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At a recent AEA International Convention & Trade Show, AEA President Paula Derks asked member companies the following
question: What's working for you? Derks challenged AEA members to share their success stories, best practices and ideas
that are working for their respective companies. This article is part of a series that highlights how AEA member companies
recognized challenging economic circumstances, and how they responded and overcame them.

What's

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Business initiatives that are elevating companies to success
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sh Vij, the chief executive officer of Guardian Avionics, had a close call while learning to
fly. One day, he was out flying solo, practicing
maneuvers for his private pilot license, and didn't feel well.
Wisely, he decided to return to base. He knew it was time for
an oil change, so he delivered the airplane to the mechanic.
When the mechanic removed the cowl, the reason for his
discomfort was discovered. The muffler system had broken,
and Vij was beginning to feel the effects of carbon monoxide
poisoning. Had he been on a long cross-country flight, he
likely would have become a statistic.
Vij thought about the problem of carbon monoxide poisoning and possible solutions. An engineer by trade, he

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started doing research, which led to a design. At the time, no
one was making aviation-specific carbon monoxide detectors. Unlike those in the home, an aviation unit would have to
work successfully under extreme temperatures and pressure
variations. In 1999, Vij founded a company, got the detector's
design certified, and began production. He found something
that worked for him and for others. Today, the CO detector is
standard equipment in Beechcraft, Cessna, Cirrus, Diamond
and Piper aircraft.
Later, another flight provided more inspiration. This time,
Vij and an employee were flying a Cessna 206 on a direct
route from Tucson to Denver. Due to terrain, he was going at
high altitude and using oxygen. During the flight, they discovered the oxygen bottle had not been serviced adequately.
As a result, they were forced to share the oxygen with only
one occupant using it at any time, until they made it to a location where they could descend safely to a lower altitude. This
experience led Vij to design a combination CO detector and
pulse oximeter. Again, Vij had found a solution.
"My life is general aviation," Vij said.
He owns two fixed base operations, has an A&P license,
and is a commercial pilot with instrument and multiengine
ratings. Furthermore, he and his company did not stop with
CO detectors and pulse oximeters. A few years ago, the com-



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