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Mudgee Airport gives Airborne Avionics easy access to all of its customers, from recreational pilots with ultralights to business owners with their twin-engine turboprops, from flying schools to property owners. Read more about this AEA member company located in New South Wales, Australia, on page 48.

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Sparking New Tools in Older Airframes

Scandinavian Avionics A/S

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Senior Writers

Member Profile by Christine Knauer
Airborne Avionics, Mudgee, Australia

Business Basics by Greg Laslo

Member Profile by Christine Knauer

Outside Insight: How to Grow with a Mentor

Liviu Avionics and Instruments, Auckland, New Zealand

Aviation Aces by Patricia Luebke

House & Hangar Calls by Scott M. Spangler

Susan Windle Beam of Era Aviation Inc.

Plane Sense Avionics Makes Them by Appointment

Theory & Practice by Thomas Inman
Human Error Models

Gliders, Sailplanes and Motor-Gliders
by Dale Smith

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
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