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to the airline industry as pilots
and aircraft mechanics, as
valuable resources for veterans.
Recently, Salmon talked about
the challenges veterans face, how
these organizations help and his
exciting, new role at Avidyne.
Tell me about your new
role at Avidyne.
I'm in charge of logistics for all of
the trade shows, from the small flyins
and dealer events to the larger
conventions and, of course, Oshkosh,
which is our Super Bowl. In addition
to handling trade show logistics,
I help with the training webinars,
answering operators' questions.
How many trade
shows will you
attend each year?
Although I'm involved
with about 25 trade shows
a year, I'll attend about a
dozen of them. It's a lot of
work, but I love it. This past
year, I attended the AEA
Europe Connect Conference
in Munich, Germany. I owe
somebody at AEA a big kiss
on the cheek for purposely
or accidentally booking the
event the same week as
Oktoberfest. I was able to
knock off a bucket list item. I
really enjoyed it.
What makes Avidyne a
good fit for you?
I didn't have extensive avionics
knowledge when I first started
here, but I was an installer, an
aircraft mechanic and a pilot. I'm
able to talk to pilots who call in
with questions and issues, and I'm
also able to talk to installers. Those
really are two different languages.
You mentioned that
you weren't always
comfortable with avionics;
what changed?
When I was a technical inspector
in the Army, I didn't like looking
over the avionics maintenance
that was done. I liked bending
wrenches, working with lockwire
and cotter pins and replacing
engines. I was a bit intimidated
by avionics because I didn't know
anything about it.
When I worked for Air Evac
Lifeteam, they paid me extra to
install a Skytrac satcom system.
I saw it as an opportunity to
broaden my experience. It was
a lot easier than I thought, and I
kind of liked it.
There's a light-hearted ribbing
between aircraft mechanics
and avionics technicians in the
industry. The avionics guys poke
fun of mechanics for being
knuckle-dragging idiots, and
mechanics call avionics technicians
Star Trek nerds. I belong to both
camps now. It's cool.
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