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

Aircraft paint scheme specialists Scheme Designers is on hand this week at EAA AirVenture to showcase the 13,000 custom designs it has completed on hundreds of aircraft makes and models since launching in 1997. The company works with many OEMs to develop the liveries worn by newly launched models.

 


Kit manufacturer Van's Aircraft selected the company to provide the special a commemorative paint scheme for the 10,000th RV kitplane to be constructed. The aircraft, built by David Porter, is on display in the AirVenture homebuilt area along with other featured examples of the type. Scheme Designers has created more than 350 paint designs for Van's designs, including its latest efforts for this year’s "One Week Wonder," an RV-12iS that will be constructed during this week during the show. The company has created a selection of designs, which AirVenture guests and project participants will have the opportunity to vote on in the build area.

 


Craig Barnett, owner and chief designer of the New Jersey-based company, will host three interactive workshops at AirVenture: "Designing the Perfect Paint Scheme" on Tuesday and again on Saturday, and "Consideration in Aircraft Painting" on Thursday, during which attendees will learn how to develop designs for their own aircraft and how to select the right paint shop partner.

Aircraft Paint Designer Shows Its Stuff at Oshkosh

Since its launch more than two decades ago, Scheme Designers has created liveries for more than 13,000 aircraft.

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