industry AGING AIRCRAFT WIRING STORY BY PHILIP HUTCHINGS OF FLIGHTCELL INTERNATIONAL This article was first published in Vector magazine by the Engagement, Education and Communications Unit of the Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand and is republished with permission. The author, Philip Hutchings, is employed by Flightcell International, an AEA member company in Nelson, New Zealand. A Incorrect wiring practices and poor wire choice for the engine gauges. 48 avionics news * december 2022 ircraft wiring is sometimes compared to the circulatory system in the human body. A network of arteries, veins and capillaries extend, in bundles, branches and even on their own, to the furthermost parts of the body carrying life-supporting blood and oxygen. Photos by South Pacific Avionics