Attendees and Exhibitors Depart the Largest Wholesale Avionics Show in the GA Industry

It was an amazing week and we're still trying to recover from it... But there is NO question that the nation's capital was a little busier this week as nearly 1,500 avionics manufacturers, dealers, installers and other general aviation professionals gathered April 3-6 at the 55th annual Aircraft Electronics Association International Convention & Trade Show at the Gaylord National Hotel & Convention Center in Washington, D.C.

Also: Huerta Nom, Pinnacle BK, Raptor Data, Apollo 11, Solar Impulse, Pipistrel... and MORE!!!

Editor's Note: I hate to say it, but we have a goof in the script that was not caught during the VERY late night editing session that followed all our work at AEA2012. In the Diamond DA52 First Flight Story (Second Story), the DA52 flight test climbed to 17000 FEET -- not knots (obviously -- but its hard to make sure you're on the script with all the distractions of a LIVE convention hall). Under normal circumstances, we'd re-edit the piece right away (which takes a long time in terms of rendering, compression and exporting to the proper formats), but with the hol

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Aero Linx: The Pilot’s Guide to Avionics For the past eight years, the AEA has published the Pilot’s Guide to Avionics, a consumer’s directory containing educational articles and timely information about the avionics industry, its products and its people. The back portion of the Pilot's Guide is a directory of AEA members. Our aim in publishing this annual guide is to help pilots make better avionics buying decisions and to locate the repair stations certified by international regulatory authorities as capable of installing and maintaining these sophisticated pieces of equipment. Enjoy the Pilot’s Guide to Avionics!

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"This was a very productive week for our members, associate members and industry. The new products introduced to the market this week will help our industry continue to grow and recover from the challenging economic realities facing our country and the international community. This year's convention theme was 'Take Pride. Take Ownership. Take Back Your Industry.' Attendees demonstrated a positive outlook toward the future with a collaborative spirit of cooperation. Our members are focused on proactively growing their businesses and developing leaders. This was evident throughout the four days in our training sessions, the Exhibit Hall and our interaction with the regulators." Source: AEA President, Paula Derks, in comments made after