Avionics News May 2019 - 13

Todd Winter of Mid-Continent Instruments and Avionics
was named the 2019 AEA Member of the Year.

Applied Avionics was honored as the AEA Associate Member of the Year.

AEA names 2019 award winners at
annual convention in Palm Springs
Two prestigious industry awards were presented
during the opening session of the 62nd annual Aircraft
Electronics Association International Convention &
Trade Show at the Palm Springs Convention Center in
Palm Springs, California, on Monday, March 25.
Todd Winter of Mid-Continent Instruments and
Avionics was named the 2019 AEA Member of the
Year, while Applied Avionics was honored as the AEA
Associate Member of the Year.
2019 AEA Member of the Year:
Todd Winter
Todd Winter is the president and CEO of MidContinent Instruments and Avionics. He also is CEO
of True Blue Power, the first company in the world to
develop and TSO a safe, lithium-ion main-ship battery.
"I literally was born into aviation," Winter said. "My
father, John, worked at Aircraft Radio Corp. in Boonton,
New Jersey. He was involved in developing and refining
some of the first general aviation autopilot systems."
Winter is an FAA-certified private pilot, a past board
member and current member of the Aircraft Electronics
Association, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association,
National Business Aviation Association, Helicopter
Association International, Wichita Aero Club, the
Experimental Aircraft Association, World Presidents'
Organization, and the Condor Squadron.
Founded in 1964, Mid-Continent Instruments and
Avionics is an FAA/EASA authorized repair station and
AS9100D-certified manufacturing facility. The company
specializes in the manufacturing, maintenance, repair
and overhaul of aircraft instruments and avionics.

2019 AEA Associate Member of the Year:
Applied Avionics
Applied Avionics Inc., originally named Aerospace
Optics, was incorporated in June 1968 and got its
start in avionics manufacturing by producing custom
edge-lighted panels, knobs and annunciators for use in
aircraft cockpits. In 2018, the company celebrated its
50-year anniversary.
In 1996, the company introduced its first LED
illuminated pushbutton switch. The VIVISUN LED
switch integrated its signature sunlight readability with
the reliability of the LEDs to provide customers with
the best crew station illumination on all platforms and
the highest reliability available in the industry today.
NEXSYS Component Technology was introduced in
2010, allowing a variety of independent mix-and-match
electronic components to be incorporated in a switch body
or in a dedicated behind-the-panel NEXSYS Module.
Based on the success of NEXSYS Component
Technology, the company changed its name in
November 2015 from Aerospace Optics to Applied
Avionics. This change was made to support the
company's growth and the introduction of its new line of
avionics system integration products under the NEXSYS
brand, which debuted at the 2015 AEA International
Convention & Trade Show in Dallas, Texas.
Applied Avionics' manufacturing plant in Fort Worth,
Texas, employs more than 80 skilled professionals, and
the company has affiliate representation in the United
Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Brazil and
Australia. The company has been an active member of
the AEA since 2001. q

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