After DeltaFox DeltaFox pays top dollar with high-quality benefits to attract and retain the best technicians in the industry. " Our goal is to be the employer of choice in the field of aviation maintenance and avionics, " Schefer said. " In the Washington, D.C., region, we are also competing with the high-tech sector and segments of the aerospace industry, which require similarly skilled staff. Having some of the best and most experienced technicians in the industry means we must charge a price commensurate with the quality of work and skills we provide. " The sales pitch from lowcost shops in some states is to fly your plane there and take a vacation while work on the aircraft is performed. Many shops pumping out low bids and quick installs are usually not into educating the members of their workforce. The Aircraft Electronics Association works diligently to " I THINK THAT TOO OFTEN PEOPLE ASSUME A CERTAIN LEVEL OF STANDARD EXISTS SIMPLY BECAUSE IT IS AVIATION. MAINTENANCE IS NOT A COMMODITY EVEN THOUGH MANY AIRCRAFT OWNERS ASSUME THAT IT IS. " Charles Schefer / Delta Fox Aviation educate the workforce of its member shops. The cost of going with a low bidder can show up big time after the job is done and things just don't work the way they should. " Aircraft owners have to think about warranty and support when they are buying an avionics installation, " Schefer said. " The No. 1 gotcha is the lack of after-sales support. " When Schefer hears from one of these aircraft owners who went elsewhere but now has a problem with an installation, he prefers they go back to the installer to resolve things. If the problem is with the actual avionics equipment under warranty and DeltaFox is an authorized dealer, as it is in most cases, it can do the work. But equipment problems are rarely the case with 99% of the problems being with the installations. Continued on following page avionics news * june 2023 23 Photos courtesy of Delta Fox Aviation