Kerry Crawford with VIAVI Solutions (left) shows off the features of the IFR 4000 during a training session that provided maintenance personnel with the knowledge and skills required to operate the nav/comm flightline test set. CONVENTION HIGHLIGHTS Continued from page 57 The AEA has earned the reputation of being aviation's technology experts and that fact was emphasized at the AEA Convention where more than 120 hours of expert training was offered. 58 avionics news * june 2019 Winter is an FAA-certified private pilot and a former board member of the AEA. In addition, he's a member of the National Business Aviation Association, Helicopter Association International, Wichita Aero Club and the Experimental Aircraft Association. Meanwhile, this year's nominees for the AEA Associate Member of the Year Award included: Applied Avionics; Astronics MaxViz; Guardian Avionics; and WBParts Express. Applied Avionics, which originally was known as Aerospace Optics, was named this year's recipient. The company got its start in June 1968, producing custom edge-lighted panels, knobs and annunciators for aircraft cockpits. In the 1970s,