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Pilot’s Guide
to Avionics
Distribution Begins
at AirVenture
The Aircraft Electronics
Association’s 11th edition of the
Pilot’s Guide to Avionics
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July 29-Aug. 4, in Oshkosh,
Wis. The free Pilot’s
Guide to Avionics will be
available at the AEA’s
AirVenture booth, No.
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the Pilot’s Guide to Avionics features
educational articles to help pilots and
aircraft owners with their avionics
buying decisions.
The Pilot’s Guide to Avionics also
will be distributed throughout the
year at AEA Regional Meetings; the
NBAA Business Aviation Convention
& Exhibition; the AOPA Aviation
Summit; WAI’s Conference and HAI’s
Heli-Expo.
In addition, the Pilot’s Guide to
Avionics is distributed to all AEA
members, the National Association
of Flight Instructors and flying clubs
throughout the U.S. A complimentary
copy will be mailed to AEA members
in August.
For more information, or to
request the Pilot’s Guide to Avionics,
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july

2013

AEA Mourns Passing
of Board Secretary
Chuck Freeland
The Aircraft Electronics Association is deeply saddened by the
passing of Chuck Freeland, a regional sales representative for Otto
Instrument Service, an AEA member company located in Ontario, Calif.
Freeland passed away Saturday, June
8, 2013, near his hometown of Vacaville,
Calif., following a courageous battle with
cancer. A celebration of life service took
place June 21 at the Nut Tree Airport in
Vacaville, Calif.
Earlier this year, Freeland was re-elected
Chuck Freeland
by the AEA membership to begin serving his
third, three-year term as an international officer of the AEA board of
directors. He has served as the secretary for the board since 2009.
“Chuck’s positive attitude and his determination to beat cancer is something I will always remember and personally will take
away from knowing him,” said Paula Derks, AEA president. “His
involvement in the AEA and his devotion to the AEA Educational
Foundation will be sorely missed. But, most importantly, I will miss
his friendship.”
Prior to joining Otto Instrument Service, Freeland was a regional
sales manager for Sandel Avionics, and he was a member of the
staff when Sandel Avionics was presented with the AEA Associate
Member of the Year Award in 2006.
Freeland was involved in the avionics industry for more than 30
years, and he served in various sales, marketing and flight department
positions with Bendix/King throughout its transitions to AlliedSignal
and Honeywell. He was an ATP-rated pilot with approximately 9,800
hours in various single- and twin-engine aircraft.
As a member of the AEA Educational Foundation board, he
worked tirelessly to foster better industry relationships with younger
generations by encouraging high school students to pursue a career
in aviation electronics.
At the family’s request, the “Chuck Freeland Memorial
Scholarship” has been established and will be administered by the
AEA Educational Foundation. To make a contribution, send a check,
made payable to the AEA Educational Foundation, to:
Aircraft Electronics Association
3570 NE Ralph Powell Road
Lee’s Summit, MO 64064.
Reference the “Chuck Freeland Memorial Scholarship” fund. q

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