8-K

                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934


Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) February 20, 2007 (February 19, 2007)
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                               ELECSYS CORPORATION
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

           KANSAS                      0-22760                 48-1099142
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(State or other jurisdiction         (Commission          (IRS Identification
     of incorporation)               File Number)             Employer No.)


          846 N. Mart-Way Court, Olathe, Kansas                  66061
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        (Address of principal executive offices)              (Zip Code)


    Registrant's telephone number, including area code      (913) 647-0158
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                                 Not Applicable
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         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)


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     Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 5.02  Departure of Directors or Certain  Officers;  Election of  Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

     Elecsys Corporation (the "Company") announced today that Phillip Schoettlin
has joined the Company as Vice President of Sales for its DCI, Inc. subsidiary.

     The Company has entered into a letter  agreement  with Mr.  Schoettlin  the
principle terms of which include:


    (i)   an annual salary of $105,000;

    (ii)  an option grant of 15,000 shares of the Company's common stock under
          the Company's Incentive Stock Option Plan at an exercise price equal
          to the closing market price of the Company's common stock on the date
          of grant (February 19, 2007) and vesting in equal parts on each of
          February 19, 2008, February 19, 2009 and February 19, 2010;

    (iii) an annual bonus based  primarily on  profitability  goals approved by
          the Company's Board of Directors; and

    (iv)  participation in all of the Company's employee benefit programs.

A press release  announcing the hiring of Mr.  Schoettlin is attached  hereto as
Exhibit 99.1.


Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

     (c)  EXHIBITS. The following exhibits are filed herewith:

     99.1 Press Release dated February 20, 2007.

SIGNATURES


     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 Date:  February 20, 2007              ELECSYS CORPORATION



                                       By:  /s/ Todd A. Daniels
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                                            Todd A. Daniels
                                            Vice President and Chief Financial
                                            Officer

                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number         Description

    99.1               Press release dated February 20, 2007.

EX-99

                                                                        Exhibit 99.1

                                  NEWS RELEASE
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846 N. Mart-Way Court, Olathe, Kansas 66061   Phone: 913-647-0158  Fax: 913-647-0132
                                              investorrelations@elecsyscorp.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Contact:     Karl B. Gemperli
             (913) 647-0158, Phone
             (913) 647-0132, Fax
             investorrelations@elecsyscorp.com

ELECSYS CORPORATION ANNOUNCES NEW SALES VICE PRESIDENT AT DCI SUBSIDIARY

Olathe, Kansas (February 20, 2007) - Elecsys Corporation (AMEX: ASY), announced
today that Phillip Schoettlin has joined the Company as Vice President of Sales
for its DCI, Inc. subsidiary. Mr. Schoettlin was formerly Business Development
Manager for Suntron Corporation, a provider of contract electronic manufacturing
services headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. Mr. Schoettlin has over 15 years of
diverse experience in sales and marketing management for various organizations
in several industries. Mr. Schoettlin earned both his bachelor's degree and
master's degree from the University of Arkansas.

Karl B. Gemperli, Chief Executive Officer, commented, "Phil's business
development experience and record of success in developing new customer accounts
in the electronic manufacturing services industry makes him an ideal addition to
the DCI management team. His sales management expertise complements DCI's
demonstrated operational strengths and will assist us in accelerating our
expansion as we continue to grow DCI's customer base. We look forward to working
with Phil as DCI moves into the next phase of growth."

Elecsys Corporation is a publicly traded holding company with two wholly owned
subsidiaries, DCI, Inc. and NTG, Inc. DCI designs, manufactures, and integrates
custom electronic interface solutions for original equipment manufacturers in
the aerospace, medical, communications, industrial product, and other
industries. DCI has specialized capabilities to design and efficiently
manufacture custom electronic assemblies which integrate a variety of interface
technologies, such as custom liquid crystal displays, light emitting diode
displays, and keypads, with circuit boards and other electronic components. NTG
designs, markets, and provides remote monitoring solutions for the gas and oil
pipeline industry as well as other industries requiring remote monitoring
solutions. For more information, visit our website at www.elecsyscorp.com.

Safe-Harbor statement: The discussions set forth in this press release may
contain forward-looking comments based on current expectations that involve a
number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from
those projected or suggested in the forward-looking comments. The difference
could be caused by a number of factors, including, but not limited to the
factors and conditions that are described in Elecsys Corporation's SEC filings,
including the Form 10-KSB for the year ended April 30, 2006. The reader is
cautioned that Elecsys Corporation does not have a policy of updating or
revising forward-looking statements and thus he or she should not assume that
silence by management of Elecsys Corporation over time means that actual events
are bearing out as estimated in such forward-looking statements.