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"My goal is to continue the mission of
the AEA to serve the membership in
the areas of training, education and
our worldwide regulatory activities."
What is your vision for the AEA in your
new leadership role? How did your
career bring you to your current role?
When I was growing up, my father
had a couple of friends who owned
airplanes, and we'd go flying occasionally. I thought that was really cool.
One summer, he was working with a
company in Columbia, Mo., which had
a Piper Seneca, and I got to go with
him on a trip. The pilot let us put our
hands on the controls and "fly the airplane." I was 11 or 12 years old. I'd always been interested in airplanes and
would go out to the local airport and
watch Ozark Airlines and its DC-3s.
So, growing up in the 60s and 70s, I
was always interested in aviation and
considered becoming a military pilot,
but my eyesight wasn't good enough.
I also had something of an aptitude
with electrical and mechanical things.
Back then, kit-built electronics were
popular-buzzers and bells, that sort
of thing. Like so many other kids of
that era, I'd take things apart and put
them back together just to understand how they worked. Of course, as
you get older, your toys get bigger and
more expensive. I don't tinker like that
anymore.
After graduating from high school in
1977, I ended up at Alexandria Technical College in Alexandria, Minn., and
enrolled in the two-year avionics technician program. They taught us the
theory, and then we actually worked
on the real thing. I was essentially
trained as a bench tech, fixing KX-170s
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Avionics News May 2014

Point of Communication
AEA Now
The View From Washington
International News and Regulatory Updates
Five Years In
Member Profile
Putting it to Music
Meet the AEA Board of Directors
A Conversation With...
Member Profile
AEAviators
Business Basics
Being Prepared
Study and take the test!
Legal Ease
Aviation Aces
What's New
Marketplace Classifieds
Avionics News May 2014 - Intro
Avionics News May 2014 - Cover1
Avionics News May 2014 - Cover2
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Avionics News May 2014 - Point of Communication
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Avionics News May 2014 - AEA Now
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Avionics News May 2014 - The View From Washington
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Avionics News May 2014 - International News and Regulatory Updates
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Avionics News May 2014 - Five Years In
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Avionics News May 2014 - Member Profile
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Avionics News May 2014 - Putting it to Music
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Avionics News May 2014 - Meet the AEA Board of Directors
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Avionics News May 2014 - A Conversation With...
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Avionics News May 2014 - Member Profile
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Avionics News May 2014 - AEAviators
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Avionics News May 2014 - Business Basics
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Avionics News May 2014 - Being Prepared
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Avionics News May 2014 - Study and take the test!
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Avionics News May 2014 - Legal Ease
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Avionics News May 2014 - Aviation Aces
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Avionics News May 2014 - What's New
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