Avionics News March 2016 - 2

MARCH 2016

avionicsnews.net
AVI ON

Vol. 53 No. 3

What is your story?

AEA Now

10 	
	

The View from Washington by Ric Peri

AIR CRA
OF THE

FT

.

Understanding how and why an aircraft is designed, certified and
operated is essential. It is understood by most that aircraft built for the
weekend adventurer, in most cases, do not require the same level of
sophistication and redundancy as those that transport passengers
commercially. Read more on page 54.

SPOTLIGHT

RAFT
AN AIRCIRCRAFT,
A
IS AN

?
RIGHT
ON
* AVIATI

6	

ACES

E
ER PROFIL
TION
* MEMB
R AVIA
TH
CAVALIE EADY GROW
ST
PLOTS
QUESTION
NICS
* THE BIG
ST
N AVIO
HOW CA EP THEIR MO
KE
SHOPS LE ASSETS?
VALUAB

ALYSSA CON
CON NEL

NELL

L AVIA TION

GRO UP

I don't have time!

16 	 Partial-panel upgrade planning by Dave Higdon
Start by defining needs, wants and budgets
	
20 	 Member Profile by Christine Knauer
	 Cavalier Aviation plots steady growth
24 	 All things to all screens by Scott M. Spangler
	 Building a website that responds to every display
30 	 Retaining great employees by Christine Knauer
	 How can avionics shops keep their
most valuable assets?

37 	 AEA International Convention
	
& Trade Show Information
46 	 Member Profile by Christine Knauer
	 Arc-Tronics specializes in turnkey production

58 	 Business Basics by Greg Laslo
Taming the tempest ... How to build resilience
	

	

64 	 Sandel's Avilon King Air panel solution
	
by Dale Smith
70 	 What's Working? by Thomas Inman
Custom Avionics introduces Early Register program
	
74 	 PS Engineering incorporates patented
	
IntelliAudio capability into PMA8000BTi
	
audio panel by Dale Smith
78 	 50 years in avionics by Christine Knauer
Randy Pickron recounts industry changes, adventures
	

Aviation Aces by Patricia Luebke

82	
	

54 	

An aircraft is an aircraft, right? by Jim Sparks

86	
	

Alyssa Connell: CEO of Connell Aviation Group

» » »

30

in you and your team

62 	 Conversation With... by Patricia Luebke
Jenny Miller of Rockwell Collins
	

50 	
	

16

AVIONICS NEWS
is a monthly publication of the
Aircraft Electronics Association®
EDITORIAL & EXECUTIVE OFFICES:
3570 NE Ralph Powell Road
Lee's Summit, MO 64064
Phone: 816-347-8400
Fax: 816-347-8405
Email: avionicsnews@aea.net
Website: www.avionicsnews.net

Publisher
Paula R. Derks

12 	 International News and
	
Regulatory Updates by Ric Peri

	

ATIO N

IATI ON

icsne

RY
* INDUST

Point of Communication by Paul DeHerrera

LIC
IS A PUB

OC
ICS ASS

H 2016
MARC w s . n e t

avion

4	
	

S
ICS NEW

ON
ELE CTR

What's New
The source for updates on AEA members

Marketplace Classifieds

Jobs, equipment, calibration services & more

Advertisers Index * page 77

78

Editor
Geoff Hill
Managing Editor
Jeff Kirchhoff
Director of Advertising
Lauren McFarland
Circulation Manager
Katie Ryser
Senior Writers

Ric Peri
Jason Dickstein
Contributing Writers
Joseph E. (Jeb) Burnside
Dave Higdon
Thomas Inman
Christine Knauer
Greg Laslo
Patricia Luebke
John D. Ruley
Dale Smith
Scott M. Spangler
Jim Sparks
Published monthly by the Aircraft Electronics Association®
(ISSN 0567-2889). Periodicals postage paid at Lee's Summit,
MO and additional mailing offices. Advertising rates furnished
upon request. For subscription information, send name
and complete mailing address to:
AVIONICS NEWS
3570 NE Ralph Powell Road
Lee's Summit, MO 64064
POSTMASTER: Send address changes to AVIONICS NEWS,
3570 NE Ralph Powell Road, Lee's Summit, MO 64064.
The publishers and editors of this magazine do not accept
responsibility for statements made by advertisers herein or
for the opinions expressed by authors of bylined articles.
Materials may not be reproduced without written permission.
Material for Avionics News (USPS 452011) is welcome for
review; however, the editors assumes no responsibility for
the return or safety of artwork, photographs or manuscripts.
Articles submitted for publication become the property of the
AEA. Articles submitted by AEA contractors are considered
work-for-hire and, as such, are the property of the AEA.
Avionics News and its editors reserve the right to edit all
articles for length, clarity and content.
© 2016 Aircraft Electronics Association * All rights reserved.

PRINTED IN THE USA.

2

avionics news

*

march
march2016
2016
http://www.avionicsnews.net http://www.avionicsnews.net http://www.avionicsnews.net
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Avionics News March 2016
