AVIONICS Vol. 47 No. 1

4 Point of Communication

6 AEA Now

12 Up Front

16 The View From Washington by Ric Peri

What’s in Store for Twenty-Ten?

18 International News by Ric Peri

AEA Begins New Year with Many Irons in the Fire

24 Proprietary Perspective by Scott M. Spangler

Developing Avionics Apart from the Competition

30 A Conversation With... by Patricia Luebke

Kenny Poynor of Cobham Avionics

32 Time for the Test from AEA Staff

Avionics News Technical Training Exam

33 Notes, Cautions & Warnings by Ric Peri Using Common Sense in the Workplace

34 Legal Ease by Jason Dickstein

Exporting Avionics from the U.S. to Canada

36 Technically Speaking by Peter Ashford

Electrostatic Discharge Can Cause Damage

42 Member Profile by Christine Knauer

Innovative Solutions & Support, Exton, Pa.

ontents

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For the steam-gauge, six-pack pilot with little or no timebehind an EFIS stack, Garmin’s G300, debuting in the Cessna 162 SkyCatcher, offers a step forward. Reporter Dave Higdon flies the G300 beginning on page 68.

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AVIONICS

J A N U A R Y 2 0 1 0

• Flight Training for Avionics Techs

• What’s in Store for Twenty-Ten

G300 GARMIN’S

Light-Sport Cockpit

Debuts in Cessna’s

SkyCatcher

TEST TIME The 2009 Avionics News Technical Training

Exam is inside this issue and online.

• Member Profile: IS&S

9. The one area in which an airframe mechanic cannot perform “repairs” is in regards to instruments.

A. TrueB. False

10. The repairman’s return-to-service authority is only through, and limited by, the repair station’s authority.

A. TrueB. False

11. One limitation a repairman has that a mechanic does not is:

A. Return-to-service authority for instruments

B. Must have 18 months expe-rience

C. Transportability of his or her certificate

D. All of the aboveE. None of the above

Frequently Asked Questions – United States

12. The AML STC is a hybrid approval process created to act as a bridge between the follow-on field approval and the multi-model STC.

A. True B. False

13. The AML STC assumes the ___ will evaluate the general data contained in the AML STC and amend it as necessary for the specific installation.

A. ManufacturerB. Airplane ownerC. Repair stationD. InstallerE. FAA

JANUARY 2009

The View From Washington

1. According to FAA Order 8120.16, “Processing Reports of Suspected Unapproved Parts,” the definitions of “approved parts” and “a part that has received a formal FAA approval” are:

A. The sameB. SynonymousC. Not synonymousD. Dependent upon the

installation

2. Military spec wires, AN bolts, MS screws are all examples of:

A. Parts approved by the Administrator

B. Standard parts conforming to U.S. specifications

C. Both A and B D. None of the above

3. Both 14 CFR 21.303 and 21.305 state that only “approved” parts can be installed in aircraft.

A. TrueB. False

4. The criteria for parts “acceptable” for installation on a type-certificated product may be found in:

A. 14 CFR 21.303B. 14 CFR 21.305C. 14 CFR 91.207D. AC 20-62DE. None of the above

5. “Parts produced by an owner or operator for maintaining or altering their own product and which are shown to conform with FAA-approved data” would be considered:

A. Acceptable partsB. Suspected unapproved

partsC. Parts approved by the

AdministratorD. None of the above

Frequently Asked Questions – United States

6. For U.S.–registered aircraft to fly within and use all of Eurocontrol’s airspace, opera-tors should comply with __________ equip-ment requirements.

A. ICAO Annex 6 B. FAAC. JAAD. EASA

7. The full listing of Eurocontrol avionics equipment requirements includes:

A. 8.33kHz radio equipmentB. RNAV systems capable of

+/ - 5 NM accuracyC. Emergency locator trans-

mitterD. A and C onlyE. All of the above

FEBRUARY 2009

International News & Regulatory Updates

8. Under the U.S. regulatory system, Part 65, the licensed mechanic has airframe, powerplant and avionics ratings.

A. TrueB. False

• Based on Avionics News issues from 2009.

• Grade of 85 percent or better required for credit.

• Work individually; choose best available answer.

• Take and submit the test online at www.aea.net. This answer sheet also

can be mailed or faxed to Avionics News at 816-347-8405. Deadline is March 12, 2009.

2009 Avionics News Technical Training ExamAVIONICS

INSIDE

46 Value Added by Dale Smith

Importance of Flight Training for Technicians

52 What’s Working by Patricia Luebke

Kings Avionics Welcomes Bonanza Owners

54 Business Basics by Greg Laslo

Beating the Great Funk of 2009

58 Before & After Precision Avionics

60 Theory & Practice by Thomas Inman

Season for Cold-Related Intermittent Problems

64 PRO•to•col by Patricia Luebke

Should You Split the Restaurant Check?

68 Garmin G300 by Dave Higdon

A Light-Sport Stepping Stone to Bigger Things

74 What’s New The Source for Updates on AEA Members

78 Marketplace Classifieds Jobs, Equipment, Calibration, Services & More

80 Before & After Quest Avionics