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AEA Now

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A Just Culture

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The View from Washington by Ric Peri

NEW SYS

to Part 23 aircraft

20 	 Member Profile by Christine Knauer
	 Butler Avionics builds on STC success
24 	 Survey Says ... by Scott M. Spangler
	 ADS-B fuels growth and highlights challenges
28 	 Help Wanted! by Scott M. Spangler
	 Challenges and solutions for hiring new technicians
32 	 Southeast Aerospace's ADS-B solution
	
for Part 25 business jets by Dale Smith
36 	 No ADS-B Out? by Dave Higdon
	 Access remains possible ... with conditions
and complications

40 	 Conversation With... by Patricia Luebke
Sharon McGee of Flamingo Air
	
42 	 Member Profile by Christine Knauer
	 Plane Sense Avionics adds home base

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46 	 What's Working? by Thomas Inman
Guardian Avionics receives first FAA
	

	

16 	 Heads up in the Cockpit by Dave Higdon
New systems bring HUD technologies
	

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Nearly nine out of 10 respondents to the 2016 AEA Rate and Labor Survey expect
their businesses to grow in the next 12 months. That's up from 81 percent last
year. For an in-depth analysis of this year's survey results and what it means,
read more beginning on page 24.

NORSEE approvals

48 	 Business Basics by Greg Laslo
Reading signals: How to harness emotional
	

	

intelligence to better lead your team

52 	 The Marketer's Tip Sheet by Patricia Luebke
Let's get this party started!
	
54 	 Legal Ease by Jason Dickstein
Self-disclosure as a safety strategy
	
57 	 Before & After
Aircraft Instruments Cape Town
	
	

Cape Town, South Africa

58 	 Air Streaming by Joseph E. (Jeb) Burnside
Gogo Biz set to roll out its airborne
	

	

4G service early next year

62 	 Meet the AEA Board of Directors
	
by Christine Knauer
Danni Higgins of Avionics Hawke's Bay
	
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What's New
The source for updates on AEA members

Marketplace Classifieds

Jobs, equipment, calibration services & more

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