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Preferred Airparts, LLC 3) Do you see general aviation as an innovation-friendly industry? Actually, no. But we are hoping to change that. While the demand from the market is present, aviation technology seems to be trickling down from commercial aviation and the executive jet market. Very rarely is a new and exciting product available to the general aviation community right off the bat. Our products are reasonably priced and include innovative tech. 4) What technological advancements or trends do you forecast for the general aviation industry over the next five to 10 years? I predict that the connected pilot will become more prevalent. I’m not talking about unmanned navigation, but rather things like aircraft maintenance and airport operations. Many hangar users today have been unable to experience the benefits of being able to remotely control things like access to the hangar, turning on engine block heaters or managing temperatures. Products like HangarBot will take on all of these challenges and more, to offer a truly innovative and future-forward way of using, building and managing hangars. 5) What do you see as the future for hangars themselves? For the last century, hangars have been simple storage facilities. With the introduction of hangar technology, you can add a connected environment. We have customers who completely utilize our systems to the fullest capabilities of an IoT device – including customers who streamed the Superbowl from the HangarBot Hub with a projector in their hangar! Our big thing is to “reclaim the hangar” as the hangout spot, as well as automate a pilot’s life, making the entire experience and space more accessible and efficient. Malibu Aerospace April 2020 / TWIN & TURBINE • 19