 64037 L. Stephen Long KSUS Ph: 402-475-8600
Ph: 660-584-3222/816-682-6433 18370 Wings of Hope Blvd. slorenz@silverhawkaviation.com
avionics@ctcis.net Chesterfield, MO 63005 www.silverhawkaviation.com
www.avionics.ws Ph: 636-537-1302
steve@wings-of-hope.biz TREGO DUGAN AVIATION OF
JEFFERSON CITY GRAND ISLAND
FLYING SERVICE WORLDWIDE AIRCRAFT Steve Helwig KGRI
Keith Bone JEF SERVICES INC. Hill County Regional Airport
501 Airport Road Alan Fox SGF 3857 Sky Park Road
Jefferson City, MO 65101 2755 N. General Aviation Ave. Grand Island, NE 68801
Ph: 573-636-5118 Springfield, MO 65803 Ph: 308-382-5788
keith@jcfs.net Ph: 417-865-1879 avionics@trego-dugan.com
www.jcfs.net alan.fox@wwair.com www.trego-dugan.com
www.worldwide-aircraft.com
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Stan Allmon SUS
657 Bell Ave. M O N TA N A N E VA DA
Chesterfield, MO 63005
Ph: 636-530-7000 AVIATION CLASSICS LTD.
sallmon@jetcorp.com AEROTRONICS INC. Lynn Jenkins KRTS
www.jetcorp.com Steve Vold BIL 4825 Texas Ave.
1651 Aviation Place Reno, NV 89506
Billings, MT 59105-1981 Ph: 775-972-5540
Ph: 406-259-5006 alby@aviationclassics.com
steve@aerotronics.com www.aviationclassics.com
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2502 Clark-Carr Loop SE Bill Gunter Farmingdale, NY 11735
Albuquerque, NM 87106-5610 C/O Signature Flight Support Ph: 631-756-5500
Ph: 505-245-3626/800-839-6268 2 Hangar Road avionics@aireast.com
rhughes@cutteraviation.com White Plains, NY 10604 www.aireast.com
www.cutteraviation.com Ph: 914-686-8294
whiteplains@duncanaviation.com PRECISION AVIONICS INC.
DK AVIONICS & www.duncanaviation.aero C. Kenneth Gleason POU
ENGINEERING INC. Dutchess County Airport
David Pike 5T6 DUNKIRK AVIONICS LLC 40 Citation Drive
8075 Airport Road Mark Kezman JHW Wappingers Falls, NY 12590
Santa Teresa, NM 88008 3163 Airport Drive, Box 11 Ph: 845-462-5116
Ph: 575-589-4411 Jamestown, NY 14701 avionicwiz@aol.com
dkavionics@elp.rr.com Ph: 716-664-7700
avionics@dkk.com TALON AIR
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John Rheinschmidt KSAF Bob Franco KFRG
121 Aviation Drive., Bldg. 4002 EASTWAY AIRCRAFT 8300 Republic Airport
Santa Fe, NM 87507 SERVICES INC. Farmingdale, NY 11735
Ph: 505-795-7900 Luis Garcia KISP Ph: 631-249-8627
john@santafeaero.com 2221 Smithtown Ave. bfranco@talonairjets.com
www.santafeaero.com Ronkonkoma, NY 11779 www.talonairjets.com
Ph: 631-738-9880
luisg@eastway.com U.S. AIRPORTS FLIGHT SUPPORT
NEW YORK www.eastway.com Jim Sweeting ROC
1265 Scottsville Road
EMPIRE AVIONICS Rochester, NY 14624
AERO INSTRUMENTS & Dan Rome HPN Ph: 585-328-2720, ext. 110
AVIONICS INC. Westchester County Airport jsweeting@usairports.com
Dave Tripp 38 Loop Road, Box 201 www.usairports.com
7290 Nash Road White Plains, NY 10604-1207
North Tonawanda, NY 14120-1596 Ph: 914-761-5400
Ph: 716-694-7060 avionicsshop@optonline.net
dave@aeroinst.com www.home.att.net/~avionics
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www.aeroinst.com
ISLIP AVIONICS INC. AERO CONTRACTORS LTD.
AIRBORNE MAINTENANCE INC. Fred Kattermann ISP Mark Leibl KJNX
Bob Franco ISP L.I. MacArthur Airport Johnston County Airport
90 Arrival Ave., Suite 20 135 Schaeffer Drive 3463 Swift Creek Road
Ronkonkoma, NY 11779 Ronkonkoma, NY 11779 Smithfield, NC 27577-1139
Ph: 631-513-5848 Ph: 631-588-3543 3 Ph: 919-934-0978
bob@airbornemaintenance.com sales@islipavionics.com mleibl@acl.bz
www.airbornemaintenance.com www.islipavionics.com
AIR CARE INC.
AVIATION REPAIR TECHNICAL INC. JETSMART AVIATION SERVICES J.B. Williams Jr. RWI
Jaime Arnedo ISP Ben Chieffo KROC PO Box 7668
12-10 Technology Drive 1205 Scottsville Road Rocky Mount, NC 27804
E. Setauket, NY 11733 Rochester, NY 14624 Ph: 252-977-1717
Ph: 631-751-4048 Ph: 585-235-9040 jbw@aircareav.com
jaimea@artechintl.com bchieffo@jetsmartinc.com www.aircareav.com
www.artechintl.com www.jetsmartinc.com
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Elyria, OH 44035 Jack Musgrave MGY www.spiritavionics.com
Ph: 440-458-4206 10570 Springboro Pike
avionics@wowway.com Miamisburg, OH 45342 STEINER AVIATION
www.aeroproavionics.com Ph: 937-885-5580/888-881-5580 INTERNATIONAL INC.
avionics@commander-aero.com Kevin Steiner AKR
AEROSPACE MAINTENANCE www.commander-aero.com 1600 Triplett Blvd.
SOLUTIONS LLC Akron, OH 44306
John Dooley CONSTANT AVIATION Ph: 330-733-6060
8759 Mayfield Road Greg Davis CLE kevin@steineraviation.com
Chesterland, OH 44026 Hopkins International Airport www.steineraviationinternational.com
Ph: 440-729-7703 5211 Secondary Road
jdooley@aerospacellc.com Cleveland, OH 44135 STEVENS AVIATION INC.
www.aerospacellc.com Ph: 216-337-6181 James Rowe DAY
gdavis@constantaviation.com Dayton International Airport
AIRNET SYSTEMS INC. www.constantaviation.com 3500 Hangar Drive
Michael Schull LCK Vandalia, OH 45377-0399
7250 Star Check Drive GEMCO AVIATION SERVICES INC. Ph: 937-454-3489
Columbus, OH 43217 Michael Stanko 4G4 jrowe@stevensaviation.com
Ph: 614-409-4757/800-999-1083 10800 Sharrott Road www.stevensaviation.com
mike.schull@airnet.com North Lima, OH 44452
www.airnet.com Ph: 330-549-0337 THE KROGER CO.
gemcoaviation@aol.com Gary Goodpaster KLUK
AVIATION SERVICES OF www.gemcoaviation.biz 640 Wilmer Ave.
CINCINNATI Cincinnati, OH 45226
Scott Sayre LUK LAMP AVIATION SERVICE INC. Ph: 513-321-2219
4696 Airport Road Leon Lamp TSO gary.goodpaster@kroger.com
Cincinnati, OH 45226-1635 Carroll County Airport-Tolson Field
Ph: 513-871-6222 257 Airport Road THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
info@avservicescinci.com Carrollton, OH 44615-9602 AIRPORT
www.avionicsinc.com Ph: 330-627-7330 John Wickle KOSU
lasi2@msn.com 2160 W. Case Road, Hangar 3
C.F. AIRTRONICS INC. Columbus, OH 43235
Peter York I68 MRK AVIATION INC. Ph: 614-292-5135
Warren County Airport Steve Wilson LPR jwickle@osuairport.org
2460 Greentree Road 44050 Russia Road www.osuairport.org
Lebanon, OH 45036 Elyria, OH 44035
Ph: 513-932-2320 Ph: 440-323-7000 TOLEDO JET CENTER LLC
cfairtronics@gmail.com swilson@johnston-aviation.com Tom Corwin TOL
www.johnston-aviation.com 11591 W. Airport Service Road
CAT 1 INC. Swanton, OH 43558-9462
Jon Montani HAO NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER Ph: 419-866-9050
949 Main St. Steve Plaskon CLE tomcorwin@toldojet.com
Hamilton, OH 45013 21000 Brookpark Road, M/S 4-2
Ph: 513-868-8000 Cleveland, OH 44135 TRM AVIONICS
jon@cat1avionics.com Ph: 216-433-2286 Ron Roepke RZT
www.cat1avionics.com stephen.r.plaskon@nasa.gov 1296 Stone Road
www.grc.nasa.gov Chillicothe, OH 45601
Ph: 740-773-4788
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ERICKSON AIR-CRANE INC. OVERALL AIRCRAFT SERVICES LLC www.airworkavionics.com
Cal Wendt MFR Aaron Smith
PO Box 3247 PO Box 1449 CHEYENNE AIR SERVICE
Central Point, OR 97502-0010 Scappoose, OR 97056 Craig Stephan KAFJ
Ph: 541-664-9575 Ph: 503-543-6330 325 Airport Road
cwendt@ericksonaircrane.com aaron@overallaircraftservices.com Washington, PA 15301-9082
www.ericksonaircrane.com www.overallaircraftservices.com Ph: 724-228-6400
craig@cheyenneairservice.com
FLIGHTCRAFT INC. - Portland PACIFIC COAST AVIONICS www.cheyenneairservice.com
Daniel Rice PDX Dewey Conroy KUAO
7777 NE Airport Way 22783 Airport Road NE ERIE AVIATION INC.
Portland, OR 97218 Aurora, OR 97002 Craig McCune ERI
Ph: 503-331-4250 Ph: 503-678-6242 PO Box 8283
drice@flightcraft.com dewey@pca.aero Erie, PA 16505-0023
www.flightcraft.com www.pca.aero Ph: 814-838-8934
craigm@erieaviation.com
GLOBAL AVIATION INC. TROUTDALE AIRCRAFT www.erieaviation.com
Brian Lockhart KHIO SERVICES INC.
2250 NE 25th Ave. Scott Kenney TTD KEYSTONE HELICOPTER CORP.
Hillsboro, OR 97124 1250 NW Perimeter Way Kurt Dockstader N40
Ph: 503-648-6403 Troutdale, OR 97060 110 E. Stuart Huston Drive
bdlockhart@flyglobalnow.com Ph: 503-666-3838 Coatesville, PA 19320
www.flyglobalnow.com scott@troutdaleaircraft.com Ph: 484-785-4426
www.troutdaleaircraft.com kurt.dockstader@keystonehelicopter.com
www.keystonehelicopter.com
TROUTDALE AVIONICS
Pete Jackson TTD LANCASTER AVIONICS INC.
3620 NE Aspen Way Todd Adams LNS
Newberg, OR 97132 Lancaster Airport
HILLSBORO AVIATION INC. Ph: 503-459-3690 500U Airport Road
Tom Dalquist HIO ttdavion@pnnw.net Lititz, PA 17543
Portland Hillsboro Airport www.ttdavionics.com Ph: 717-569-1953
3565 NE Cornell Road sales@lancasteravionics.com
See ad on
Hillsboro, OR 97124-6376 page 88. TUALATIN VALLEY AVIONICS INC. www.lancasteravionics.com
Ph: 503-648-2831 Patrick Weis HIO
tdalquist@hillsboroaviation.com 2995 NE Cornell Road LAUREL AVIONICS CO. INC.
www.hillsboroaviation.com Hillsboro, OR 97124 Thomas Turnbull KJST
Ph: 503-648-3696 537 Airport Road, Hangar No. 1
JET CENTER MFR pat@tvavionics.com Johnstown, PA 15904
Danny George MFR www.tvavionics.com Ph: 814-243-3985
5000 Cirrus Drive laurelavionics@gmail.com
Medford, OR 97504
Ph: 541-770-5314 PEN N SY LVA N I A NEW WORLD AVIATION
danny@jetcentermfr.com Matthew Stothoff
www.jetcentermedford.com 3405 Airport Road
AIR METHODS CORP. Allentown, PA 18109-3047
Tom Valentine AGC Ph: 610-231-1965
57 Allegheny County Airport mstothoff@newworldaviation.com
West Mifflin, PA 15122 www.newworldaviation.com
Ph: 412-466-2500
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LANDMARK AVIATION Graeme Coates
Weston Holt KFSD CORPORATE FLIGHT 203 Josh Cove
Joe Foss Field MANAGEMENT La Vergne, TN 37086-2087
3501 Aviation Ave. Roy Almon MQY Ph: 615-793-2187
Sioux Falls, SD 57104-0197 276 Doug Warpoole Road graeme@teamaerospace.com
Ph: 605-336-7791, ext. 152 Smyrna, TN 37167 www.gcaviation.com
wholt@landmarkaviation.com Ph: 615-54-4569
www.landmarkaviation.com royalmon223@gmail.com TOTAL AIR GROUP
www.flycfm.com Robert Groth
SATNAN AVIONICS 2930 Winchester Road
Mark Satnan FSD CUMBERLAND AVIONICS LLC Memphis, TN 38118
701 W. National Guard Drive, Hangar 73 Chad Goddard KJWN Ph: 662-357-7350
Sioux Falls, SD 57104 210 Tune Airport Drive Fax: 662-357-7351
Ph: 605-338-5387 Nashville, TN 37209 rgroth@tunicaairgroup.com
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TULSAIR BEECHCRAFT/
TRI-STATE AVIONICS HORIZON AVIONICS INC. MEMPHIS INC.
Tony Fremo RAP Jonathan Foulds TYS Quad Dean KNQA
3940 Cook Hangar Lane 2445 E General Aviation Drive, Suite C 8092 Memphis Ave.
Rapid City, SD 57703 Alcoa, TN 37701 Millington, TN 38053
Ph: 605-209-2103 Ph: 865-980-7858 Ph: 901-873-4780
tristateavionics@gmail.com jfoulds@horizonavionics.com qdean@tulsairmemphis.com
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Ph: 214-352-3468 Ph: 972-239-3791 page 88. HARTSELL AVIONICS INC.
kent.beal@duncanaviation.com mark@fliteelectronics.com David Hartsell TYR
www.duncanaviation.aero www.fliteelectronics.com 1872 C.R. 1143
Tyler, TX 75704
FOXTRONICS INC. Ph: 903-597-3896
Bob Underwood LUE hartavion@tyler.net
3448 W. Mockingbird Lane www.hartsellavionics.com
Dallas, TX 75235
DUNCAN AVIATION - Houston Ph: 214-358-4425 HAWKER BEECHCRAFT
Mark Winter sales@foxtronics.com SERVICES - Houston
Wilson Air Center www.foxtronics.com Michael Johnston HOU
8915 Randolph Road William P. Hobby Airport
Houston, TX 77061 G&G AVIONICS 8402 Nelms St.
Ph: 713-644-0352 Anthony Rumpel LBB Houston, TX 77061-4134
mark.winter@duncanaviation.com 6002 N. Cedar Ave. Ph: 713-567-5042
www.duncanaviation.aero Lubbock, TX 79403-6800 michael_j_johnston@hawkerbeechcraft.com
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A. Ben Skates IAH SERVICES - San Antonio
16951 JFK Boulevard GALAXY AVIATION INC. Daniel Ho SAT
Houston, TX 77032 Bryan Archer ADS San Antonio International Airport
Ph: 281-765-4877 6215 Kirby Lane 10440 John Cape Road
a.b.skates@elpaso.com Frisco, TX 75035 San Antonio, TX 78216-4111
Ph: 469-766-0420 Ph: 210-824-7503
EXECUTIVE INSTRUMENTS INC. bryanarcher@galaxyaviationinc.com daniel_ho@hawkerbeechcraft.com
Avionics Manager www.galaxyaviationinc.com www.hawkerbeechcraft.com
4141 Lindbergh Drive
PO Box 216 GENERAL AVIONICS INC. HERITAGE AVIATION LTD.
Addison, TX 75001-0216 James Wurman Jr. KIWS Everett Horst GPM
Ph: 972-239-0231/800-643-9017 18000 Groeschke Road Hangar 1-E 2626 Aviation Parkway
info@ei-ets.com Houston, TX 77084 Grand Prairie, TX 75052
www.ei-ets.com Ph: 281-647-9600 Ph: 972-314-3803
james@general-avionics.com vhorst@heritageaviationltd.com
EXP AIRCRAFT www.general-avionics.com www.heritageaviationltd.com
Walter Aronow 52F
2313 Warrington Ave. GEORGETOWN INSTRUMENT HOUSTON AIRCRAFT
Flower Mound, TX 75028 SERVICES INC. INSTRUMENTS INC.
Ph: 972-539-2477 Efrain Lopez Paul Eskine HOU
walt@expaircraft.com 210 Airport Road 2519 Park Ave.
www.expaircraft.com Taylor, TX 76574 Pearland, TX 77581
Ph: 512-352-9000 Ph: 281-412-5757
EYW AVIONICS INC. eclopez@georgetowninstruments.com sales@houstonaircraft.com
George Shetzley GPM www.georgetowninstruments.com www.houstonaircraft.com
Grand Prairie Municipal Airport
3122 S. Great SW Parkway GULF AVIONICS INC. INSTRUMENT TECH CORP.
Grand Prairie, TX 75052 Donald Wiles HRL Bill Prewitt Jr. ADS
Ph: 972-606-0660 1816 Hangar Way 15060 Beltwood Parkway East
eywavionics@bellsouth.net Harlingen, TX 78550-5731 Addison, TX 75001
www.eywavionicsinc.com Ph: 956-423-5770 Ph: 972-458-8785
gulfavionics@aol.com billprewitt@instrumenttech.com
www.gulfavionics.com www.instrumenttech.com
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SPECIALIZED AIRCRAFT UNIFLIGHT INC.
SERVICES Nathan Word KGPM
Luis Aceves EFD 2617 Aviation Parkway
11811 N. Brantly, Suite 206A Grand Prairie, TX 75052
Houston, TX 77034 Ph: 972-623-3444
Ph: 713-829-4930 nword@uniflight.com
ace@sas-aero.com www.uniflight.com
www.sas-aero.com TEMPLE ELECTRONICS CO. INC.
John Galik CXO UNITED ROTORCRAFT
SPECTRA ENERGY CORP. 5020 Central Parkway, Hangar 17B SOLUTIONS
Dennis Cody HOU Conroe, TX 77303 Jim Darr LUD
8502 W. Monroe Ph: 936-539-9393 351 Airport Road, Box 10
Houston, TX 77061-4815 jgalik@templeavionics.com Decatur, TX 76234
Ph: 713-989-3554 www.templeavionics.com Ph: 940-627-0626
dhcody@spectraenergy.com jdarr@unitedrotorcraft.com
TEXASGYRO INC. www.unitedrotorcraft.com
STANDARDAERO Kelley van Haitsma FWS
Jerry Sanders IAH 13551 Wing Way Ave. US AVIATION
George Bush Intercontinental Airport Burleson, TX 76028 Jeff Soules KDTO
17250 Chanute Road Ph: 817-282-7500 4850 Spartan Drive
Houston, TX 77032-5557 kvh@txgyro.com Denton, TX 76207
Ph: 281-230-7827/281-230-7800 www.txgyro.com Ph: 940-383-2484
jerry.sanders@standardaero.com jsoules@usaviationgroup.net
www.standardaero.com TIME AEROSPACE LLC www.usaviationgroup.net
Dean DelValle 1T8
SUMMIT AVIATION PO Box 521 VAN BORTEL AIRCRAFT INC.
Wesley B. Brown TPL Bulverde, TX 78154 Sam Wall GKY
7720 C. Airport Road Ph: 210-885-5118 4912 S. Collins St.
Temple, TX 76504 dean@timeaerospace.com Arlington, TX 76018
Ph: 254-773-9902 www.timeaerospace.com Ph: 817-468-7788
summit@vvm.com swall@vanbortel.com
TOMLINSON AVIONICS www.vanbortel.com
TECH AERO AVIONICS LLC OF TEXAS INC.
Trevor Smith DTO Bill Morrow GLE
2080 Skylane 2230 Airport Drive
Denton, TX 76207 Gainesville, TX 76240-1736
U TA H
Ph: 940-387-6637 Ph: 940-612-2044
trevor@techaeroavionics.com info@tomlinsonavionics.com AVTECH SERVICES LLC
www.techaeroavionics.com www.tomlinsonavionics.com Don Young BTF
1654 W. 2350 South
Woods Cross, UT 84087
Ph: 801-556-9679
Is your repair station interested in donyoung@avtechservicesllc.com
www.avtechservicesllc.com
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AMERICAN AVIONICS DEFINITIVE AVIONICS LLC OLYMPIA AVIONICS INC.
Rick Wiseman BFI M. Vaughn Burgess Thomas Leal
Boeing Field 4151 Mitchell Way 7708 Henderson Blvd.
7023 Perimeter Road South Bellingham, WA 98226 Olympia, WA 98501-6819
Seattle, WA 98108-3800 Ph: 360-647-6788 Ph: 360-357-3134
Ph: 206-763-8530 definitiveavionics@hotmail.com olyavionic@aol.com
rick@americanavionics.com www.definitiveavionics.com
www.americanavionics.com SPENCER AIRCRAFT
Jeff Pratt KPLU
AUBURN FLIGHT SERVICE Pierce County Airport
Michael Kopp S50 16911 103rd Ave. East, Unit 102
1725 E St. NE Puyallup, WA 98374
Auburn, WA 98002 DUNCAN AVIATION - Seattle Ph: 253-848-9349/800-424-1160
Ph: 253-939-8750 Mike White BFI avionics@spenceraircraft.com
shop@afsnac.com 6987 Perimeter Road South, Suite 225 www.spenceraircraft.com
www.afsnac.com Seattle, WA 98108
Ph: 206-764-3962 WESTERN AVIATION
mike.white@duncanaviation.com Barry Huck SFF
www.duncanaviation.aero PO Box 11835
Spokane, WA 99211-1835
EXECUTIVE FLIGHT INC. Ph: 509-534-7371
Mike Mahood EAT barryh@pilotsplace.com
One Campbell Parkway www.pilotsplace.com
East Wenatchee, WA 98802
AVIONICS SHOP INC. Ph: 509-884-0533 XN AIR LLC
Daniel Neil KTIW mikema@execflight.com Kelly Thompson GEG
Tacoma Narrows Airport www.execflight.com Spokane International Airport
1026 26th Ave. NW, Suite A 8125 W. Pilot Drive
Gig Harbor, WA 98335 INTER AVIONICS INC. Spokane, WA 99224
Ph: 253-851-3009 Sven Smith KPSC Ph: 509-455-5204
dan.neil@avionics.bz 4110 N. Stearman Ave. kthompson@xnair.com
www.avionics.bz Pasco, WA 99301 www.xnair.com
Ph: 509-547-3004
admin@interavionicsinc.com
www.interavionicsinc.com WISCONSIN
KENMORE AIR HARBOR INC.
Robert Hammond S60 AIR CARGO CARRIERS
6321 NE 175th St. Brian Bailey
PO Box 82064 4951 S. Howell Ave.
Kenmore, WA 98028-0064 Milwaukee, WI 53207
Ph: 425-486-1257/800-423-5526 Ph: 414-482-1711
avionics@kenmoreair.com brian.bailey@aircar.com
www.kenmoreair.com www.aircar.com
CANNON AVIONICS INC
Brett Hanousek AWO
17725 48th Drive NE, #A&B KITSAP AIRCRAFT AIRTRONICS INC.
SERVICES LLC Robert J. Stadler CLI
Arlington, WA 98223
Jay Villalva PWT #440 Clintonville Municipal Airport
Ph: 360-435-0900
2898 Maple Crest Lane SE PO Box 297
cannonav@frontier.com
Port Orchard, WA 98366 Clintonville, WI 54929-0297
www.cannonavionics.com
Ph: 360-674-8233 Ph: 715-823-2161
villalva23@msn.com fro4108@frontiernet.net
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Ph: 403-250-5665 bfield@goderichaircraft.com www.keystoneair.mb.ca
sales@canadianavionics.com www.goderichaircraft.com
www.canadianavionics.com KITCHENER AERO
HELI-ONE Barry Aylward CYKF
CAVALIER AVIATION LTD. Jonathan Stodel CZBB PO Box 69
Peter Verhesen CYBW 4300 80th St. Breslau, ON, CANADA N0B 1M0
408B Otter Bay Delta, BC, CANADA V4K 3N3 Ph: 519-648-2921
Calgary, AB, CANADA T3Z 3S6 Ph: 604-952-7911 barry@kitcheneraero.com
Ph: 403-288-5160 jstodel@heli-one.ca www.kitcheneraero.com
peterv@cavalieraviation.com www.heli-one.ca
www.cavalieraviation.com LORTIE AVIATION INC.
HELITECH SUPPORT Andre Lortie CYQB
DUCEY AVIONICS LTD. SERVICES INC. 130 rue Tibo
Roger Holland CYXD Mike Sattler CYXX Ste. Catherine-de-la-jc, QC,
Municipal Airport 1640 Threshold Drive CANADA G3N ZY7
38 Airport Road Abbotsford, BC, CANADA V2T 6H5 Ph: 418-875-5111
Edmonton, AB, CANADA T5G 0W7 Ph: 604-557-9690 andre@lortieaviation.com
Ph: 780-451-7600 msattler@helitechss.com www.lortieaviation.com
rholland@ifr.ab.ca www.helitechss.com
MAXCRAFT AVIONICS LTD.
E&B HELICOPTERS LTD. HITECH AVIONICS & Daryl MacIntosh CYPK
AVIONICS DIVISION INSTRUMENTS 250 - 18799 Airport Way
Tony Bodie CCR6 George Papachristos CYKZ Pitt Meadows, BC, CANADA V3Y 2B4
PO Box 1000 Toronto Buttonville Airport Ph: 604-465-3080
Campbell River, BC, CANADA V9W 6Y4 2833 16th Ave., Box 160 sales@maxcraft.ca
Ph: 250-287-4421 Markham, ON, CANADA L3R 0P8 www.maxcraft.ca
ebavion@telus.net Ph: 905-477-8032
www.ebhelicopters.com sales@hitechavionics.com MID-CANADA MOD CENTER
www.hitechavionics.com Bill Arsenault CYYZ
EAGLE AIRCRAFT INC. PO Box 160 Toronto AMF
David McDevitt CYTZ ICAROS AVIONICS Mississauga, ON, CANADA L5P 1B1
Hangar 6, Suite 101 Steve Koucoulas Ph: 905-673-9918
Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport 107 Merkley Square bill@midcanadamod.com
Toronto, ON, CANADA M5V 1A1 Scarborough, ON, CANADA M1G 2Y5 www.midcanadamod.com
Ph: 416-203-3238 Ph: 416-439-0795
torfly@the-wire.com icaros.avionics@sympatico.ca MIDLAND INSTRUMENTS LTD.
Vince Scott CYEE
EXECAIRE - Toronto INLAND COMMUNICATION 20 Ed Connelly Drive, PO Box 478
Syed Rahman CYYZ SERVICES LTD. Perkinsfield, ON, CANADA L0L 2J0
2450 Derry Road East, Hangar 7 Ian Hunter YKA Ph: 705-527-4447
Mississauga, ON, CANADA L5S 1B2 2790 Aviation Way vscott@midlandinstruments.com
Ph: 905-677-2484 Kamloops, BC, CANADA V2B 7W1 www.midlandinstruments.com
syed.rahman@execaire.com Ph: 250-376-1121
ian@icsavionics.ca MIDWEST AVIONICS
FIELD AVIATION CO. INC. Greg Kunderman YWG
David Knuckey YYZ KELOWNA FLIGHTCRAFT - Winnipeg International Airport
2450 Derry Road, East, Hangar #2 Avionics Division Unit #10- 20 Hangar Line Road
Mississauga, ON, CANADA L5S 1B2 Adnan Adrovic YLW Winnipeg, MB, CANADA R3J 3Y8
Ph: 905-676-1540/877-204-3717 5655 Airport Way Ph: 204-888-0296
dknuckey@fieldav.com Kelowna, BC, CANADA V1V 1S1 midav@mts.net
www.fieldav.com See ad on Ph: 250-807-5466
page 40. adnan_adrovic@flightcraft.ca
www.flightcraft.ca
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SEBROF AVIATION
CANADA continued SERVICES LTD.
Murray Forbes YLW
Kelowna Airport
NORTHERN AVIONICS INC. 6095 Airport Way
Kevin Hoogeveen YBW Kelowna, BC, CANADA V1V 1S1
216B Avro Lane Ph: 250-448-6350
Calgary, AB, CANADA T3Z 3S5 sebrof1@telus.net
Ph: 403-585-0652
kevinh@northernavionics.ca
Q.F. AVIONICS CENTER LTD.
Robert Marryat CYQF SKYE AVIONICS LTD.
www.northernavionics.ca Ryan Evans CYBL
Box 27126
Red Deer, AB, CANADA T4N 6X8 1434 Ironwood St., Suite 376
ONTARIO MINISTRY OF Ph: 403-886-4306/877-886-4306 Campbell River, BC, CANADA V9W 5T5
NATURAL RESOURCES bob@qfavionics.com Ph: 250-202-7649
Doug Snedden CYAM info@skyeavionics.ca
See ad on
www.qfavionics.com page 77.
Rural Route 1, Box 2, 475 Airport Road www.skyeavionics.ca
Sault Ste. Marie, ON, CANADA P6A 5K6
Ph: 705-779-4026
R&Z AVIONICS LTD.
Sham Meghji CZBB SKYSERVICE FBO INC.
doug.snedden@ontario.ca David Gosselin YUL
Boundary Bay Airport
affm.mnr.gov.on.ca 10105 Ryan Ave.
#2 4335 Skeena St.
Delta, BC, CANADA V4K 0A6 Dorval, QC, CANADA H9P 1A2
PACIFIC AVIONICS & Ph: 604-946-6212 Ph: 514-420-2384
INSTRUMENTS LTD. rzavionics@dccnet.com david_gosselin@skyservice.com
Gordon Bott CYVR www.skyservice.com
www.rzavionics.com
Vancouver International Airport
4200 Cowley Cres SKYWARD AVIONICS
Richmond, BC, CANADA V7B 1B8
RCMP, AIR SERVICES BRANCH
Don Toupin CYOW William Corbett CYCW
Ph: 604-278-2105 8406 Lockheed Place
1200 Vanier Parkway
gordon.bott@pacificavionics.com Chilliwack, BC, CANADA V2P 8A7
Ottawa, ON, CANADA K1A 0R2
www.pacificavionics.com Ph: 604-316-2676
Ph: 613-998-3500
don.toupin@rcmp-grc.gc.ca skywardavionics@gmail.com
PEACE HILLS AVIATION LTD. www.rcmp.ca
Fredrick Warnke YEG SPECIAL AIR SERVICES -
Edmonton International Airport CANADA INC.
PO Box 9856
REGIONAL AVIONICS INC.
Jean Sicard YQB Paul Gervais CYXD
Edmonton, AB, CANADA T5J 2T2 77 Airport Road Northwest
204 des Bouleaux
Ph: 780-628-2999 Edmonton, AB, CANADA T5G 0W6
Neuville, QC, CANADA G0A 2R0
fred@peaceavionics.ca Ph: 780-757-8200
Ph: 418-455-7237
regionalavionics@videotron.ca paul@sas-canada.com
PENTA AVIATION SERVICES www.sas-canada.com
Rex Tio YVR
Vancouver International Airport
RIVERS EDGE AVIONICS LTD.
Thomas Jackson TEL AIR ELECTRONIQUE INC.
5455 B Airport Road South Yvon Desruisseaux
Hangar 10 5225 216th St.
Richmond, BC, CANADA V7B 1B5 706 A, Seventh Ave. Airport
Langley, BC, CANADA V2Y 2N3
Ph: 604-273-4649 Quebec, QC, CANADA G2G 2T6
Ph: 604-539-5591
rtio@penta-aviation.com Ph: 418-871-0686
tom@riversedgeavionics.com
www.penta-aviation.com y.desr@telairelectonique.com
www.riversedgeavionics.com
www.telairelectronique.com
PERIMETER AVIATION LP ROCKY MOUNTAIN AIRCRAFT
George Adair CGYWG TORONTO AVIONICS LTD.
Tim Shaw YBW
Winnipeg International Airport Richard Leblanc YPQ
Springbank Airport
626 Ferry Road Peterborough Municipal Airport
129 MacLaurin Drive
Winnipeg, MB, CANADA R3H 0T7 Peterborough, ON, CANADA K9J 6X6
Calgary, AB, CANADA T3Z 3S4
Ph: 204-786-7031, ext. 4133 Ph: 705-749-1915
Ph: 403-288-3305
avionics@perimeter.ca rleblanc@to-avionics.com
rockyavionics@pathcom.ca
www.perimeter.ca www.to-avionics.com
www.rockymountainaircraft.ca
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Herzogenaurach, GERMANY 91074 www.air-alliance.de
VISION AVIONICS INC. Ph: 49-9132-8369220
Oleg Axenov herzog(at)aen.de AIR GREENLAND
330 Allstate Parkway, Suite 100 www.aen.de Peter Thulesen BGGH
Markham, ON, CANADA L3R 5T2 Box 1012, Lufthavnsvejen 100
Ph: 416-908-1454 AERO INSTRUMENT-SERVICE AG Nuuk, GREENLAND 3900
oaxenov@visionavionics.com Sandra Hofer Ph: 299-343437
Firststrasse 15 gohtke@airgreenland.gl
WESTERN AVIONICS Feusisberg, SWITZERLAND 8835 www.airgreenland.gl
Greg McLeod YYC Ph: 41-44-818-0804
275 Palmer Road NE anhofer@mac.com AIR ICELAND
Calgary, AB, CANADA T2E 7G4 Arnar Ragnarsson BIRK
Ph: 403-250-2644/800-668-9704 AERODATA AG Hangar 4, Building 12
gmcleod@westernavionics.com Michael Kullmann Reykjavik, ICELAND 101
www.westernavionics.com Herman-Blenk Strasse 34 Ph: 354-570-3535
dto. Braunschweig, GERMANY 38108 avionics@airiceland.is
WOODLAWN INSTRUMENTS LTD. Ph: 49-531-2359250 www.airiceland.is
Gerald Cook CYOW mail@aerodata.de
Ottawa International Airport www.aerodata.de AIR SUPPORT INTERNATIONAL
350 Comet Private, Suite 210 Adriano Peradi LILE
Ottawa, ON, CANADA K1V 9B2 AEROMARITIME Cerrione Airport
Ph: 613-737-3305/888-338-6193 MEDITERRANEAN LIMITED Via Monte Mucrone, 2
info@woodlawninstruments.com Neilson Pulis Vergnasco, ITALY 13882
www.woodlawninstruments.com 7 Industrial Estate Ph: 39-015-2583942
Hal Far, MALTA BBG 3000 aperardi@tiscali.it
WRIGHT INSTRUMENTS LTD. Ph: 356-21651778 www.airsupportinternational.it
James G. Wright neilson.pulis@aeromaritime.com
2762 Slough St. www.aeromaritime.com AIRALPHA A/S
Mississauga, ON, CANADA L4T 1G3 Erling Hansen EKOD
Ph: 905-677-7161 AERO-DIENST GMBH CO. KG Beldringeej 252
jim@wrightinsts.com Gerhard Gsaenger NUE Odense N, DENMARK 5270
Flughafenstrasse 100 Ph: 45-8838-1700
Nuernberg, GERMANY D-90411 erlingh@airalpha.com
Ph: 49-911-9356-505 www.airalpha.com
EUROPE gerd.gsaenger@aero-dienst.de
www.aero-dienst.de AIRCRAFT SERVICING
GUERNSEY
A.S.P. AVIONICS NV/SA AERO-SERVICE PIERRE Gareth Far GSY
Ed Vandevoorde EBZW BRUGGER SA La Planque Forest
Vliegplein 2/1 Eric Houvenaghel LSGC West Grass Hangar
Genk, BELGIUM 3600 Boulevard des Eplatures 56B Guernsey Channel Island,
Ph: 32-89384345 La Chaux-de-Fonds, SWITZERLAND UNITED KINGDOM GY8 0DS
info@asp-avionics.com CH-2304 Ph: 44-1481-265750
www.asp-avionics.com Ph: 41-329-267533 info@flyasg.co.uk
avionics@aero-service.ch www.flyasg.co.uk
www.aero-service.ch
AIRPLUS MAINTENANCE GMBH
Klaus Attig EDNY
Flughafen 28
Friedrichshafen, GERMANY D-88046
Ph: 49-7541-38878-15
cessna@airplus24.com
www.airplus24.com
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hbartkus@aol.com Ph: 32-5643-1626
info@lambert-aircraft.com RGV AVIATION LTD.
IAE LTD. www.lambert-aircraft.com Alec Vincent EGBJ
Garry Joyce EGTC Hangar SE40, Gloucestershire Airport
#2 Hangar, Cranfield Airfield LEES AVIONICS LTD. Cheltenham, UNITED KINGDOM
Cranfield, Bedfordshire, ENGLAND Harry Lees EGTB GL20 6HS
MK43 0JR Hangar 1, Wycombe Air Park Ph: 44-1452-855501
Ph: 44-1234-750661 Booker, Marlow, Bucks, ENGLAND mail@rgv.co.uk
garry@iae.org.uk SL7 3DP www.rgv.co.uk
www.iae.uk.com Ph: 441-494-513661
harry.lees@leesavionics.co.uk RUAG AEROSPACE AG
INTERNATIONAL AVIONICS www.leesavionics.co.uk Mike Romer
SERVICE Geneva Airport 15
Vincent Wigmans EHRD MOTORFLUG BADEN-BADEN PO Box 696
PO Box 12006 GMBH Geneva, SWITZERLAND CH-1215
GA Rotterdam Airport, Cliff Wooley EDSB Ph: 41-22-710-4400
THE NETHERLANDS 3004 Summersite Ave., C312 info.geneva.airport.aerospace@ruag.com
Ph: 31-10-4371038 Rheinmuenster, GERMANY 77836 www.ruag.com
info@iasnl.com Ph: 49-7229-30140
www.iasnl.com info@motorflug.com RUAG AEROSPACE
www.motorflug.com SERVICES GMBH
JET AVIATION AG Dr. Peter Blumer EDMO
Mehrdad Fijani LSGG NEDAERO COMPONENTS PO BOX 1253
Geneva Airport Saskia Rutten SPL Wessling, GERMANY 82231
Route De Pre-Bois 17, PO Box 456 Hengelder 22 Ph: 49-8153306449
Geneva, SWITZERLAND 1215 PA Zevenaar, NETHERLANDS 6902 peter.blumer@ruag.com
Ph: 41-58-158-1111 Ph: 31-316-592150 www.ruag.com
mehrdad.fijani@jetaviation.ch rutten.s@schreiner.aero
www.jetaviation.com RUAG AVIATION
NORD FLYG SERVICE AB Stephan Woodtli LSZA
JET AVIONICS SRL Erik Forssman ESSU Airportstreet C.P. 267
Giampietro Zangrilli LIRA Eskilstuna Flygplats Agno-Lugano, SWITZERLAND
Viale J.F. Kennedy, 78A Eskilstuna, SWEDEN SE-635 06 Ph: 41-91-611-9064
Ciampino, Rome, ITALY 00043 Ph: 46-16-940-09 stephan.woodtli@ruag.com
Ph: 39-0679-340566 info@nordflygservice.se www.ruag.com/en/aviation
info@jetavionics.it www.nordflygservice.se
www.jetavionics.it SCANDINAVIAN AIRCRAFT
NORTHERN AVIONICS SRL TECHNOLOGIES A/S
JETSUPPORT AVIONICS B.V. G. Lombardo LIML Tom Hassing EKSN
Gerald Henselmans Viale Dell Aviazione 65 Taagholtvej 178
PO Box 7641 Milano, ITALY 20138 Sindal, DENMARK 9870
Schiphol, THE NETHERLANDS 1117 ZJ Ph: 39-02-70209972 Ph: 45-9678-0200
Ph: 31-20-6484429 northern@northern-avionics.com tha@scantech.aero
ghe@jetsupport-avionics.nl www.northern-avionics.com www.scantech.aero
www.jetsupport-avionics.nl
PHOENIX AVIONICS LTD. SCANDINAVIAN AVIONICS A/S
KUERZI AVIONICS AG Tony Okill Hardy B. Truelsen EKBI
Ralf Kuerzi LSZT Walsall House 22 Godstone Road Billund Airport
Flugplatz Lingfield, Surrey, ENGLAND RH7 6BW Stratusvej 9, PO Box 59
Lommis, TG SWITZERLAND 9506 Ph: 44-1342-837300 Billund, DENMARK DK-7190
Ph: 41-52-3762227 tony@phoenixavionics.com Ph: 45-7950-8000
info@kuerzi.com www.phoenixavionics.com hbt@scanav.com
www.kuerzi.com www.scanav.com
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Maikel Valentinez SVMI
Av Soublette, El Canton Edf la Logia F
SCANDINAVIAN AVIONICS A.S. AVIONICS SERVICES LTDA. La Guaira Edo Vargas, VENEZUELA
GREECE S.A. Antonio Jose Rodrigues Ph: 58-212-3324598
Elias Kokkotas LGAV dos Santos SBSP tmasoluciones@hotmail.com
28th klm of Koropi-Markopoulo Road Rua Angelo Mendes de Almeida 152
Koropi-Athens, GREECE GR-19400 Sao Paulo, CEP BRAZIL 04357-020 AVIASERVICE C.A.
Ph: 30-210-6620386 Ph: 55-11-5031-2801 Daniel Bacalao SVCS
elk@scanav.com antonio@avionics.com.br Aeropuerto de Caracas OZM Hangar
www.scanav.com www.avionics.com.br Charallave Est. Miranda,
VENEZUELA 1080
SPESSART AIR SERVICE GMBH AERO ELECTRONICA Ph: 58-239-2250218/2254933
Wolfgang Kerkhoff EDFC INTERNACIONAL S.A. DE C.V. jcompras@aviaservice.com
Flugplatz Ernesto Sanchez MMMX www.aviaservice.com
Grossostheim, GERMANY 63762 Aeropuerto International Cd. de Mexico
Ph: 49-6026-6066 Enrique Farman No 172 Col.Aviacion Civ AVIATION CENTER COMERCIO E
w.kerkhoff@spessartair.de Mexico City, DF MEXICO 15740 SERVICOS
www.spessartair.de Ph: 52-55-55-58-11-77 Luiz Amarante SBJR
ernesto@aeroelectronica.com Av. Ayrton Senna 2541, Aeroporto
SR TECHNICS SWITZERLAND AG Rio DeJaneiro, RJ BRAZIL 22775-002
David Luthi AERO LAB AVIONICS LTDA. Ph: 21-3511-9800
Flughofstrasse Rafael Arns Lessa SBCT amarante@aviationcenter.com.br
Zurich-Flughafen CH-8058 Hangar Rio, Airport Intl Afonso Pena www.aviationcenter.com.br
SWITZERLAND Sao Jose DosPinhais, PR
41-43-812-4723 BRAZIL 83010-620 AVIONICA GENERAL DE
david.luethi@srtechnics.com Ph: 5541-3381-1507 COLOMBIA
www.srtechnics.com rafael@aerolab.com.br Luis Villamil
www.aerolab.com.br Carrera 97 #23G-23
SUN-AIR OF SCANDINAVIA A/S Bogota, COLOMBIA
Frank Madsen EKBI AERO RADIO DE PANAMA S.A. Ph: 571-4130325
Cumulusvej 10 Luis Alberto Riano H. MPMG gerencia.agc@etb.net.co
Billund, DENMARK DK-7190 PO Box 0823-05703
Ph: 45-76-989-016 Panama, REPUBLIC DE PANAMA C.A.A.D. INC.
frank.madsen@sunair.dk Ph: 507-315-0435 Liane Loys
info@aeroradio.net 3050 NW 82 Ave.
TAG AVIATION www.aeroradio.net Miami, FL 33122
Eugene Southwick LSGG Ph: 305-593-9929
Box 36 - Geneva Airport AEROCENTRO DE SERVICIOS C.A. lloys@caadinc.com
Geneva, SWITZERLAND 1215 Roberto Cecchini SVCS
Ph: 41-22-717-0159 Altos de Curomo Aeropuerto de CENTRO DE SERVICIO AVEMEX
esouthwick@tagaviation.ch Caracas SA DE CV
www.tagaviation.com Charallave Miranda, VENEZUELA 1210 Miguel Beyer Hernandez MMTO
Ph: 58-239-225-0693 Aeropuerto Internacional de Toluca
TATENHILL AVIATION LTD. rcecchini@aerocentro.com Calle 4, Hangar 14 Lote 35
Paul Shelton EGBM www.aerocentro.com Toluca Estado De Mexico,
Tatenhill Airfield, Newborough Road MEXICO 50200
Burton on Trent, UNITED KINGDOM AEROFAUDI CA Ph: 52-722-279-3000
DE13 9PD Fausto Ramirez OMZ miguel.beyer@avemex.com.mx
Ph: 44-1283-575283 Lpostel Apartado Postal #129 www.avemex.com.mx
mail@tatenhill.com Charallave, VENEZUELA 1210
www.tatenhill.com Ph: 58-239-2258170 ELECTRONICA DE AVIACION LTD.
aerofaudi.avionics@gmail.com Wilson Diaz SKBOG
THK GOKCEN AVIATION Aeropuerto Eldorado Ent2 Int2
Tugce Toshun LTAC AGE SERVICE LTDA Calle 26 nro 103-22 ofna 1-41
Tandogan Cristobal Adasme SCTB Bogota, COLOMBIA 0009
Mebusevleri iller sk. 22/3 Pasaje Los Trigales 8036-A Penalolen Ph: 57-1413-5600
Ankara, REPUBLIC OF TURKEY 06580 Santiago, CHILE 7941034 gerencia@electroaviacion.com
Ph: 90-312-222-4840 Ph: 5602-4816890 www.electroaviacion.com
ttosun@thkgokcen.com.tr cristobal@ageservice.com
www.thkgokcen.com.tr www.ageservice.com
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AEA REGULAR MEMBERS REPAIR STATIONS
R E PA I R S TAT I O N S
eletronave@eletronave.com.br info@paezavionica.com.ar Ph: 618-8284-8442
www.eletronave.com.br www.paezavionica.com.ar julian.lobb@aesavionics.com
www.aesavionics.com
EUROCOPTER DE MEXICO, REDIMEC SRL
S.A. DE C.V. Fabian Dario Oyarbide AIR ASIA CO. LTD.
Eduardo Mendoza MEX Mayor Novoa 845 T.S. Liang RCNN
Hangar 1 Zona G AICM Tandil, Buenos Aires, Tainan Air Field, 1000 Sec. 2 Ta-Tung
Mexico, DF MEXICO 15620 ARGENTINA 7000 Tainan, TAIWAN R.O.C.
Ph: 52-55-5716-7543 Ph: 54-2293-442280 Ph: 886-6-2681911, ext. 655
eduardo.mendoza@eurocopter.com.mx fabianoyarbide@redimec.com.ar tsliang@mail.airasia.com.tw
www.eurocopter.com.mx www.redimec.com.ar www.airasia.com.tw
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REPAIR STATIONS AEA REGULAR MEMBERS
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AEA REGULAR MEMBERS REPAIR STATIONS
R E PA I R S TAT I O N S
navicomm1@gmail.com www.avionics.co.nz
EXECUTIVE AVIONIC
PACIFIC AVIONICS PTY. LTD. TAE AVIATION SOLUTIONS PTY. LTD.
Carlo Malatesta Andrea Vizzini FALA
Stephen Allen YSBK
Adelaide Airport PO Box 926
PO Box CP425
PO Box 185, Export Park Lanseria, Gauteng,
Condell Park, NSW AUSTRALIA 2200
Adelaide, SA AUSTRALIA 5950 SOUTH AFRICA 1748
Ph: 61-2-9791-1137
Ph: 61-8-8150-0216 Ph: 27-11-701-3500
stephen.allen@pacificavionics.com.au
carlo.malatesta@taeaviation.com.au andrea@eavionics.co.za
www.pacificavionics.com.au
www.tenix.com www.eavionics.co.za
QUALITY AVIONICS PTY. LTD. TOTAL AVIONICS FASTJET MAINTENANCE
Russell Kelly YBAF SUPPORT PTY. LTD. John Mark Chiddick FALA
PO Box 931 Chris Perkins YPDN Lanseria Airport Entrance 1
Archerfield, QLD AUSTRALIA 4108 PO Box 399 Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA 1748
Ph: 61-7-3277-4799 Karama, NT AUSTRALIA 0813 Ph: 27-824941961
russell@qualityavionics.com Ph: 61-403-244-191 johnmark@fastjet.co.za
www.qualityavionics.com.au turkperkins@gmail.com
HAWKER PACIFIC AIRSERVICES
RANGE AVIONICS PTY. LTD. Adrian Wolf DXB
Wayne Berthelsen QLD LIU BD 05, Jebel Ali Free Zone (South)
PO Box 6150 INTE R N AT I O N A L PO Box 16784
Toowoomba, QLD AUSTRALIA 4350 Dubai, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Ph: 61-7-4634-6355 Ph: 971-4-8860470
info@rangeavionics.com.au AERONAUTICAL INSTRUMENT avionics.dubai@hawkerpacific.com
www.rangeavionics.com.au AND AUTOPILOT www.hawkerpacific.com
Rolfe Brindeau FAWB
PO Box 3118 Montana Park INTER AVIONICS PTY LTD.
SAANZ LTD. Pretoria, SOUTH AFRICA 0159
Darren Pennell NZAR Paul Ludick FALA
Ph: 27-12-567-7900 PO Box 508
PO Box 180, Takanini technical@aeronautical.co.za
Auckland, NEW ZEALAND 2112 Lanseria, SOUTH AFRICA 1748
www.aeronautical.co.za Ph: 2711-701-3545
Ph: 64-9-296-5555
darren@saanz.com paul@interjet.aero
AIM AIR www.interjet.aero
www.saanz.com Radio Base Manager HKNW
PO Box 21171 NORTH EAST AVIONICS CC
SIL AVIATION - PNG Nairobi, KENYA 00505 Keith Robertson FANS
Francis Wayambo AYU Ph: 254-20-6002300 PO Box 20046, West Acres
PO Box 402 aaradiobase.is@aimint.net Nelspruit, SOUTH AFRICA 1211
Ukarumpa, EHP PAPUA, www.aimair.org Ph: 27-13-7412986
NEW GUINEA 444 keith@northeastavionics.co.za
Ph: 675-737-4322 CENTURY AVIONICS CC www.northeastavionics.co.za
avi-avionics@sil.org.pg Carin Van Zyl FALA
PO Box 100 SAFAIR OPERATIONS PTY. LTD.
SIMPSON AEROELECTRICS Lanseria Gauteng, Johan Nieuwoudt (Library) JIA
PTY. LTD. SOUTH AFRICA 1748 PO Box 938
Robert Simpson YMMB Ph: 27-11-701-3244 Kempton Park, SOUTH AFRICA 1620
Moorabbin Airport sales@centuryavionics.co.za Ph: 27-11-928-0196
Building 37, 12 Northern Ave. Airport www.centuryavionics.co.za jnieuwoudt@safair.co.za
Mentone, VIC AUSTRALIA 3194 www.safair.co.za
Ph: 61-3-9580-4022
siaero@siaero.com.au
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AEA Recognizes Members
for Training Commitment
The Aircraft Electronics Association announced the recipients are trained far beyond the basic requirements and demonstrate a
of the annual Avionics Training Excellence Award during the commitment to training few other industries can match.
opening session of the 54th annual AEA International Convention We see consistent demand for all of our training products
& Trade Show in Reno, Nev. The Avionics Training Excellence and services, Adamson said. Members rely on the Association
Award recognizes AEA members for their total commitment to as the cornerstone of their approved training programs. The AEA
training as evidenced by participation in AEA-approved training. will continue to develop high-quality, cost-effective regulatory and
Mike Adamson, vice president of member programs and technical training for the general aviation aircraft electronics com-
education for the AEA, said AEA certified repair station members munity to meet the industrys growing demand.
Ace Avionics Inc............................................ LaGrande, Ore. Jefferson City Flying Service .................... Jefferson City, Mo.
Aero Charter Inc. ....................................... Chesterfield, Mo. Jet Works Air Center . ..................................... Denton, Texas
Aerospace Instrument Support Inc. ............... Denton, Texas Kings Avionics .........................................Salt Lake City, Utah
Aerotronics Inc............................................... Billings, Mont. Kitchener Aero Avionics Ltd. ........ Breslau, Ontario, Canada
AIE Inc. . ....................................................... Murrietta, Calif. L2 Consulting Services.......................Dripping Springs, Texas
Aircraft and Avionics Sales Inc. ......New Cumberland, Penn. L-3 Communications Vertex Aerospace........ Madison, Miss.
Alpha Avionics LLC . .......................................Torrance, Calif. Lambert Aircraft Engineering.................Wevelgem, Belgium
Arapahoe Aero Avionics ............................ Englewood, Colo. Landmark Aviation .................................... Greensboro, N.C.
Atlantic Avionics Inc. .............. Enfield, Nova Scotia, Canada Landmark Aviation .........................................Frederick, Md.
Aviation Institute of Maintenance ............ Indianapolis, Ind. Lanmar Aviation.............................................. Groton, Conn.
Banyan Air Service . ................................Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Maine Aviation Aircraft Maintenance .........Portland, Maine
Big Horn Airways .......................................... Sheridan, Wyo. Mayday Avionics Inc. ............................ Grand Rapids, Mich.
Bloomington Avionics . ............................... Bloomington, Ill. Mid-Continent Instruments-West ................Van Nuys, Calif.
Brantford Air Centre ..................Brantford, Ontario, Canada Million Air . ....................................................Houston, Texas
Campus Avionics Services ........................... Granbury, Texas National Jets Inc....................................Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Capital Avionics Inc. ................................... Tallahassee, Fla. Nolan Avionics . ............................................... Durant, Okla.
CE Avionics Inc. . ............................................... Sanford, Fla. Northeast Air Inc. ........................................Portland, Maine
Century Flight Systems Inc. ..................Mineral Wells, Texas Northwest Arkansas Avionics .......................Fort Smith, Ark.
Columbia Air Services Inc. .............................. Groton, Conn. Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources . ..................................
Constant Aviation .........................................Cleveland, Ohio .........................................Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada
Corvallis Aero Service ..................................... Corvallis, Ore. Park Rapids Avionics . ............................. Park Rapids, Minn.
Dyersburg Avionics Inc............................ Caruthersville, Mo. Pegasus Technologies Inc. ..............Green Cove Springs, Fla.
Elizabethtown Flying Service Inc. ............ Elizabethtown, Ky. Pfizer Inc. . ............................................... West Trenton, N.J.
Epps Aviation . ................................................... Atlanta, Ga. Preferred Avionics LLC . ...................................Howell, Mich.
Executive Autopilots Inc. ..........................Sacramento, Calif. Q.F. Avionics Center Ltd. ............ Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
Fargo Jet Center ..................................................Fargo, N.D. Quest Avionics Inc. ...............................................Ocala, Fla.
Flightcraft Inc. . ............................................... Portland, Ore. Redding Aerotronics Inc. ................................Redding, Calif.
Flight-Deck Avionics ...............................Salt Lake City, Utah Ron Collins Aviation Electronics LLC . ......... Henderson, Ken.
Flightpath Aviation Services .........................Brooksville, Fla. Select Avionics . ...........................................McKinney, Texas
Freedom Avionics Co. . .............................. Broomfield, Colo. Southeast Aerospace Inc. ............................ Melbourne, Fla.
Georgia Avionics Inc. ..........................................Winder, Ga. Spirit Avionics Ltd. ....................................... Columbus, Ohio
Gibbs Service Center Inc. ............................San Diego, Calif. Star Avionics Inc. ................................... Chattanooga, Tenn.
Gulfstream Aerospace .............................. Long Beach, Calif. Temple Electronics Co. Inc. ..........................Houston, Texas.
Gulfstream Aerospace ...................................... Dallas, Texas The Coca-Cola Co. ............................................. Atlanta, Ga.
Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. .........................Brunswick, Ga. The Kroger Co. . ........................................... Cincinnati, Ohio
Higginsville Avionics Lab . ........................... Higginsville, Mo. Tomlinson Avionics of Florida ..................... Fort Myers, Fla.
HTS Avionics ................................................. Baltimore, Md. Wilmington Avionics . ........................................Odessa, Del.
Islip Avionics ............................................. Ronkonkoma, N.Y. XN Air LLC .................................................... Spokane, Wash.
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MANUFACTURERS
& DISTRIBUTORS
AEA ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
Instrument manufacturers
Major distributors
Accessory manufacturers
Calibration labs
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MANUFACTURERS & DISTRIBUTORS AEA ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
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AEA ASSOCIATE MEMBERS MANUFACTURERS & DISTRIBUTORS
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MANUFACTURERS & DISTRIBUTORS AEA ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
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AEA ASSOCIATE MEMBERS MANUFACTURERS & DISTRIBUTORS
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MANUFACTURERS & DISTRIBUTORS AEA ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
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AEA ASSOCIATE MEMBERS MANUFACTURERS & DISTRIBUTORS
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MANUFACTURERS & DISTRIBUTORS AEA ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
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AEA ASSOCIATE MEMBERS MANUFACTURERS & DISTRIBUTORS
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MANUFACTURERS & DISTRIBUTORS AEA ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
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AEA ASSOCIATE MEMBERS MANUFACTURERS & DISTRIBUTORS
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MANUFACTURERS & DISTRIBUTORS AEA ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
WORLD AVIATION
COMMUNICATIONS LTD.
Carla Kopenski
Cowleaze House, 39 Cowleaze Road
Kingston, UNITED KINGDOM KT2 6DZ
Ph: 44-208-255-4000
carla@avbuyer.com
www.avbuyer.com
WSI Plus:
Justine Felahi
400 Minuteman Road Complimentary subscription to the monthly publication
Andover, MA 01810 of the AEA: Avionics News magazine
Ph: 978-983-6633
jfelahi@wsi.com Account Collection Services
www.wsi.com Rental Car Discount Program
FreightQuote.com Discount Shipping Program
WXWORX INC.
Group Insurance Rates
Glen Gray Much more
2825 Business Center Blvd., Suite D1
Melbourne, FL 32940
Ph: 321-751-9202 For complete information, visit:
glen.gray@wxworx.com
www.wxworx.com
www.aea.net
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AFFILIATES
Air carriers
Trade associations
Trade publications
A F F I L I AT E S / I N D E X
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AFFILIATES
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AFFILIATES
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AFFILIATES
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AFFILIATES
tstrong@strongaero.com
3S CERTIFICATION LLC www.asigllc.com www.strongaero.com
William Shields
831 E. Beaufort St. AVIONICS DESIGN SERVICES LTD.
Nixa, MO 65714
TOTAL AIRCRAFT SERVICES
Robert Gow Naras Bo Alksninis VNY
Ph: 417-725-4326 230 Aberdeen Blvd., Units 1-2 16300 Lindbergh St.
bill@3scert.com Midland, ON CANADA L4R 5N4 Van Nuys, CA 91406
www.3scert.com Ph: 705-527-6095 Ph: 818-781-9650
ads@avionicsdesign.ca alksninis@tasaircraft.com
www.avionicsdesign.ca www.tasaircraft.com
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AFFILIATES
EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT
AERONAUTICAL REPAIR ASSOCIATION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF
STATION ASSOCIATION Rod Hightower FLIGHT INSTRUCTORS
Sarah MacLeod 3000 Poberezny Road Jason Blair
121 N. Henry St. Oshkosh, WI 54902 PO Box 3086
Alexandria, VA 22314 Ph: 920-426-4800 Oshkosh, WI 54903-3086
Ph: 703-739-9543 rhightower@eaa.org Ph: 920-426-6801
arsa@arsa.org www.eaa.org nafi@eaa.org
www.arsa.org www.nafinet.org
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AFFILIATES
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INDEX
Repair Stations
Manufacturers/Distributors
Affiliates
A F F I L I AT E S / I N D E X
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INDEX
A AERO UNION CORP. (CA).......................................................... 92
AEROCENTRO DE SERVICIOS C.A. (VENEZUELA)..........128
328 DESIGN GMBH (GERMANY)..........................................149
AEROCORP AVIONIC SOLUTIONS INC. (CANADA)......122
3S CERTIFICATION LLC (MO).................................................149
AERODATA AG (GERMANY)...................................................125
A.S. AVIONICS SERVICES LTDA. (BRAZIL).........................128
AERO-DIENST GMBH CO. KG (GERMANY).......................125
A.S.P. AVIONICS NV/SA (BELGIUM).....................................125
AERODYNAMICS INC. (MI).....................................................105
AAR/MARS AIRCRAFT RADIO SERVICE (NJ)....................108
AEROFAUDI CA (VENEZUELA)...............................................128
ABILENE AERO INC. (TX)..........................................................115
AEROFLEX (KS).............................................................................134
ABLE AVIONICS (CA)................................................................... 91
AEROFRAME AIREPAIRS (TN)................................................115
ABSOLUTE AVIATION SERVICES INC. (WA)......................120
AERO-MACH LABS INC. (KS).................................................103
ACC COLUMBIA JET SERVICE GMBH (GERMANY)........125
AEROMARITIME MEDITERRANEAN LIMITED (MALTA).......125
ACCORD TECHNOLOGY LLC (AZ)........................................134
AEROMECH INC. (WA).............................................................149
ACCURATE AVIATION GROUP INC. (CA)............................. 91
AEROMNI AVIONICS INC. (CANADA)................................122
ACE AVIONICS INC. (OR).........................................................112
AEROMOTIVE LTD. (NEW ZEALAND)..................................129
ACK TECHNOLOGIES INC. (CA).............................................134
AERO-NAUTICAL ELECTRONICS INC. (FL).......................... 96
ACS AVIONICS LLC (TX)...........................................................115
AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERS AUSTRALIA
ACS-NAI (CANADA)...................................................................149
(AUSTRALIA)................................................................................149
ADAMS AVIATION SUPPLY CO. LTD. (ENGLAND)..........134
AERONAUTICAL INSTRUMENT AND AUTOPILOT
ADAPTIVE AEROSPACE CORP. (CA).....................................149
(SOUTH AFRICA)........................................................................131
ADPAN BROTHERS INC. (FL)..................................................134
AERONAUTICAL REPAIR STATION ASSOCIATION (VA).......150
ADVANCED AEROTECHNOLOGIES GROUP LLC (CO)..... 95
AERONAV AVIONICS INC. (CANADA)................................122
ADVANCED AVIONICS (CANADA).......................................122
AERO-PRO AVIONICS LLC (OH)............................................111
ADVANCED AVIONICS INC. (NH).........................................108
AERO-SERVICE PIERRE BRUGGER SA
ADVANCED DATA RESEARCH INC. (MI)............................134
(SWITZERLAND).........................................................................125
ADVANTAGE AIRCRAFT SERVICES (TX)..............................116
AEROSPACE ELECTRONICS INC. (FL).................................... 96
ADVANTAGE AVIONICS (CA)................................................... 91
ADVENTURE AIR AVIONIX (A3 AVIONIX) (VA)...............120 AEROSPACE INSTRUMENT SUPPORT INC. (TX).............116
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AIR CARGO CARRIERS (WI)....................................................121 ALLISON AVIONICS LTD. (NEW ZEALAND)......................129
AIR DALLAS INSTRUMENTS INC. (TX)................................116 ALPHA AVIONICS LLC (CA)....................................................... 92
AIR GREENLAND (GREENLAND)..........................................125 ALPINE AEROTECH (CANADA)..............................................122
AIR HARNESS MANUFACTURING INC. (CO)...................134 ALPINE AVIATION (CA)............................................................... 92
AIR ICELAND (ICELAND)..........................................................125 ALTENRHEIN AVIATION LTD. (SWITZERLAND)...............126
AIR METHODS CORP. (CO)....................................................... 95 ALTERNATIVE AVIATION SERVICES (MI)............................105
AIR METHODS CORP. (PA)......................................................113 ALTITUDE CERTIFICATION INC. (FL)...................................... 97
AIR SHUNT INSTRUMENTS (CA)..........................................134 ALTO AVIATION (MA)................................................................134
AIR SUPPORT INTERNATIONAL (ITALY).............................125 AMERICAN AVIATION INC. (FL).............................................. 97
AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA (DC).....150 AMERICAN AVIONICS (WA)...................................................121
AIRALPHA A/S (DENMARK)....................................................125 AMI AVIATION SERVICES (FL).................................................. 97
AIRBORNE AVIATION INC. (SC)............................................114 AMS AVIONICS INC. (CA).......................................................... 92
AIRBORNE ELECTRONICS (CA)............................................... 92 AMT SOLUCIONES & SERVICIOS C.A. (VENEZUELA)........ 128
AIRBORNE MAINTENANCE INC. (NY)................................109 ANDREWS UNIVERSITY AIRPARK (MI)...............................105
AIRBORNE PRECISION INSTRUMENTS 2000 LTD ANODYNE ELECTRONICS MANUFACTURING CORP.
(CANADA).....................................................................................122 (CANADA).....................................................................................135
AIRCELL BUSINESS AVIATION SERVICES LLC (CO)........134 AOPA PILOT MAGAZINE (MD)..............................................151
AIRCO GROUP AIRCRAFT INST. & RADIO SERVICES APG EASTERN AVIONICS INTERNATIONAL (FL)............135
(KS)..................................................................................................103 APR AVIATION (CA)..................................................................... 92
AIRCOM AVIONICS INC. (AK).................................................. 90 ARAPAHOE AERO AVIONICS INC. (CO)............................... 95
AIRCOM TECHNOLOGIES LTD. (CANADA).......................122 ARC AVIONICS CORP. (FL)......................................................... 97
AIRCRAFT AND AVIONICS SALES INC. (PA).....................113 ARINC DIRECT (GA)...................................................................135
AIRCRAFT ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS (MO)....................106 ARLET AVIATION LLC (PR).......................................................114
AIRCRAFT ENG. & INSTALLATION SERVICES INC. (FL)........149 ARROW AVIATION (LA)............................................................104
AIRCRAFT OWNERS AND PILOTS ASSOCIATION ARROW AVIATION INC. (TX)..................................................116
(MD)................................................................................................150 ASAP AVIONICS SERVICES LTD. (CANADA).....................122
AIRCRAFT RADIO PTY. LTD. (AUSTRALIA).........................129 ASB AVIONICS LLC (CA)............................................................. 92
AIRCRAFT SERVICING GUERNSEY ASG AEROSPACE LLC (FL).......................................................... 97
(UNITED KINGDOM).................................................................125 ASG AVIATION MAINTENANCE (SC)..................................114
AIRCRAFT SPECIALISTS INC. (IN).........................................102 ASI TEST EQUIPMENT DIVISION (TN)................................135
AIRCRAFT SPRUCE & SPECIALTY (CA)...............................134 ASIAN AERONAUTICS SERVICES INC. (PHILIPPINES)....... 130
AIRCRAFT STRUCTURES INTERNATIONAL CORP. (OK).......112 ASIG LLC (AR)...............................................................................149
AIREAGLE AVIATION (CA).......................................................134 ASPEN AVIONICS INC. (NM)..................................................135
AIRFLITE AVIONICS (AUSTRALIA).........................................129 ASSOCIATED AIR CENTER INC. (TX)....................................116
AIRLINE TRAINING CENTER AZ/A.T.C. AVIONICS (AZ)........146 ASSOCIATION FOR WOMEN IN AVIATION MAINT.
AIRLOCK AVIATION SECURITY SYSTEMS LLC (OH).......134 (FL)...................................................................................................150
AIRNAV ELECTRONIQUE LTEE (CANADA).........................122 ASTRONICS (WA).......................................................................135
AIRNET SYSTEMS INC. (OH)...................................................111 ATLANTA AIR EXCHANGE (GA).............................................135
AIRNOW (VT)...............................................................................120 ATLANTA AVIONICS (GA).......................................................... 99
A F F I L I AT E S / I N D E X
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AUSTRALIAN AVIONICS PTY. LTD. (AUSTRALIA)............130 AVIATRONICS LLC (FL)................................................................ 97
AUSTRALIAN TRANSPORT SAFETY BUREAU AVIDYNE CORP. (MA)................................................................135
(AUSTRALIA)................................................................................130 AVINCORP PTY. LTD. (AUSTRALIA)......................................130
AUTOPILOTS CENTRAL INC. (OK)........................................112 AVIOELECTRONICA INC. (FL).................................................135
AVA JET OF TEXAS LLC (TX)....................................................116 AVIONIC INDUSTRIES INC. (FL)............................................135
AVALEX TECHNOLOGIES CORP. (FL)....................................135 AVIONIC INSTRUMENTS INC. (NJ)......................................135
AVCOM TECHNIK (FL)................................................................. 97 AVIONICA GENERAL DE COLOMBIA (COLOMBIA).......128
AV-DEC (TX)..................................................................................135 AVIONICARE LTD. (ENGLAND)..............................................126
AVERITT AVIATION (TN)...........................................................115 AVIONICS 1ST INC. (TX)...........................................................116
AVEX INC. (CA).............................................................................. 92 AVIONICS 2000 PTY. LTD. (AUSTRALIA).............................130
AVGROUP INC. (GA)..................................................................135 AVIONICS ASSOCIATES (TX)...................................................116
AVIA RADIO A/S (DENMARK)................................................126 AVIONICS COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY (GA)........ 100
AVIAPLAN INC. (AR)..................................................................135 AVIONICS DESIGN SERVICES LTD. (CANADA)................149
AVIASERVICE C.A. (VENEZUELA)..........................................128 AVIONICS HAWKES BAY (NEW ZEALAND)......................130
AVIATION ACCREDITATION BOARD INTERNATIONAL AVIONICS INNOVATIONS (CA).............................................135
(AL)..................................................................................................150 AVIONICS INTEGRATION & ENGINEERING CORP. AG
AVIATION CENTER COMERCIO E SERVICOS (BRAZIL)........128 (SWITZERLAND).........................................................................149
AVIATION CLASSICS LTD. (NV)..............................................107 AVIONICS INTERNATIONAL RESOURCES INC. (FL).......135
AVIATION COLLEGE OF SWEDEN (SWEDEN)..................146 AVIONICS INTERNATIONAL SUPPLY INC. (TX)...............135
AVIATION INST. OF MAINTENANCE - AVIONICS LINK CORP. (FL)........................................................ 97
KANSAS CITY (MO)...............................................................146 AVIONICS MASTERS (FL)........................................................... 97
AVIATION INST. OF MAINTENANCE - AVIONICS NEWS (MO).............................................................151
PHILADELPHIA (PA)...............................................................146 AVIONICS OF MINNESOTA (MN).........................................106
AVIATION INST. OF MAINTENANCE - AVIONICS ONE INC. (NJ).........................................................108
LAWRENCEVILLE (GA)..........................................................146 AVIONICS PLACE (IL).................................................................101
AVIATION INST. OF MAINTENANCE - AVIONICS SALES CORP. (FL)..................................................... 97
VIRGINIA BEACH (VA)...........................................................146 AVIONICS SERVICE CENTER APS (DENMARK)................126
AVIATION INSTITUTE OF MAINTENANCE (IN)...............146 AVIONICS SERVICES INC. (OK)..............................................112
AVIATION INSTITUTE OF MAINTENANCE - AVIONICS SERVICES INC. (TX)...............................................116
DALLAS (TX).............................................................................146 AVIONICS SERVICES INTERNATIONAL (TX).....................116
AVIATION INSTITUTE OF MAINTENANCE - AVIONICS SHOP INC. (ID).......................................................101
HOUSTON (TX)........................................................................146 AVIONICS SHOP INC. (WA)....................................................121
AVIATION INSTITUTE OF MAINTENANCE - AVIONICS SOLUTIONS LLC (LA)...........................................104
MANASSAS (VA).....................................................................146 AVIONICS SOUTHEAST (AK).................................................... 90
AVIATION INSTITUTE OF MAINTENANCE AVIONICS SPECIALIST INC. (TN)..........................................115
ORLANDO (FL)........................................................................146 AVIONICS SPECIALISTS LLC (CO)........................................... 95
AVIATION INSTRUMENT REPAIR SPECIALISTS (FL)......... 97 AVIONICS SPECIALISTS OF ALASKA (AK)........................... 90
AVIATION INSTRUMENT SERVICES INC. (FL)..................135 AVIONICS UNLIMITED INC. (TX)...........................................116
AVIATION MATERIAL & TECHNICAL SUPPORT (MO)..........106 AVIONICS WEST INC. (GA).....................................................100
AVIATION PLUS INC. (FL)........................................................... 97 AVIONIK PLUS GMBH (GERMANY).....................................126
AVIATION RADIO LTD. (NEW ZEALAND)..........................130 AVIONIK STRAUBING GMBH (GERMANY).......................126
AVIATION REPAIR TECHNICAL INC. (NY)..........................109 AVIONITEC LTD. (SWITZERLAND)........................................126
AVIATION RESEARCH SYSTEMS INC. (OR).......................112 AVITEX (RUSSIA).........................................................................126
AVIATION SERVICE (CZECH REPUBLIC).............................126 AVOTEK (VA).................................................................................135
AVIATION SERVICES LLC (CO)................................................. 95 AVREPS INTERNATIONAL INC. (NM)..................................136
AVIATION SERVICES OF CINCINNATI (OH)......................111 AV-TECH (VI)................................................................................120
AVIATION SUPPLIERS ASSOCIATION (DC).......................150 AVTECH SERVICES LLC (UT)...................................................119
AVIATION TECHNOLOGY INC. (KY).....................................103 AV-WEST AVIONICS INC. (CO)................................................ 95
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B C.F. AIRTRONICS INC. (OH)....................................................111
CAE AVIATION (LUXEMBOURG)...........................................126
B&E SALES AND SERVICES (OH)..........................................136
CAL LABS INC. (TX)....................................................................136
B.C. INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (CANADA).................146
CALIBRO AVIONICS (CA)........................................................... 92
BALANCE INDUSTRIES INC. (CA).........................................136
CALVIN TAFF ELECTRONICS (OK).........................................112
BANKSTOWN AVIONICS PTY. LTD. (AUSTRALIA)...........130
CAM AVIATION A/S (DENMARK).........................................126
BANNON AVIONICS (TX)........................................................116
BANYAN AIR SERVICE - AVIONICS DIVISION (FL)........... 97 CAMPUS AVIONICS SERVICE (TX).......................................116
BRISTOW INSTRUMENTS (1977) LTD. (CANADA)..........123 CHICAGO JET GROUP LLC (IL)...............................................101
BROWARD COLLEGE AVIATION INSTITUTE (FL).............146 CHIEF AVIONICS INC. (OR).....................................................112
BUD JOHNSON & ASSOCIATES INC. (KS)........................136 CHRISTEN-AIRTECH LTD. (SWITZERLAND).......................126
BULLER ENTERPRISES INC. (ND)..........................................136 CINCINNATI AVIONICS (OH).................................................111
CIRRIS SYSTEMS CORP. (UT)..................................................136
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CITY OF LOS ANGELES AVIONICS (CA)............................... 92
C E AVIONICS INC. (FL).............................................................. 97 CLASSIC AVIATION SERVICES (VA)......................................120
C&W AERO SERVICES (NJ).....................................................108 CLAY LACY AVIATION (CA).....................................................148
C.A.A.D. INC. (FL).........................................................................128 CLIFTON ELECTRONICS (SOUTH AFRICA)........................131
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COASTAL HELICOPTERS INC. (FL).......................................... 97 D
COBHAM AEROSPACE COMMUNICATIONS (AZ)..........136
D&D AVIONICS (NJ)..................................................................108
COBHAM ANTENNA SYSTEMS (TX)....................................136
D&D AVIONICS SERVICES INC. (GA)..................................100
COBHAM ANTENNA SYSTEMS, COMANT PRODUCTS D.L.S. ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INC. (IL)...............................137
(CA)..................................................................................................136 D.O.M. MAGAZINE (WI)...........................................................137
COBHAM COMMERCIAL SYSTEMS INTEGRATED SYSTEMS DAC INTERNATIONAL (TX).....................................................137
(TX)...................................................................................................136 DAKOTA AVIONICS (ND).........................................................110
COBRA SYSTEMS INC. (IL).......................................................136 DALLAS AVIATION (TX)............................................................137
COCHISE COLLEGE - AVIATION DEPARTMENT (AZ)....146 DALLAS AVIONICS INC. (TX)..................................................137
COLEMILL ENTERPRISES INC. (TN)......................................115 DALLAS AVIONICS INC. (BRANCH) (GA)...........................137
COLORADO AIRCRAFT LLC (CO)............................................ 95 DALLAS AVIONICS INC. (BRANCH) (PA)............................137
COLUMBIA AIR SERVICES (ME).............................................104 DAN MCNEELY LLC (TX)...........................................................116
COLUMBIA AIR SERVICES INC. (CT)...................................... 96 DAO AVIATION A/S (DENMARK).........................................126
COLUMBIA AVIONICS INC. (MO).........................................106 DASSAULT FALCON JET-SERVICE ENGINEERING DEPT
COLUMBIA HELICOPTERS INC. (OR)...................................112 (NJ)..................................................................................................137
COMLUX AVIATION (IN)..........................................................102 DASSAULT FALCON JET-WILMINGTON CORP. (DE)........ 96
COMM INNOVATIONS (NY)...................................................136 DAVID CLARK CO. INC. (MA).................................................137
COMMANDER AERO INC. (OH)............................................111 DAVIS AVIATION INC. (MS)....................................................137
COMMANDER INSTRUMENTS & AVIONICS INC. DAVIS FIELD AVIATION LLC (OK)..........................................112
(NC).................................................................................................110 DAYTONA AIRCRAFT SERVICES INC. (FL)............................ 98
COMPLETE AVIONICS PTY. LTD. (AUSTRALIA)................130 DAYTON-GRANGER INC. (FL)................................................137
CONDOR WORLD AVIATION SERVICES INC. (WI).........136 DC AVIATION GMBH (GERMANY).......................................126
CONFEDERATION COLLEGE (CANADA).............................146 DECRANE AUDIO INTERNATIONAL INC. (AR)................137
CONSOLIDATED INSTRUMENT & AVIONICS CO. (NJ)........108 DEFINITIVE AVIONICS LLC (WA)...........................................121
CONSTANT AVIATION (AL)....................................................... 90 DEKLIN TECHNOLOGIES INC. (IL)........................................137
CONSTANT AVIATION (OH)...................................................111 DEPOT AVIONICS INC. (CO)..................................................... 95
CONTACTAERO (VT)..................................................................120 DES MOINES FLYING SERVICE (IA)......................................102
CONTINENTAL TESTING (OH)...............................................136 DEVICE TECHNOLOGIES INC. (MA).....................................137
COOL CITY AVIONICS (TX).....................................................136 DFW INSTRUMENT CORP. (TX).............................................117
CORPORATE AIR CENTER (WA)............................................121 DIAMOND AERO SRL (ITALY).................................................137
CORPORATE AIRCRAFT (CA).................................................... 92 DIGITAL & LINEAR SYSTEMS RESEARCH INC. (OK)......112
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DUNCAN AVIATION - LAS VEGAS (NV)............................108 ERICKSON AIR-CRANE INC. (OR).........................................113
DUNCAN AVIATION - LINCOLN (NE).................................107 ERICS LEADING EDGE INC. (UT)..........................................119
DUNCAN AVIATION - SACRAMENTO (CA)........................ 92 ERIE AVIATION INC. (PA).........................................................113
DUNCAN AVIATION - SCOTTSDALE (AZ)........................... 90 ESTERLINE CMC ELECTRONICS (CANADA)......................138
DUNCAN AVIATION - SEATTLE (WA).................................121 EUROCOPTER DE MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V. (MEXICO)........129
DUNCAN AVIATION - ST. PAUL (MN).................................106 EVANS AVIONICS LLC (MI).....................................................105
DUNCAN AVIATION - TETERBORO (NJ)............................108 EXCALIBUR SYSTEMS INC. (NY)............................................138
DUNCAN AVIATION - VAN NUYS (CA)................................ 93 EXECAIRE - TORONTO (CANADA).......................................123
DUNCAN AVIATION - WHITE PLAINS (NY)......................109 EXECUJET MAINTENANCE PTY LTD. (SOUTH AFRICA)........131
DUNKIRK AVIONICS LLC (NY)...............................................109 EXECUTIVE AIR TAXI CORP. (ND)..........................................110
DYERSBURG AVIONICS INC. (MO)......................................107 EXECUTIVE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE (AZ)...................... 90
DYNAMIC AVIATION GROUP INC. (VA).............................148 EXECUTIVE AUTOPILOTS (CA)................................................. 93
EXECUTIVE AVIONIC SOLUTIONS PTY. LTD.
E (SOUTH AFRICA)........................................................................131
E&B HELICOPTERS LTD. AVIONICS DIVISION EXECUTIVE BEECHCRAFT (IL).................................................101
(CANADA).....................................................................................123 EXECUTIVE FLIGHT INC. (WA)...............................................121
EAGLE AIRCRAFT INC. (CANADA)........................................123 EXECUTIVE INSTRUMENTS INC. (TX)..................................117
EAGLE AVIATION INC. (SC).....................................................114 EXP AIRCRAFT (TX)....................................................................117
EAGLE CREEK AVIATION SERVICES INC. (IN)...................102 EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION (WI)..............150
EASTERN IOWA AVIONICS (IA).............................................102 EXPRESS CALIBRATION SERVICES (MO)...........................138
EASTWAY AIRCRAFT SERVICES INC. (NY).........................109 EXXEL AVIONICS LLC (CT)......................................................... 96
EASTWEST AVIONICS INC. (HI).............................................101 EYW AVIONICS INC. (TX).........................................................115
ECOLE NATIONALE DAEROTECHNIQUE (CANADA)......... 146
F
ECOLIFT CORP. (PR)...................................................................114
EDMO DISTRIBUTORS INC. (WA).........................................137 FAI RENT-A-JET AG (GERMANY)..........................................148
EDN AVIATION INC. (CA).......................................................... 93 FALCON EXECUTIVE AVIATION INC. (AZ)........................... 90
ELBIT SYSTEMS OF AMERICA FORMERLY KOLLSMAN FARGO JET CENTER, DBA WAYPOINT AVIONICS (ND).......110
(NH).................................................................................................138 FASTJET MAINTENANCE (SOUTH AFRICA)......................131
ELECTRONICA DE AVIACION LTD. (COLOMBIA)............128 FIELD AVIATION CO. INC. (CANADA).................................123
ELECTRONIKS (GUATEMALA)................................................129 FIELDTECH ASIA INC. (PHILLIPPINES).................................130
ELETRONAVE IND. ELETRONICA DE AERONAVE FIELDTECH AVIONICS INC. (TX)............................................117
(BRAZIL).........................................................................................129 FIELDTECH AVIONICS LATIN AMERICA SA
ELITE AEROSPACE INC. (FL)...................................................... 98 (GUATEMELA)..............................................................................129
ELIZABETHTOWN FLYING SERVICE INC. (KY)..................103 FIRST AIR/BRADLEY AIR SERVICE (CANADA)..................123
ELLIOTT AVIATION OF DES MOINES (IA)..........................102 FIRST AVIATION SERVICES INC. (NJ)..................................108
ELLIOTT AVIATION OF MINNEAPOLIS (MN)....................106 FISAC AVIATION S.A. (SPAIN)................................................126
ELLIOTT AVIATION OF THE QUAD CITIES (IL).................101 FIVE STAR AVIATION (FL)........................................................138
EL-PASO CORP. - TENNESSEE GAS PIPELINE (TX).........117 FJC, DBA TRANSIERRA TECHNOLOGY (CA)....................... 93
EMBRY-RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY (FL).......146 FLIGHT AVIONICS (AUSTRALIA)...........................................130
EMERGING LIFESAVING TECHNOLOGIES (TX)................138 FLIGHT DISPLAY SYSTEMS (GA)...........................................138
FLIGHT OPTIONS INC. (OH)...................................................148
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FLYCAROLINA AVIATION (NC)..............................................110 GLOBAL TECH INSTRUMENTS INC. (CA)............................. 93
FLYER INDUSTRIA AERONAUTICA LTDA. (BRAZIL).......129 GODERICH AIRCRAFT INC. (CANADA)..............................123
FLYING MAGAZINE (NY)..........................................................138 GORMAN AVIATION INC. (TX)..............................................139
FNQ AVIONICS PTY LTD (AUSTRALIA)...............................130 GPS EUROPE LTD. (UNITED KINGDOM)............................139
FOKKER AIRINC INC. (AL).......................................................... 90 GREENSBORO CITATION SERVICE CENTER (NC)...........110
FORMAT AEROSPACE INC. (KS)............................................138 GRIFFIN AVIONICS INC. (MA)................................................104
FOX VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (WI)............................147 GUILFORD TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (NC).........147
FOXTRONICS INC. (TX).............................................................117 GULF AVIONICS INC. (TX).......................................................117
FRANK X. RUIZ AVIONICS (CA)............................................... 93 GULF COAST AVIONICS CORP. (FL)....................................... 98
FREEDOM AERO SERVICE INC. (CA)..................................... 93 GULFSTREAM (FL)........................................................................ 98
FREEDOM AIR (GU)...................................................................101 GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE (CA)............................................. 93
FREEDOM AVIONICS CO. (CO)................................................ 95 GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE (TX)............................................117
FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS (TX).....................................................138 GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE (TX)............................................117
FTW AVIONICS (TX)...................................................................138 GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE CORP. (GA)..............................100
GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE CORP. (GA)..............................100
G
GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE CORP. (MA).............................104
G&G AVIONICS (TX)..................................................................117 GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE CORP. (WI)..............................122
G.H. ENTERPRISES INC. (LA)...................................................104 GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE LTD. (UNITED KINGDOM)........127
GABLES ENGINEERING INC. (FL)..........................................138 GULFSTREAM PRODUCT SUPPORT CORP. (NV).............108
GALAXY AVIATION INC. (TX).................................................117
H
GALENA AVIONICS (AK)............................................................ 90
GANN AVIATION INC. (GA)....................................................100 H&S AVIONICS INC. (KY)........................................................103
GARDNER AVIATION SPECIALIST INC. (GA)....................100 HAGGAN AVIATION (CO).......................................................... 95
GARMIN (KS)................................................................................138 HAMILTON AERO MAINTENANCE (NEW ZEALAND)....... 130
GARMIN AT (OR)........................................................................138 HAMMERHEAD AERONAUTICAL (SC)................................114
GARMIN EUROPE LTD. (UNITED KINGDOM)...................138 HANGAR ONE AVIONICS INC. (CA)...................................... 93
GATE V AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE GMBH (AUSTRIA)........126 HAPPY RADIO (CA)...................................................................... 93
GE AVIATION (AUSTRALIA).....................................................130 HARBOUR CITY AVIATION P/L (AUSTRALIA)...................130
GEMCO AVIATION SERVICES INC. (OH)............................111 HARCO (CT)..................................................................................139
GENAVE ITALIANA SNC DI PRAST HUBERT CO. (ITALY).....126 HARTMUT BARTKUS (GERMANY)........................................127
GENCOM AVIONICS INC. (FL)................................................. 98 HARTSELL AVIONICS INC. (TX).............................................117
GENERAL AVIATION MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION HAWK AVIONICS LLC (GA).....................................................100
(DC).................................................................................................150 HAWKER BEECHCRAFT CORP. - WICHITA (KS)...............139
GENERAL AVIONICS INC. (TX)...............................................117 HAWKER BEECHCRAFT SERVICES - ATLANTA (GA)......100
GENERAL DYNAMICS AVIATION SERVICES LINCOLN HAWKER BEECHCRAFT SERVICES - HOUSTON (TX)....117
(CA).................................................................................................... 93 HAWKER BEECHCRAFT SERVICES - INDIANAPOLIS
GENERAL ENTERPRISES BV (THE NETHERLANDS)........126 (IN)...................................................................................................102
GENESIS AVIATION INC. (NC)................................................110 HAWKER BEECHCRAFT SERVICES - LITTLE ROCK (AR)..........91
GEORGE T. BAKER AVIATION SCHOOL (FL).....................147 HAWKER BEECHCRAFT SERVICES - MESA (AZ)............... 90
GEORGETOWN INSTRUMENT SERVICES INC. (TX).......117 HAWKER BEECHCRAFT SERVICES - SAN ANTONIO
GEORGIA AVIONICS INC. (GA)..............................................100 (TX)..................................................................................................117
GEORGIAN AEROSPACE GROUP INC. (MO)....................149 HAWKER BEECHCRAFT SERVICES - WICHITA (KS)........103
GIBBS SERVICE CENTER INC. (CA)......................................... 93 HAWKER BEECHCRAFT SERVICES INC. - TAMPA (FL).... 98
GLOBAL AVIATION + PIPER PARTS GMBH HAWKER BEECHCRAFT SERVICES MEXICO (MEXICO)..... 129
(GERMANY) ................................................................................126 HAWKER PACIFIC AIRSERVICES
GLOBAL AVIATION INC. (OR).................................................113 (UNITED ARAB EMIRATES).....................................................131
GLOBAL AVIATION TECH SERVICES INC. (WI)................122 HAWKER PACIFIC ASIA PTE LTD (SINGAPORE)..............130
GLOBAL AVIATION TECHNOLOGIES (KS)..........................138 HAWKINS ASSOCIATES CO. (TX)..........................................139
GLOBAL JET SERVICES INC. (CT)...........................................138 HEADS UP TECHNOLOGIES INC. (TX)................................139
GLOBAL PARTS INC. (KS).........................................................139 HEATH AVIATION (MS).............................................................106
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HELICOPTER ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL (VA)......150 INTERNATIONAL AVIONICS SERVICE
HELICOPTERS NZ LIMITED (NEW ZEALAND)..................130 (THE NETHERLANDS)...............................................................127
HELI-ONE (CANADA)................................................................123 INTERSTATE TURBINE MANAGEMENT (SC).....................114
HELI-ONE AMERICAN SUPPORT LLC (CO)......................... 96 INTERTRADE LTD. (IA)...............................................................139
HELITECH SUPPORT SERVICES INC. (CANADA).............123 INVENTORY LOCATOR SERVICE LLC (TN).........................139
HELITRAK INC. (WA)..................................................................139 ISLIP AVIONICS INC. (NY).......................................................109
HERITAGE AVIATION LTD. (TX)..............................................117 ITT CORP., ANTENNA PRODUCTS DIVISION (NY).........139
HERITAGE MAINTENANCE AND AVIONICS (VT)...........120
J
HIGGINSVILLE AVIONICS LAB (MO)...................................107
HIGH DESERT AVIONICS (CA)................................................. 93 J&R ELECTRONICS (CA)............................................................. 93
HILLSBORO AVIATION INC. (OR).........................................113 J.A. AIR CENTER (IL)...................................................................101
HILLVIEW AVIONICS (MI)........................................................105 J.P. INSTRUMENTS (CA)............................................................139
HITECH AVIONICS & INSTRUMENTS (CANADA)..........123 JAARS INC. (NC)..........................................................................110
HOLDER AVIATION INC. (AL)................................................... 90 JAMESTOWN AVIONICS INC. (ND).....................................111
HONDA AIRCRAFT (NC)..........................................................139 JANDAKOT INSTRUMENTS (AUSTRALIA)..........................130
HONEYWELL (KS).......................................................................139 JC AEROSPACE INC. (IA)..........................................................140
HORIZON AVIATION (VA).......................................................148 JEFFERSON CITY FLYING SERVICE (MO)...........................107
HORIZON AVIONICS INC. (TN).............................................115 JEFFERSON COMMUNITY & TECHNICAL COLLEGE
HOUMA AVIONICS INC. (LA).................................................104 (KY)..................................................................................................147
HOUSTON AIRCRAFT INSTRUMENTS INC. (TX).............117 JEPPESEN (CO).............................................................................140
HOWARD AVIATION INC. (CA)................................................ 93 JET AIR CORP. (WI).....................................................................122
HTS AVIONICS (MD).................................................................104 JET AIR INC. (IL)...........................................................................101
HURON AVIONICS INC. (MI)..................................................105 JET AVIATION AG (SWITZERLAND).....................................127
JET AVIATION ST. LOUIS INC. (IL).........................................101
I
JET AVIONICS (BRAZIL)............................................................129
IAE LTD. (ENGLAND)..................................................................127 JET AVIONICS SRL (ITALY).......................................................127
IASCO FLIGHT TRAINING (CA)................................................ 93 JET CENTER MFR (OR)..............................................................113
IAVIONICS (FL).............................................................................139 JET SOURCE AVIONICS (CA).................................................... 93
IBT INC. - AEROSPACE DIVISION (KS)................................139 JET WORKS AIR CENTER (TX)................................................118
ICAROS AVIONICS (CANADA)...............................................123 JETCORP (MO).............................................................................107
ICARUS INSTRUMENTS INC. (MD)......................................139 JETCRAFT AVIONICS LLC (GA)...............................................140
ICG (INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS GROUP INC) JETSMART AVIATION SERVICES (NY)..................................109
(VA)..................................................................................................139 JETSUN AVIATION CENTRE (IA)............................................102
IDEAL PRECISION METER INC. (NC)...................................139 JETSUPPORT AVIONICS B.V. (THE NETHERLANDS)......127
INFINITY AVIATION SERVICES (NH)....................................108 JETTECH (CO)...............................................................................140
INLAND COMMUNICATION SERVICES LTD. (CANADA)....123 JLC AVIONICS (OR)....................................................................113
INNOVATIVE ADVANTAGE (WA)...........................................139 JONES AVIONICS (TN)..............................................................115
INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS & SUPPORT INC. (PA)..........139 JONES AVIONICS (TX)..............................................................118
INSIGHT INSTRUMENT CORP. (NY).....................................139
K
INSTRUMENT OVERHAUL SERVICE OF SAN DIEGO
(CA).................................................................................................... 93 KAISERAIR INC. (CA)................................................................... 93
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KEYSTONE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE LTD. (CANADA)......123 LONE STAR AVIONICS (TX).....................................................140
KEYSTONE HELICOPTER CORP. (PA)....................................113 LONG BEACH AVIONICS (AZ).................................................. 91
KGS ELECTRONICS (CA)...........................................................140 LONG ISLAND AVIONICS LLC (NY).....................................109
KIM DAVIDSON AVIATION (CA)............................................. 93 LORTIE AVIATION INC. (CANADA).......................................123
KING NUTRONICS CORP. (CA)..............................................140 LOWE AVIATION CO. (GA)......................................................100
KINGS AVIONICS INC. (KS).....................................................103 LUFTHANSA FLIGHT TRAINING GMBH (GERMANY)....147
KINGS AVIONICS INC. (UT)....................................................120 LYNCH AVIONICS (FL)................................................................. 98
KINGSLEY MACHINE CO. (IL).................................................140
M
KITCHENER AERO (CANADA)................................................123
KITSAP AIRCRAFT SERVICES LLC (WA)...............................121 MAC AVIONICS (FL)..................................................................... 98
KUERZI AVIONICS AG (SWITZERLAND).............................127 MAG AVIONICS LLC (TX).........................................................118
MAINE AERO SERVICES INC. (ME).......................................104
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MAINE AVIATION AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE LLC (ME).....104
L D AVIATION PRAGUE, S.R.O. (CZECH REPUBLIC).......127 MARKETLIFT INC. (TX)..............................................................140
L.A.C. AVIONICS INC. (CA)........................................................ 93 MARTIN SERVICES (MO).........................................................140
L2 CONSULTING SERVICES INC. (TX).................................118 MARTINAIRE AVIATION LLC (TX)..........................................118
L-3 AVIONICS SYSTEMS (MI).................................................140 MASCO SERVICE CORP. (TX)..................................................140
L-3 VERTEX (MS).........................................................................106 MATRIX AVIATION INC. (KS)..................................................140
LAFAYETTE AVIONICS INC. (IN)............................................102 MAVERICK AEROSPACE LLC (TX)..........................................149
LAKE AREA TECHNICAL INSTITUTE (SD)...........................147 MAXCRAFT AVIONICS LTD. (CANADA)..............................123
LAMBERT AIRCRAFT ENGINEERING (BELGIUM).............127 MAYDAY AVIONICS INC. (MI)................................................105
LAMP AVIATION SERVICE INC. (OH)..................................111 MCCANDLESS AVIONICS LC (IA)..........................................102
LANCASTER AVIONICS INC. (PA).........................................113 MCCREERY AVIATION CO. INC. (TX)...................................118
LANDMARK AVIATION (AZ)..................................................... 91 MEGAHERTZ AVIONICS INC. (CA)......................................... 94
LANDMARK AVIATION (SD)...................................................115 MEMON AIRCRAFT INSTRUMENT SERVICES INC. (TX)......118
LANDMARK AVIATION - FREDERICK (MD)......................104 MERIDIAN AVIATION SUPPORT (FL)...................................140
LANDMARK AVIATION - GREENSBORO (NC).................110 MERRILL FIELD INSTRUMENTS (AK)..................................... 90
LANDMARK AVIATION - LEESBURG (VA)..........................120 METRO AIRCRAFT INSTRUMENTS (MI).............................105
LANDMARK AVIATION - ROANOKE (VA).........................120 METRO AVIATION INC. (LA)...................................................104
LANDMARK AVIATION - SYRACUSE (NY).........................109 MIAMI AVIATION MAINTENANCE CO. (FL)........................ 98
LANDMARK AVIATION - WINSTON-SALEM (NC).........110 MICHIGAN AVIATION CO. (MI).............................................105
LANDMARK AVIATION SERVICES INC. (VA).....................120 MICHIGAN INSTITUTE OF AVIATION & TECHNOLOGY
LANDMARK ELECTRONICS INC. (CA)................................... 93 (MI)..................................................................................................147
LANMAR AVIATION (CT)........................................................... 96 MID CONTINENT CONTROLS INC. (KS)............................140
LASELEC INC. (TX)......................................................................140 MID-CANADA MOD CENTER (CANADA)..........................123
LATITUDE TECHNOLOGIES CORP. (CANADA).................140 MID-CONTINENT INSTRUMENTS (KS)..............................103
LAUREL AVIONICS CO. INC. (PA)..........................................113 MID-CONTINENT INSTRUMENTS - MANUFACTURING
LAVERSAB INC. (TX)...................................................................140 (KS)..................................................................................................141
LEADING EDGE AVIATION INC. (OR)..................................113 MID-CONTINENT INSTRUMENTS - WEST (CA)................ 94
LEE AIR CO. INC. (CA)................................................................. 93 MIDDLE GEORGIA COLLEGE (GA)........................................147
LEES AVIONICS LTD. (ENGLAND).........................................127 MIDLAND INSTRUMENTS LTD. (CANADA)......................123
LEGEND AVIATION LLC, DBA MILE-HIGH AVIONICS MID-SOUTH AVIONICS (AL)..................................................... 90
(AZ).................................................................................................... 91 MIDSTATE AVIATION INC. (WA)............................................121
LETOURNEAU UNIVERSITY (TX)............................................147 MIDWEST AVIATION SERVICES INC. (KY).........................103
LIVIU-AVIONICS & INSTRUMENTS SERVICES LTD. MIDWEST AVIONICS (CANADA)..........................................123
(NEW ZEALAND)........................................................................130 MIKES AVIONICS (CA)............................................................... 94
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATE AIRCRAFT (MD).......104 MIKROTECHNA PRAHA A.S. (CZECH REPUBLIC)...........141
LOCKHEED MARTIN IS&GS (AZ)..........................................140 MILLENNIAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC (FL)...............................141
LONDON AIRCRAFT SERVICE CENTER (FL)........................ 98 MILLENNIUM INTERNATIONAL (MO)................................107
LONE STAR AERO (TX)..............................................................118 MILLION AIR - HOUSTON (TX).............................................118
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MILLION AIR - RICHMOND (VA)..........................................120 NORD FLYG SERVICE AB (SWEDEN)...................................127
MILLION AIR TUCSON AVIONICS (AZ)................................ 91 NORTH ATLANTIC AIR (MA)..................................................105
MINNEAPOLIS COLLEGE - AVIATION CENTER (MN)........ 147 NORTH CENTRAL INSTITUTE (TN).......................................147
MISSION AVIATION FELLOWSHIP (ID)...............................101 NORTH EAST AVIONICS CC (SOUTH AFRICA)................131
MISSION AVIATION FELLOWSHIP (AUSTRALIA)............131 NORTH STAR AVIATION INC. (MN).....................................106
MIT LINCOLN LABORATORY (MA)......................................147 NORTHCOAST SERVICES (CA)................................................. 94
MIZZOU AVIATION (MO)........................................................107 NORTHEAST AIR INC. (ME)....................................................104
MOBILE AVIONICS INC. (IL)....................................................102 NORTHEAST AVIONICS (PA)..................................................114
MODERN AERO INC. (MN).....................................................106 NORTHERN ALBERTA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
MODERN AVIONICS (MN)......................................................106 (CANADA).....................................................................................147
MOHAWK COLLEGE (CANADA)............................................147 NORTHERN AVIONICS INC. (MN)........................................106
MONARCH AVIATION INC. (FL).............................................. 98 NORTHERN AVIONICS INC. (CANADA).............................124
MONROE AIR CENTER (LA)....................................................104 NORTHERN AVIONICS SRL (ITALY)......................................127
MOTORFLUG BADEN-BADEN GMBH (GERMANY)........127 NORTHERN LIGHTS AVIONICS INC. (AK)............................ 90
MOTOROLA (IL)...........................................................................102 NORTHERN LIGHTS COLLEGE-AIRCRAFT MAINT. DEPT
MP AIR (PA)..................................................................................148 (CANADA).....................................................................................147
MRK AVIATION INC. (OH).......................................................111 NORTHWEST ARKANSAS AVIONICS INC. (AR)................ 91
MSP AERO (MN).........................................................................106 NORTHWEST HELICOPTERS (WA)........................................121
MSP AVIATION INC. (IN).........................................................141 NU-TEK INSTRUMENTS INC. (KS)........................................103
MTW AEROSPACE INC. (AL)...................................................141
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MUELLER AVIONICS INC. (MO)............................................107
MUNCIE AVIATION CO. (IN)...................................................102 O&N AIRCRAFT MODIFICATIONS INC. (PA)....................114
MUSTANG AVIATION INC. (KY).............................................103 OAKLAND AVIONICS CO. (MI)..............................................105
OCEAN AIRE (NJ)........................................................................108
N
OHIO UNIVERSITY-AVIONICS ENGINEERING CENTER
NAPLES AIR CENTER INC. (FL)................................................ 98 (OH).................................................................................................147
NAPLES JET CENTER (FL)........................................................... 98 OLYMPIA AVIONICS INC. (WA).............................................121
NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER (OH)...........................111 OMAIR AVIONICS INC. (CA)..................................................... 94
NASCO DISTRIBUTOR SALES (FL)........................................141 OMEGA AVIONICS (CO)............................................................. 96
NATIONAL AERONAUTIC ASSOCIATION (DC)................150 OMNIFLIGHT HELICOPTERS INC. (TX)................................149
NATIONAL AIR TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION (VA).....150 ON-CALL AVIATION SERVICES (CA)....................................141
NATIONAL AIRCRAFT APPRAISERS ASSOCIATION (MI).....141 ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES
NATIONAL ASSN. OF STATE AVIATION OFFICIALS (DC).....150 (CANADA).....................................................................................124
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FLIGHT INSTRUCTORS ORLANDO AIRCRAFT SERVICES (FL).................................... 98
(WI)..................................................................................................150 OTTO INSTRUMENT SERVICE INC. (CA).............................. 94
NATIONAL AVIATION ACADEMY (FL).................................147 OVERALL AIRCRAFT SERVICES LLC (OR)...........................113
NATIONAL BUSINESS AVIATION ASSOCIATION (DC).........150 OVERSEAS AIRCRAFT SUPPORT INC. (AZ)......................... 91
NATIONAL CENTER FOR AEROSPACE & TRANS. TECH.
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(TX)..................................................................................................150
NATIONAL JETS INC. (FL).......................................................... 98 PACAMOR KUBAR BEARINGS (NH).....................................141
NATOMA CORP. (KS).................................................................141 PACIFIC AVIONICS & INSTRUMENTS LTD. (CANADA)........124
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PARAMOUNT PANELS INC. (CA)..........................................141 PROFESSIONAL AIRCRAFT ACCESSORIES INC. (FL)........ 99
PARK RAPIDS AVIONICS (MN)..............................................106 PROFESSIONAL AVIATION MAINTENANCE ASSN (VA)......150
PATTERSON AVIONICS INC. (LA)..........................................104 PROFESSIONAL PILOT MAGAZINE (VA)............................141
PDG SERVICES (TX)....................................................................118 PS ENGINEERING INC. (TN)....................................................141
PEACE HILLS AVIATION LTD. (CANADA)...........................124 PSA AVIONICS (PR)....................................................................114
PEGASUS TECHNOLOGIES INC. (FL)..................................... 98 PSA AVIONICS (PR)....................................................................114
PENINSULA AERO TECHNOLOGY (AK)................................ 90 PUBLIC SAFETY TECH. INC. DBA COMM. CENTER (CA)........ 141
PENINSULA AVIONICS (CA)..................................................... 94 PWI INC. (KS)...............................................................................141
PENINSULA AVIONICS (FL)....................................................... 98
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PENN AVIONICS INC. (PA)......................................................114
PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY (PA)........147 Q.F. AVIONICS CENTER LTD. (CANADA)............................124
PENTA AVIATION SERVICES (CANADA).............................124 QUALITY AVIONICS (TX)..........................................................118
PENTASTAR AVIATION LLC (MI)............................................105 QUALITY AVIONICS INC. (PA)................................................114
PEREGRINE AVIONICS (CO)....................................................149 QUALITY AVIONICS PTY. LTD. (AUSTRALIA).....................131
PERIMETER AVIATION LP (CANADA)..................................124 QUEST AVIONICS INC. (FL)....................................................... 99
PF FLYERS INC. (SC)...................................................................114
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PFIZER INC. (NJ)..........................................................................108
PHOENIX AIR (GA).....................................................................100 R&Z AVIONICS LTD. (CANADA)............................................124
PHOENIX AVIONICS LTD. (ENGLAND)...............................127 RADIO MASTERS INC. (TX).....................................................118
PIC WIRE & CABLE, DIVISION OF ANGELUS CORP. RADIO RANCH INC. (IL)...........................................................102
(WI)..................................................................................................141 RADIORAX AVIATION SYSTEMS INC. (WA)......................141
PILATUS AIRCRAFT LTD. (SWITZERLAND).........................127 RAINER TROEBS LUFTFAHRTELEKTRONIK (GERMANY).....127
PILATUS BUSINESS AIRCRAFT LTD. (CO)............................. 96 RAM AIR FREIGHT AVIONICS (NC)......................................110
PIMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (AZ).....................................147 RAMI (R.A. MILLER INDUSTRIES INC.) (MI)......................141
PIPPEN/YORK INC., A FLYING MACHINE CO. (TX)........118 RAMONA AVIONICS INC. (CA)............................................... 94
PITTSBURGH AIR RADIO INC. (PA)......................................114 RANGE AVIONICS PTY. LTD. (AUSTRALIA)........................131
PITTSBURGH INSTITUTE OF AERONAUTICS (PA)..........148 RANGER AVIATION ENTERPRISES INC. (TX)....................118
PLANE INSTRUMENTS (FL)....................................................... 98 RAY ALLENS ELECTRONICS INC. (GA)...............................100
PLANE SENSE AVIONICS (WI)...............................................122 RAYS AVIATION (CA).................................................................. 94
PONDEROSA AVIONICS LLC (AZ).......................................... 91 RC AVIONICS (MN)....................................................................106
POOR BOY AVIONICS OF SAN ANGELO (TX).................118 RCMP, AIR SERVICES BRANCH (CANADA).......................124
PORT CITY AIR INC. (NH)........................................................108 REACH/MEDIPLANE (CA)........................................................149
PORTER-STRAIT INSTRUMENT CO. INC. (OK).................112 REB TECHNOLGIES INC. DBA REBTECH (TX)...................118
POWELL AVIONICS INC. (NC)................................................110 RED EAGLE AVIONICS LLC (DE).............................................. 96
PRECISION AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGIES INC. (AR)....... 91 REDBIRD ELECTRONICS INC. (TX)........................................118
PRECISION AIRCRAFT (CO)...................................................... 96 REDDING AEROTRONICS INC. (CA)...................................... 94
PRECISION AVIONICS & INSTRUMENTS (GA)................100 REDIMEC SRL (ARGENTINA)..................................................129
PRECISION AVIONICS INC. (NY)...........................................109 REDSTONE COLLEGE (CO)......................................................148
PRECISION AVIONICS SPECIALIST INC. (GA)..................100 REEVES AIR INC. (RI).................................................................114
PRECISION DIAL CO. (MI).......................................................105 REGIONAL AVIONICS INC. (CANADA)...............................124
PREFERRED AIRPARTS LLC (OH)...........................................141 REGIONAL AVIONICS REPAIR LLC (CA)............................... 94
PREFERRED AVIONICS (MI)....................................................105 RELIABLE JET MAINTENANCE LLC (FL)................................ 99
PREMAIR AVIATION SERVICES (NC)...................................110 REVUE THOMMEN AG (SWITZERLAND)...........................141
PREMIER AVIATION LLC (IN)..................................................102 RGV AVIATION LTD. (UNITED KINGDOM)........................127
PREMIER AVIONICS LLC (IN)..................................................102 RIAI INDUSTRIA AERONAUTICA LTDA (BRAZIL)............129
PRESTON PRESSURE LLC (OK)...............................................141 RITE BROS-AVIATION (WA)....................................................121
PRIDE AIRCRAFT INC. (IL)........................................................102 RIVER CITY AVIONICS INC. (TN)...........................................142
PRIVATESKY AVIATION SERVICES INC. (FL)........................ 99 RIVERHAWK AVIATION (NC)..................................................110
PRO STAR AVIATION (NH)......................................................108 RIVERS EDGE AVIONICS LTD. (CANADA)..........................124
PROAV AIRCRAFT SERVICES (OH).......................................111 RIZOJET AVIONICS INTERNATIONAL (TX)........................118
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ROBINSON HELICOPTER CO. (CA)......................................... 94 SIL AVIATION - PNG (PAPUA NEW GUINEA)..................131
ROCHELLE AVIONICS INC. (IL)..............................................102 SILVER STATE WIRE & CABLE INC. (NV)............................142
ROCKWELL COLLINS (IA).........................................................142 SILVERADO AVIONICS (CA)...................................................... 94
ROCKY MOUNTAIN AIRCRAFT (CANADA).......................124 SILVERHAWK AVIATION INC. (NE).......................................107
ROGERSON AIRCRAFT CORP. (CA)......................................142 SIMPSON AEROELECTRICS PTY. LTD. (AUSTRALIA)......131
RON COLLINS AVIATION ELECTRONICS INC. (KY)........103 SIMS AVIATION INC. (TX)........................................................118
RONSON AVIATION INC. (NJ)...............................................108 SKY TREK AVIATION (CA).......................................................... 94
ROSEN AVIATION (OR).............................................................142 SKYCOM AVIONICS INC. (WI)................................................122
ROSS AVIATION (CA).................................................................. 94 SKYE AVIONICS LTD. (CANADA)...........................................124
ROTORCRAFT SUPPORT INC. (CA)......................................... 94 SKYLIGHT AVIONICS CO. (CA)...............................................142
RSG AVIATION (TX)....................................................................118 SKYLINE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE (ID)...........................101
RUAG AEROSPACE AG (SWITZERLAND)...........................127 SKYSERVICE FBO INC. (CANADA)........................................124
RUAG AEROSPACE SERVICES GMBH (GERMANY)........127 SKYTECH INC. (MD)...................................................................104
RUAG AVIATION (SWITZERLAND).......................................127 SKYTECH INC. (SC).....................................................................114
RUBY VALLEY AVIATION (MT)...............................................107 SKYWARD AVIONICS (CANADA)..........................................124
RYAN AIR (AK).............................................................................149 SMART AVIONICS INC. (PA)...................................................114
SMART GROUP AUSTRALASIA PTY. LTD. (AUSTRALIA).......131
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SMYRNA AIR CENTER (TN).....................................................115
S. CALIFORNIA RADAR & MICROWAVE SERVICE INC. SOCAL JETS INC. (CA)................................................................. 94
(CA).................................................................................................... 94 SOLAPP AVIONICS INC. (TX)..................................................118
SAANZ LTD. (NEW ZEALAND)...............................................131 SOLOY LLC, DBA SOLOY AVIATION SOLUTIONS (WA).......142
SABRELINER CORP. (MO).........................................................107 SONOMA JET CENTER LLC (CA)............................................. 94
SAFAIR OPERATIONS PTY. LTD. (SOUTH AFRICA)..........131 SOUTH CENTRAL AVIONICS LLC (TX)................................119
SAFEGUARD AVIATION (KS)...................................................142 SOUTH PACIFIC AVIONICS LTD. (NEW ZEALAND)........131
SAGEM AVIONICS INC. (TX)...................................................142 SOUTHEAST AERO SERVICES INC. (FL)................................ 99
SAKER AVIATION SERVICES (PA)..........................................114 SOUTHEAST AEROSPACE INC. (FL)........................................ 99
SALT LAKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (UT)...........................148 SOUTHERN ALBERTA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
SAN ANTONIO AVIONICS (TX).............................................118 (CANADA).....................................................................................148
SAN BERNARDINO VALLEY COLLEGE (CA)......................148 SOUTHERN AVIONICS & COMMUNICATIONS INC. (AL).....90
SAN LUIS AVIONICS INC (CA)................................................. 94 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (IL)...............................148
SANDEL AVIONICS (CA)...........................................................142 SOUTHERN STAR AVIONICS LLC (AL)................................142
SANDHILLS AVIONICS (NC)...................................................110 SOUTHWEST AEROTECH LLC (AZ)......................................... 91
SANDIA AEROSPACE (NM).....................................................142 SOUTHWEST AVIATION SPECIALTIES LLC (OK)..............112
SANTA FE AERO AVIONICS LLC (NM)................................109 SOUTHWEST AVIONICS INC. (AZ)......................................... 91
SARASOTA AVIONICS INC. (FL)............................................... 99 SOUTHWEST AVIONICS INC. (KS)........................................103
SATCOM DIRECT INC. (FL)......................................................142 SPARKCHASERS AIRCRAFT SERVICES INC. (NC)............110
SATNAN AVIONICS (SD)..........................................................115 SPARROW AVIONICS (TX).......................................................119
SATORI AIR SERVICES INC. DBA COBHAM AVIONICS SPARTAN COLLEGE OF AERONAUTICS (OK)...................148
(CANADA).....................................................................................124 SPECIAL AIR SERVICES - CANADA INC. (CANADA)......124
SCANDINAVIAN AIRCRAFT TECHNOLOGIES A/S SPECIALIZED AIRCRAFT SERVICES (TX).............................119
(DENMARK)..................................................................................127 SPECMAT TECHNOLOGIES INC. (TN)..................................142
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ST. CLOUD AVIATION INC. (MN)..........................................106 TELEPHONICS, A GRIFFON CO. (NY)..................................142
ST. PETE AVIONICS INC. (FL).................................................... 99 TEL-INSTRUMENT ELECTRONICS CORP. (NJ)..................143
ST. PHILIPS COLLEGE (TX)......................................................148 TEMPEST HELI PARTS INC. (CANADA)...............................143
STANDARDAERO (AZ)..............................................................142 TEMPLE ELECTRONICS CO. (TX)...........................................119
STANDARDAERO (GA)..............................................................100 TEMPLE ELECTRONICS CO. INC. (TX).................................119
STANDARDAERO (IL).................................................................102 TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGY CENTER (TN).........................148
STANDARDAERO (TX)...............................................................119 TESTA ENTERPRISES (NC)........................................................143
STAR AVIONICS INC. (TN).......................................................115 TEXAS STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE (TX)...........................148
STARK AVIONICS (GA)..............................................................100 TEXASGYRO INC. (TX)...............................................................119
STARPORT AVIATION (FL)......................................................... 99 TGH AVIATION (CA)..................................................................... 95
STATE OF WISCONSIN, WISCONSIN AIR SERVICES THAMESIDE AERO SPARES LTD. (ENGLAND)..................143
(WI)..................................................................................................122 THE AVIATION DEPOT (MI).....................................................105
STATIC-AIRE INC. (TN)..............................................................115 THE AVIONICS SPECIALISTS (CA)........................................... 95
STEINER AVIATION INTERNATIONAL INC. (OH)............111 THE COCA-COLA COMPANY (GA).......................................100
STELLAR AVIONICS SERVICES LLC (CT)............................... 96 THE FLIGHTSTAR CORP. (IL)....................................................102
STERLING AVIONICS (CA)......................................................... 95 THE KROGER CO. (OH).............................................................111
STEVENS AVIATION INC. (CO)................................................. 96 THE MAINTENANCE GROUP INC. (GA).............................101
STEVENS AVIATION INC. (OH)..............................................111 THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY AIRPORT (OH)................111
STEVENS AVIATION INC. (SC)................................................114 THE RADIO SHOP (LA).............................................................104
STEVENS AVIATION INC. (SC)................................................115 THE RADIO SHOP INC. (MA).................................................105
STEVENS AVIATION INC. (TN)...............................................115 THE SERVICENTER INC. (OK).................................................112
STRATFORD SCHOOL FOR AVIATION MAINTENANCE THK GOKCEN AVIATION (REPUBLIC OF TURKEY)..........128
(CT)..................................................................................................148 THRANE & THRANE (VA)........................................................143
STRONG AERO ENGINEERING (CA)....................................149 THREE CROWN AVIONICS INC. (NJ)...................................109
SUMMIT AVIATION (TX)...........................................................119 THREE WING AVIONICS (CT)................................................... 96
SUMMIT AVIATION INC. (DE).................................................. 96 TIME AEROSPACE LLC (TX).....................................................119
SUMMIT HELICOPTERS INC. (VA)........................................120 TOLEDO JET CENTER LLC (OH).............................................111
SUN AVIATION AVIONICS (FL)................................................ 99 TOMLINSON AVIONICS INC. (AR)......................................... 91
SUN AVIATION INC. (MO).......................................................142 TOMLINSON AVIONICS OF FLORIDA INC. (FL)................ 99
SUN-AIR OF SCANDINAVIA A/S (DENMARK).................128 TOMLINSON AVIONICS OF TEXAS INC. (TX)..................119
SUNSHINE AERO INDUSTRIES INC. (FL)............................. 99 TORONTO AVIONICS LTD. (CANADA)................................124
SUPAIR GMBH, AIRLINE SUPPORT SERVICE TOTAL AIR GROUP (MS)..........................................................106
(GERMANY)..................................................................................142 TOTAL AIRCRAFT SERVICES (CA)..........................................149
SUPERIOR AVIONICS INC. (FL)................................................ 99 TOTAL AVIONICS SUPPORT PTY. LTD. (AUSTRALIA).....131
TRADEWIND AIRCRAFT SERVICE CENTER (TX)..............119
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TRANS-CAL INDUSTRIES INC. (CA).....................................143
TAE AVIATION (AUSTRALIA)...................................................131 TRANSPORT CANADA (CANADA).......................................149
TAG AVIATION (SWITZERLAND)...........................................128 TRANSWEST AIR (CANADA)..................................................124
TAINO AIR LLC (AZ)..................................................................... 91 TREASURE COAST AVIONICS INC. (FL)................................ 99
TALON AIR MAINTENANCE SERVICES (NY).....................109 TREGO DUGAN AVIATION OF GRAND ISLAND (NE)....... 107
TARRANT COUNTY COLLEGE (TX).......................................148 TRI-COUNTY INSTRUMENTS INC. (CO)............................... 96
TATENHILL AVIATION LTD. (UNITED KINGDOM)...........128 TRIG AVIONICS LIMITED (UNITED KINGDOM)...............143
TEAM AEROSPACE INC. (TN).................................................115 TRINITY AVIONICS INC. (AL).................................................... 90
TEAM AVIATION SALES (TX)..................................................142 TRISTAR AVIATION LLC. (CO)................................................... 96
TECH AERO AVIONICS LLC (TX)............................................119 TRI-STAR TECHNOLOGIES (CA)............................................143
TECH-AIRE INSTRUMENTS INC. (KS)..................................103 TRI-STATE AVIONICS (SD).......................................................115
TECHJET A&M INC. DBA LV AVIONICS (PA)....................114 TRIUMPH INSTRUMENTS - BURBANK (CA)....................... 95
TECHNISONIC (CANADA).......................................................142 TRIUMPH INSTRUMENTS - FORT LAUDERDALE (FL)..... 99
TEL AIR ELECTRONIQUE INC. (CANADA)..........................124 TRM AVIONICS (OH).................................................................111
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TROUTDALE AIRCRAFT SERVICES INC. (OR)...................113 W
TROUTDALE AVIONICS (OR)..................................................113
WAL-MART AVIATION (AR)...................................................... 91
TRUENORTH AVIONICS INC. (CANADA)...........................143
WATC (KS)......................................................................................148
TUALATIN VALLEY AVIONICS INC. (OR)............................113 WAUKEGAN AVIATION SERVICES INC. (IL)......................102
TUCSON AEROSERVICE CENTER (AZ).................................. 91 WELLS AIRCRAFT INC. (KS).....................................................103
TULSAIR BEECHCRAFT INC. (OK).........................................112 WENTWORTH AIRCRAFT INC. (MN)...................................143
TULSAIR BEECHCRAFT/MEMPHIS INC. (TN)....................115 WESCO AIRCRAFT (KS).............................................................143
TURBO AIR INC. (ID).................................................................101 WEST COAST AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE (CA)................. 95
WEST STAR AVIATION (IL).......................................................102
TURBOPROP EAST INC. (MA)................................................105
WEST STAR AVIATION INC. (CO)............................................ 96
TWC AVIATION (CA).................................................................... 95
WESTAIR AVIATION CORP. (MD)..........................................104
TWIN LAKES AVIONICS (NC).................................................110
WESTCAN AIRCRAFT (CANADA)..........................................149
WESTERN AIRCRAFT INC. (ID)...............................................101
U
WESTERN AVIATION (WA)......................................................121
U.S. AIRPORTS FLIGHT SUPPORT (NY)..............................109 WESTERN AVIONICS (CANADA)...........................................125
ULTRA ELECTRONICS FLIGHTLINE SYSTEMS (NY).........143 WESTERN AVIONICS INC. (CA)............................................... 95
UNIFLIGHT INC. (TX).................................................................119 WESTERN JET AVIATION (CA).................................................. 95
WESTERN MICH. UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF AVIATION
UNITED INSTRUMENTS INC. (KS)........................................143
(MI)..................................................................................................148
UNITED ROTORCRAFT SOLUTIONS (TX)...........................119
WHITE INDUSTRIES INC. (MO).............................................143
UNITRON LP (TX).......................................................................143
WICHITA CITATION SERVICE CENTER (KS).......................103
UNIVERSAL AIR REPAIR LLC (TN).........................................143 WILMINGTON AVIONICS INC. (DE)....................................... 96
UNIVERSAL AVIONICS SYSTEMS CORP. (AZ)..................143 WINGS AVIONICS INC. (AR)..................................................... 91
UNIVERSAL AVIONIQUE (FL)................................................... 99 WINGS OF HOPE INC. (MO)..................................................107
UNIVERSITY AIR CENTER (FL).................................................. 99 WINNER AVIATION (OH).........................................................112
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA (ND).............................148 WIPAIRE INC. (MN)....................................................................106
WIREMASTERS INC. (TN).........................................................143
US AVIATION (TX)......................................................................119
WISCONSIN AVIATION INC. (WI).........................................122
USA JET AIRLINES (MI).............................................................105
WOMEN IN AVIATION INTERNATIONAL (OH)...............150
WOODLAND AVIATION INC. (CA)......................................... 95
V
WOODLAWN INSTRUMENTS LTD. (CANADA)................125
V. KELNER PILATUS CENTER (CANADA)............................125 WORLD AVIATION COMMUNICATIONS LTD.
VALENTINE AVIATION (TX).....................................................143 (UNITED KINGDOM).................................................................144
VAN BORTEL AIRCRAFT INC. (TX)........................................119 WORLDWIDE AEROSPACE INC. (TX)...................................144
VANCOUVER ISLAND HELICOPTERS (CANADA)............125 WORLDWIDE AIRCRAFT SERVICES INC. (MO)................107
WORTHINGTON AVIATION PARTS - WICHITA (KS)......144
VARGA ENTERPRISES - FLITE INSTRUMENTS DIV. (AZ).........91
WORTHINGTON AVIATION PARTS INC. (MN).................144
VAUGHN COLLEGE OF AERONAUTICS & TECHNOLOGY
WRIGHT DER SERVICES (TX)..................................................150
(NY)..................................................................................................148
WRIGHT INSTRUMENTS LTD. (CANADA)..........................125
VECTOR AEROSPACE (CANADA)..........................................143 WSI (MA)........................................................................................144
VECTOR AEROSPACE HELICOPTER SERVICES (AL).......... 90 WXWORX INC. (FL)....................................................................144
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ADVERTISERS INDEX
Accord Technology......................................................41 Global Parts.................................................................73
Aero Dynamix..............................................................69 Hillsboro Aviation Inc...................................................88
Aero Express Inc......................................................... 78 ICG..............................................................................61
AeroTect......................................................................11 Intertrade Ltd...............................................................49
Airtronics.....................................................................42 Jetcraft Avionics..........................................................27
Alpha Avionics.............................................................77 Kingsley Machine Co..................................................72
Anodyne......................................................................86 Landmark Aviation.......................................................39
ARINC Direct...............................................................71 Laversab......................................................................67
Aspen Avionics Inc...................................................... 19 L-3 Avionics Systems....................................................1
Astronics......................................................................23 Matrix Aviation.............................................................63
Atlantic Aero Inc.......................................................... 13 MarketLift.....................................................................72
Autopilots Central Inc..................................................36 Mid-Continent Instruments......................................3, 43
Millennium International..............................................83
Avidyne........................................................................53
Pacific Southwest Instruments......................................7
Banyan........................................................................57
Port City Air................................................................. 36
Bloomington Avionics Inc............................................87
Preston Pressure.........................................................78
Bose............................................................................37
PS Engineering...........................................................85
Carpenter Avionics......................................................42 Rotorcraft Support Inc.................................................11
Castleberry Instruments..............................................40 Shadin Avionics...........................................................80
CE Avionics.................................................................13 Skycom Avionics Inc...................................................84
Cincinnati Avionics......................................................79 Skye Avionics Ltd........................................................ 77
Cobham Avionics........................................................15 Southeast Aerospace..................................................47
Corvallis Aero Service.................................................74 Temple Electronics......................................................79
DAC International........................................................17 TGH Aviation...............................................................35
DPI Labs......................................................................86 Tradewind Aircraft Service Center.............................. 84
Duncan Aviation........................................... Back Cover Trig Avionics................................................................65
Field Aviation...............................................................40 Ultra Electronics Flightline Systems............................ 55
Flite Electronics Inc.....................................................88 Universal Avionics Systems Corp................................. 5
Flying Magazine..........................................................75 Vero Beach Avionics Inc.............................................74
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Cellular 8 17. 4 7 2 . 6 113 LNK
HWD BJC APA
Skip Laney MKC
SUS
Phone 4 0 2 . 47 9 .15 2 5 LAS
Cellular 4 02 . 4 4 0 . 8 39 6
VNY
Bill Otte BUR
Cellular 4 4 0 . 413 . 8 2 59 SDL
FTY
Dan Arrick ADS
DAL
Phone 2 6 9. 9 6 9. 8 4 6 0 FTW
Cellular 2 6 9. 9 9 8 . 4 0 52
AUS IAH
Bob Brega
Phone 570.759. 2759 HOU
Cellular 5 7 0 . 8 0 7. 6 3 8 3
FXE
Pete Alves
Phone 2 0 5 . 52 0 . 57 7 7
Cellular 2 0 5 . 317.10 0 8
C O M P L E T E S E R V I C E F A C I L I T I E S
L N K Lincoln, Nebraska 800.228.4277
B T L Battle Creek, Michigan 800.525.2376
M A I N T E N A N C E S E R V I C E F A C I L I T Y
P V U Provo, Utah 8 7 7. 7 7 1. 2 7 8 8
A V I O N I C S I N S T A L L & L I N E F A C I L I T I E S
A P A D enver, Co lor ado 3 0 3 . 6 49.179 0
B F I Seattle, Washington 206.764.3962
B D R Bridgeport, Connecticut 2 0 3 . 3 8 6 . 0 111
COMPONENT
D A L D a l l a s , Te x a s 214. 352. 34 6 8
SOLUTIONS F T Y Atlanta, Georgia 4 0 4 . 2 2 7. 9 7 6 6
F X E Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 954.771.6007
Technical Support, Avionics,
H OU H o u s t o n , Te x a s 713. 6 4 4 . 0352
Instruments, Accessories,
Propellers & Parts Support L A S Las Vegas, Nevada 702. 262.6142
MDW Chicago, Illinois 773.284.4600
MHR Sacramento, California 916. 231.0943
8 0 0 . 2 2 8 .183 6
or
M K C K ans as Cit y, M issouri 816.421.1836
S D L Scottsdale, Arizona 480.922.3575
8 0 0 . 5 62 . 637 7
S T P St. Paul, Minnesota 651. 209.8430
T E B Te t e r b o r o , N e w J e r s e y 201. 28 8 .1550
V N Y Van Nuys, California 818.9 02.9961
W O R K A W A Y F R O M S T A T I O N C O N T A C T S
A D S A d d i s o n , Te x a s 214. 352. 34 6 8
RAPID RESPONSE A U S A u s t i n , Te x a s 512 . 53 0 . 70 50
AOG SERVICES B J C B r o o m fi e l d , C o l o r a d o 303.410.7053
B U R Burbank, California 818 .955. 8 413
Expert In-Field Technicians, F T W F t . Wo r t h , Te x a s 817. 74 0 . 9 2 6 6
Fast 24/7 Dispatch, H P N W h i t e P l a i n s , N e w Yo r k 914.6 86. 829 4
Airframe, Engine, HWD Hayward, California 916. 231.0943
and APU Support & Services I A H H o u s t o n , Te x a s 281.821.2689
MMU Morristown, New Jersey 9 7 3 . 3 2 6 .1110
877. 522 . 0111 S U S C h e s t e r fi e l d , M i s s o u r i 636.536.7090