EXHIBIT 31.1

                         Tel-Instrument Electronics Corp
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                                CEO Certification
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I, Harold K. Fletcher, certify that:

1.   I have  reviewed  this  quarterly  report  on Form  10-Q of  Tel-Instrument
     Electronics Corp;

2.   Based on my knowledge,  this  quarterly  report does not contain any untrue
     statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact  necessary to
     make the statements  made, in light of the  circumstances  under which such
     statements  were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by
     this quarterly report;

3.   Based on my  knowledge,  the  financial  statements,  and  other  financial
     information  included  in this  quarterly  report,  fairly  present  in all
     material respects the financial  condition,  results of operations and cash
     flows of the  registrant  as of, and for,  the  periods  presented  in this
     quarterly report;

4.   The  registrant's  other  certifying  officer  and  I are  responsible  for
     establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined
     in Exchange Act Rules  13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e))  and internal  control over
     financial  reporting  (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13(a) and 15(f) and
     15(d)-15(f) for the registrant and we have:

     a)   Designed  such  disclosure  controls  and  procedures,  or caused such
          control and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure
          that material  information relating to the registrant is made known to
          us by others within those entities,  particularly during the period in
          which this quarterly report is being prepared;

     b)   Designed such internal  control over  financial  reporting,  or caused
          such internal  controls over financial  reporting to be designed under
          our  supervision,   to  provide  reasonable  assurance  regarding  the
          reliability  of financial  reporting and the  preparation of financial
          statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted
          accounting principles;

     c)   Evaluated the  effectiveness of the registrant's  disclosure  controls
          and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions  about the
          effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end
          of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation, and

     d)   Disclosed  in this  quarterly  report any  change in the  registrant's
          internal  control over financial  reporting  that occurred  during the
          registrant's most recent fiscal quarter that has materially  affected,
          or  is  reasonably  likely  to  materially  affect,  the  registrant's
          internal control over financial reporting; and

5.   The registrant's other certifying  officers and I have disclosed,  based on
     our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to
     the registrant's  auditors and the audit committee of registrant's board of
     directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

     a)   All significant  deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or
          operation  of internal  control  over  financial  reporting  which are
          reasonably  likely to  adversely  affect the  registrant's  ability to
          record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

     b)   Any fraud, whether or not material,  that involves management or other
          employees who have a  significant  role in the  registrant's  internal
          control over financial reporting.

Date: November 16, 2009                     /s/  Harold K. Fletcher
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                                                 Harold K. Fletcher
                                                 CEO