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June 06, 2012

Helicopters Rescue Cherry Crop In Washington State

Water Had To Be Blown Off Nearly-Ripe Fruit To Prevent Damage

It probably looked a little like a scene from Apocolypse Now as a group of helicopters hovered over cherry groves near Bellingham, WA. But the aircraft were enlisted to save the cherry crop that was nearly ready for harvest.

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Affordable Personal Locator Beacons

Ann News Editor Tom Patton spent some time with Scott Roth, the sales manager of ACR Electronics. ACR electronics has a diverse background in nautical and aviation communication products. The ARTEX division of the company specializes in emergency locator transmitters. Their ARTEX line of ELT’s can be found on aircraft from general aviation to airlines.

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Aero-TV: AEM Audio Magic – AEM Updates Their Product Line

A Dedicated Company Keeps Upgrading Their Product Line

Ever since we were 'Booth Neighbors' at AEA 2011, we've enjoyed spending some time here and there with the folks of AEM... a small company that rose from what used to be NAT. Northern Airborne Technology was bought by Cobham about 15 years ago, and as part of that move, decided to consolidate much of its manufacturing back into the US. But a few divisions, such as AEM, stayed home in Canada. This "created an opportunity for a 100% employee-owned, vertically integrated company to emerge with an incredible amount of skill, experience and capability." AEM is now a leading designer and manufacturer of