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EDITOR'S VIEWPOINT By Ron Donner, Editor 4 JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2018 AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE TECHNOLOGY WELCOME TO 2018 L ast Saturday I sat down at my computer to write this column and, well, I didn't get far. I was gazing out of my home office window at the morning winter sunshine, some fresh white snow covering the landscape, and a thermometer that was hovering around the freezing mark. Yes … it's the middle of winter here in Minnesota and it was a NICE DAY! So I did what any good aviator does when there's a break in the brutal winter weather and went to the airpor t for a day of both airplane and hangar flying. My good friend (and CFI) John Hall and I head- ed to Owatonna Degner Regional Airport. I really enjoy these small town air- ports, the friendly atmo- sphere with other aviators around to visit with. I think I spent an hour or more chatting with Brent Langer of Langer Aviation about the maintenance projects in his shop; he was in the process of changing the floats on a Cessna 185. Yes, summer and open water will soon arrive. Eventually I did a fresh pre -f light on the Piper Warrior and off we went into the winter sky. When the weather is nice in the nor thern climates, winter flying can be really nice. A developing snow shower to the west finally moved in and as the visibility began to deteriorate we made our last simulated instrument approach and landed. Yes, it was another fine winter day spent at the airpor t. We had some staff changes at or company over the past couple months. I'd like to introduce Lester Craft as the new publisher of Aircraft Maintenance Technology. Lester is not new to our company, AMT, or to aviation, and you may have already met him. He's been with Southcomm for six years work- ing with digital sales and business development with AMT and AviationPros that entire time. Prior to that, he was in digital product management and sales at a travel media company and publication so about nine years now in aviation-related B-2-B media. The entire staff at AMT is busy with the New Year ramp-up and actively planning for another great year. Right now we are preparing to attend the 2018 HAI Heli Expo in Las Vegas, NV, Feb. 26 to March 1. We have many more events planned as the spring tradeshow season begins. Thanks for reading and go have some fun at your local airpor t. Ron Published by SouthComm Business Media, LLC. 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