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“Our dealers are connected with the AEA, and if we want to understand and
support our dealers, we need to be present where dealers are present.”
►Allan

“I came here to be a line manager,” he said. “But
since that job wasn’t open when I arrived, I got
assigned into a boring operations accounting role at
the division level. It turned out that visibility in this
role gave me a chance, a year later, to start working
with a group of engineers on a whole new product
concept.”
According to Schrader, this project became a product, which became a business unit, which became a
new division three years later. He added, “As it grew,
I was inside and grew with it. By the time I left, I
was manufacturing manager for an $80 million business.”
In retrospect, Schrader said his experience at
Tektronix was a terrific opportunity to learn about
product development and operations.
“I broadened my engineering background and
then was really fortunate to ride a rocket ship,” he
said. “I got to build teams and systems to support
rapid growth and had a blast doing it.”
Schrader left Tektronix to launch a startup. A small
intercom company was moved out of a house and
began to expand into headsets.
“That was 1988,” he said. “I had just gotten married and was ready for both a new adventure and a
small business.”
He helped grow the business to $5 million in five
years, but then Schrader and several of his Tektronix
co-workers started a company called Lightspeed
Technologies. While focused on wireless audio
products, an opportunity to design and make an ANR
headset was too intriguing to pass up.
Continued on following page

Schrader

Allan Schrader, the founder and president of Lightspeed Aviation, talks about his career,
his values and why a headset manufacturer belongs to the Aircraft Electronics Association.

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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Avionics News July 2013

Point of Communication
AEA Now
The View from Washington
International News and Regulatory Updates
Panel Power for Budget Flying
Member Profile
ADS-B Countdown
Onboard Traffic Systems
A Conversation With...
The ELT Mess
Member Profile
iPads in Maintenance
Before & After
Aviation Aces
Growing Your Market
Avionics News Through the Years
FAA Fact Sheet on General Aviation Safety
AEAviators
'Smart and Cost-Friendly'
Business Basics
Legal Ease
What's New
Marketplace Classifieds
Avionics News July 2013 - Intro
Avionics News July 2013 - Cover1
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Avionics News July 2013 - Point of Communication
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Avionics News July 2013 - AEA Now
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Avionics News July 2013 - The View from Washington
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Avionics News July 2013 - International News and Regulatory Updates
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Avionics News July 2013 - Panel Power for Budget Flying
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Avionics News July 2013 - Member Profile
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Avionics News July 2013 - Onboard Traffic Systems
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Avionics News July 2013 - The ELT Mess
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Avionics News July 2013 - iPads in Maintenance
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Avionics News July 2013 - Before & After
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Avionics News July 2013 - Growing Your Market
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