MGL Avionics is 10 years old today

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MGL Avionics is 10 years old today

Postby rainier » Tue Feb 08, 2011 8:53 am

Today, February the 8th 2001, exactly 10 years ago, MGL Avionics was incorporated.

MGL was founded about two years after I built my first small EFIS for a microlight trike I was flying at the time. The first avionics developed long before that was an airborne mono-pulse low frequency radar system desiged to measure the thickness of the Antarctic ice sheet which in places is some 4 Km. This was in 1984.
Several smaller projects followed, including involvement in a certified helicopter flight recording and monitoring system.

MGL was jointly founded by myself and my Wife and named using the first letters of our three Cats at the time - Mish, Gypsey and Lucy - hence: MGL.

We would like to thank our customers, enthusiastic supporters and of course the many people that are directly or indirectly involved for making all of this possible - without you this would have never happened. Thanks guys...

We are looking forward to serving you for many years more...

Rainier & the team at and around MGL Avionics
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Re: MGL Avionics is 10 years old today

Postby Go Vert » Tue Feb 08, 2011 8:58 am

Awsome congrats
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Re: MGL Avionics is 10 years old today

Postby Tailspin » Tue Feb 08, 2011 9:11 am

Rainier & Team

You Guys sell an Awsome product.

Congrats on this mile stone !!!! !!!! !!!!
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Re: MGL Avionics is 10 years old today

Postby Morph » Tue Feb 08, 2011 9:34 am

What really blows my mind is how far you guys have come in such a relatively short time. Products are amazing.

Can't wait to see what is next

congrats
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Re: MGL Avionics is 10 years old today

Postby RV4ker (RIP) » Tue Feb 08, 2011 9:36 am

Happy birthday to the Kitties :shock: :shock: :shock: Amper se ek iets ':- ':- ':-
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Re: MGL Avionics is 10 years old today

Postby Hadams » Tue Feb 08, 2011 10:32 am

Gongrats, already have the Horizon Ultra and soon will be purchasing your EFIS for my new Sling!

Wonderfull and powerful products! Keep it coming!

Cheers.
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Re: MGL Avionics is 10 years old today

Postby rainier » Tue Feb 08, 2011 10:38 am

RV4ker wrote:Happy birthday to the Kitties :shock: :shock: :shock: Amper se ek iets ':- ':- ':-
Sadly, they are no more. Mish made it to a proud 21, Lucy lost out to an infection despite the Vets best efforts and Gypsey, true to her name, disappeared a few months ago at an advanced age.
We still have three cats, Rusty (AKA "Rust bucket" or "Bakkie" for short) our BIG male ginger that thinks he is a lion, Pip (as in "Pip Squeek") and the latest new arrival - "Sammy" (but now called "Hoolie" as in "hooligan").

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Re: MGL Avionics is 10 years old today

Postby RV4ker (RIP) » Tue Feb 08, 2011 11:24 am

So now it RPS avionics
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Postby Air Hog » Tue Feb 08, 2011 11:43 am

Congrats Rainier and your Staff
Have my new Xtreme on order, Ria promised another 2 weeks.
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Re: MGL Avionics is 10 years old today

Postby DarkHelmet » Tue Feb 08, 2011 12:09 pm

Much congrats!
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Re: MGL Avionics is 10 years old today

Postby LenM » Tue Feb 08, 2011 12:57 pm

Congratulations!!
Quite an achievement for an SA company competing in the Tech space...
A true testament to the quality of your products!
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Re: MGL Avionics is 10 years old today

Postby IceAge » Tue Feb 08, 2011 1:01 pm

Rainier and team...... WELL DONE (^^) (^^) (^^)

Being an Enigma user myself I can only comment on a great product. Keep up the good work for another decade or two keeping us pilot's safe.
Caught a dream............

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Re: MGL Avionics is 10 years old today

Postby rainier » Tue Feb 08, 2011 1:28 pm

Morph wrote:What really blows my mind is how far you guys have come in such a relatively short time. Products are amazing.
That is the easy part...
Tap dancing is the other... :lol:

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Re: MGL Avionics is 10 years old today

Postby Jean Crous » Tue Feb 08, 2011 7:56 pm

Rainier and Ria , congrats and may your business prosper even more than you expect!! As for the excellent products....well now ... with some" Deutsche ordnung" behind it only the best comes to us, the end users vhpy vhpy vhpy
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Re: MGL Avionics is 10 years old today

Postby KFA » Tue Feb 08, 2011 8:30 pm

Congrats Rainier and team. Keep up the good work. I am definately a huge fan of your products(^^) (^^)
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