Attended the AEA Garmin Avionics Installation for Experimental Aircraft Course in Kansas City Feb. 16-18. AEA (Aircraft Electronics Association) is a first class operation with a state of the art facility. This course is targeted for the home builder who wants to learn about performing an avionics installation in an experimental aircraft. The class focused on the Garmin G3X Touch system, and a simplified example harness was constructed as part of the hands-on portion of the class. The G3X is the primary focus. It was an excellent course, presented by Levi Self, owner of Midwest Avionics, a very experienced instructor and former Garmin engineer. The tools were all professional grade which made assembling the practice harness more easy, rather than fighting poor quality tools. I believe that taking the course is of value, even if not planning on doing your own installation, as it provides a basic understanding of the Garmin schematics in pin-outs. On Thursday, the second day of class, we were welcomed by a fairly substantial snowstorm which gave us about 4~5 inches by lunch time. By the time the class let out, the snow had stopped and getting back to the hotel wasn't too much of an issue.