Avionics News September 2012 - 40
AEA Board of Directors:
Tim Shaw
B Y J O S E P H E . ( J E B ) B U R N S I D E
Meet the
im Shaw of Rocky Mountain Aircraft grew up in the United Kingdom and got his start in the avionics industry after noticing how clean and wellrested British Army helicopter crewmen were. Rather than continue as a field engineer, he entered an avionics training program and wound up in Canada’s Alberta province, where he decided to put down roots and leave the military. He soon found himself the sole technician responsible for Rocky Mountain Aircraft’s avionics installation and maintenance operation. Today, he worries about the care of the avionics in some 30 de Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otters, plus growing the business for outside customers. He’s also the newest member of Aircraft Electronics Association’s board of directors. How did you get into this business? After graduating high school, I earned a bachelor’s degree in ancient and medieval history. I didn’t have any idea where my career was going, so I joined the British Army in 1980, looking for a bit of adventure. As it turned out, I spent about 10 years in the Army before I finally got out. I’d been in the Army about three years and was out on a field training exercise for three weeks. At the time, I was cold, hungry, tired and dirty, and I just had my hand crushed in a training accident. I was being medevacked back for treatment and in the back of the helicopter was another soldier, who looked warm, clean, dry, wellfed and well-rested. I asked him what he did. It was the first time I ever heard the word avionics. I looked into it and thought, “You know, that does sound like something I’d be interested in.” So, I put in a request for a transfer and eventually got an interview with the British Army’s aircraft engineering wing. I apparently managed to convince the officer I was passionate about aircraft and avionics. I’ve certainly developed a passion since then. After the interview, I went back to my unit and didn’t hear anything for weeks. Then, I received word an opening in a training class had just occurred. Within the month, I was transferred out of my old unit and into avionics training. At the time, this involved 18 months of training, and then I spent three years in the field, under supervision. Then, I went back into the training wing for a nine-month course. After all that, I was fully qualified as a Class 1 technician. I was working on the Aerospatiale Gazelle and Westland Lynx. That was 1984.
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Avionics News September 2012
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Avionics News September 2012
Point of Communication
AEA Now
The View From Washington
International News and Regulatory Updates
Aircraft as Antenna Farm
Member Profile
Understated Success
Hooking Up With Aspen’s Connected Panel
Meet the AEA Board
Member Profile
A Conversation With...
Business Basics
Theory & Practice
Legal Ease
What’s New
Avionics News September 2012 - Intro
Avionics News September 2012 - Cover1
Avionics News September 2012 - Cover2
Avionics News September 2012 - 1
Avionics News September 2012 - 2
Avionics News September 2012 - 3
Avionics News September 2012 - Point of Communication
Avionics News September 2012 - 5
Avionics News September 2012 - AEA Now
Avionics News September 2012 - 7
Avionics News September 2012 - 8
Avionics News September 2012 - 9
Avionics News September 2012 - 10
Avionics News September 2012 - 11
Avionics News September 2012 - 12
Avionics News September 2012 - 13
Avionics News September 2012 - The View From Washington
Avionics News September 2012 - 15
Avionics News September 2012 - International News and Regulatory Updates
Avionics News September 2012 - 17
Avionics News September 2012 - 18
Avionics News September 2012 - 19
Avionics News September 2012 - Aircraft as Antenna Farm
Avionics News September 2012 - 21
Avionics News September 2012 - 22
Avionics News September 2012 - 23
Avionics News September 2012 - Member Profile
Avionics News September 2012 - 25
Avionics News September 2012 - 26
Avionics News September 2012 - 27
Avionics News September 2012 - Understated Success
Avionics News September 2012 - 29
Avionics News September 2012 - 30
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Avionics News September 2012 - 33
Avionics News September 2012 - Hooking Up With Aspen’s Connected Panel
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Avionics News September 2012 - Meet the AEA Board
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Avionics News September 2012 - Member Profile
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Avionics News September 2012 - A Conversation With...
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Avionics News September 2012 - Business Basics
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Avionics News September 2012 - Theory & Practice
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Avionics News September 2012 - Legal Ease
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Avionics News September 2012 - What’s New
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