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Show in Las Vegas, Nev., Gary Harpster of Duncan Aviation was elected as
the new chair of the AEA board of directors. To learn more about Harpster’s
background and aspirations as AEA’s newest chairman, read more on page 64.

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What’s Working For You?

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The View From Washington by Ric Peri

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International News and
Regulatory Updates by Ric Peri

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Vegas View

Beltway Briefing by James A. Hunter

Budget Cuts Affecting FAA Operations and Services

Power Redundancy in the
Age of Digital Cockpits by Dave Higdon

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Member Profile by Christine Knauer

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Finding the Funds to Open, Expand or
Sustain Your Business

AEAviators by Jenna Kramer

Publisher
Paula R. Derks

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Going Global by Christine Knauer

Editor
Geoff Hill

Business Basics by Greg Laslo

Managing Editor
Jeff Kirchhoff

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by Avionics News Staff

Selling Your Goods and Services Beyond the Border
Creating Chemistry: Focus on your Likeability
to Build Trust

The History of Avionics by Thomas Inman
Meet the AEA Board of Directors

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A Real-Time Look at Airborne Weather Radar

Senior Writers

by Dale Smith

Aviation Aces by Patricia Luebke

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Legal Ease by Jason Dickstein

A Conversation With... by Patricia Luebke

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Member Profile by Christine Knauer

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What is Australia Waiting For? by Bruce Baxter

John DeMeo of EDMO Distributors

SkyTrac on Course with New Leadership

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by Joseph E. (Jeb) Burnside

Copy Editor
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Gary Harpster, AEA’s New Chair of the Board

Equipping for International Operations

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