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.

Business Aviation Services Editor

Curt Epstein

After two years of development, Los Angeles-bases Lynk Remote Technologies is debuting its new HangarBot aircraft hangar monitoring system this week at EAA AirVenture (Booth 4060D).&nbsp;According to the manufacturer, the system provides users with the ability to control, automate and secure general aviation hangars remotely through network connectivity. It consists of a wall-mounted hub with sensors to monitor and control hangar temperature, video surveillance and other features, such as instantly opening the hangar door, all through commands from the HangarBot mobile app.

 


Users can select from three cellular data plan options, which will allow them to also use the device as a Wi-Fi hotspot. “We wanted to offer a practical solution with low monthly data service costs,” said system inventor and company president Morgan Walker. “So we created a unique system from the ground up that minimizes message size between the server and HangarBot, and by processing the routine tasks directly on HangarBot.”

 


Once a user is registered, the lowest level data plan is automatically activated, and customers can adjust their accounts at any time through the company’s website. “Now owners can protect and manage the environment around the aircraft easily and with confidence, anywhere in the world,” noted Walker.

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