A lifelong aviation enthusiast who joined&nbsp;AIN&nbsp;in 2007, Curt came to&nbsp;the publication&nbsp;from the broadcast industry where he was a national science and technology television reporter and producer. He writes on the FBO field, aviation finance, and sustainable aviation and occasionally contributes to&nbsp;AIN&nbsp;sister publication&nbsp;Business Jet Traveler. Curt was a member of the AINtv reporting staff that won the 2008 Aerospace Journalist of the Year award for Best Airshow Daily. That same year, he was a finalist for another AJOYA award. He earned an AJOYA for Best Business Aviation Submission in 2018 and was a finalist in that category in 2021. He received the National Air Transportation Association’s&nbsp; Aviation Journalist Award in 2012 and won a Pegasus Sapphire Business Aviation Award for outstanding journalism in 2021.
Before joining AIN, Curt worked with&nbsp;Consumer Reports’ television division, CRTV, and for several local television news staffs. An honors graduate of the State University of New York at Stony Brook, he earned a master’s degree in broadcast journalism from Boston University in 1995. Curt lives in New York State with his wife and two young sons.

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Curt Epstein

Canadian avionics manufacturer Anodyne Electronics Manufacturing (AEM) has selected Verticon 2025 as the venue to launch the latest version of its fully customizable P139-HD digital audio system for aircraft.&nbsp;Designed in cooperation with a variety of stakeholders, including completion centers, technicians, operators, aerial law enforcement, and aeromedical transport providers, the system is a capable, flexible, and practical solution for special-role aircraft.
The unit consists of the G13116R and G13115R audio control panels and the G13000R system router. They can be integrated into an existing P139-HD digital audio system or used by itself.
Its compact configuration makes it suitable for an aircraft with a fewer number of mission radios or operators that may require a space-saving solution. The system’s controllers have integrated Bluetooth modules, which serve to enhance the system’s audio capacity and expand connectivity to existing avionics, audio, or public address systems.
According to the British Columbia-based manufacturer, the system is ideal for special mission operators and integrators who require clear, mission-ready digital audio.
“Our customers need flexible and customizable solutions, so we are pleased to add these two reduced-depth control panels and compact router options to our digital audio system,” said Steve Broderick, head of AEM’s sales and business development for special mission communications. “These fully capable, but smaller system products fill a gap that many operators have been looking for when designing and configuring their audio systems.”

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