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on the importance of higher education and professionalism to
the general aviation electronics industry. Learn more about this
year's scholarship winners from the AEA Educational Foundation
beginning on page 60.
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12 	 International News and
Regulatory Updates by Ric Peri
	
16 	 The modern EFIS panel by Dave Higdon
	 Standby power & backup instruments provide total redundancy

42 	 Member Profile by Christine Knauer
	 New Zealand's NMIT creates world-ready graduates

20 	 Is your shop big-storm ready? by Dale Smith

46 	 Training Tomorrow's Technicians by Dale Smith
Fox Valley Technical College offers both A&P and
	

24 	 Member Profile by Christine Knauer
	 Alabama Aviation College nears 60 years of aviation training

	

27 	 Before & After
Turbine Aircraft Services of Bethany, Oklahoma
	

	

avionics programs to students

50 	 Meet the AEA Board by Christine Knauer
David Copeland of Mid-Continent Instruments
	
and Avionics

28 	 The Marketer's Tip Sheet by Patricia Luebke
Lost marketing opportunities
	

54 	 Theory & Practice by Thomas Inman
The dirty dozen of education
	

30 	 Starting a successful internship program

58 	 Conversation With... by Patricia Luebke
Mark Evans of Evans Avionics
	

	

by Lindsey McFarren

32 	 xVue Touch by Dave Higdon
	 BendixKing's dive into the EAB/LSA market

60 	 AEA announces scholarship winners
	
for 2018-19

36 	 Business Basics by Greg Laslo
Working solo: Beating employee loneliness to
	

64 	 AEA Educational Foundation scholarship
	
list for the 2019-20 academic year

	

improve your shop's productivity

40 	 Legal Ease by Jason Dickstein
Brexit and AEA's membership:
	

Surviving under the latest guidance

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