Past, Present, Future

For more than half of a century, Mid-Continent Instruments and Avionics has been an industry leader in the overhaul, exchange, repair, design and manufacturing of aircraft instruments, avionics and advanced power solutions.

Founded in 1964, Mid-Continent began as a small repair station for Wichita's growing aircraft industry. Acquired by John Winter in 1980, the company expanded its services to include manufacturing and quickly earned a reputation for highly responsive, one-on-one customer service that continues to this day. With the 1991 addition of the Van Nuys, California facility and the new direction provided by current President and CEO Todd Winter, the company strategically expanded its service capabilities, innovative product lines and international reach.

Mid-Continent went on to identify a new segment within the aviation industry with enormous growth potential: power management. The company positioned itself as a leader in this segment by establishing its True Blue Power^® division and the True Blue Power product line. True Blue Power products include USB and wireless chargers, power conversion products, emergency power supplies and advanced lithium-ion batteries. Select products feature proprietary NanoPhosphate^® cell chemistry, including the FAA TSO-certified TB17 and TB44 Advanced Lithium-ion Batteries — the first lithium-ion engine start batteries for business and commercial aviation to receive this certification.

In 2012, in an effort to better describe the company's avionics capabilities and underscore its commitment to provide a full range of avionics services, Mid-Continent Instruments officially changed its name to Mid-Continent Instruments and Avionics. Since that time, the company has steadily increased its capacity in the repair and overhaul of avionics products, including weather radars, Mode S transponders, emergency locator transmitters (ELTs), and other navigational and communications systems. Mid-Continent has been selected as an Authorized Repair Center for Axnes, BendixKing, Trig Avionics, Kannad and United Instruments.

Today, Mid-Continent proudly serves the global aerospace industry through two locations: Wichita, Kansas and Chatsworth, California. With the skilled expertise to overhaul nearly 6,000 different products, Mid-Continent operates one of the largest instrument overhaul and exchange programs in the world, supporting a customer base that includes original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), fixed base operators (FBOs), instrument and avionics shops, flight schools and government agencies. The company manufactures more than 25,000 units per year and processes more than 15,000 units in its overhaul/exchange and repair operation, including gyros, altimeters, HSIs and autopilot systems.

Mid-Continent Instruments and Avionics and True Blue Power products are found in the world's most trusted aircraft — Beechcraft, Cessna, Cirrus, Daher, Diamond, Piper, Vulcanair, Airbus Helicopter, Bell, Enstrom Helicopter, MD Helicopters, Robinson Helicopter, and many others.