Our
Maintenance Staff
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Jeff Monesmith - Director
of Maintenance
 Jeff is
an Indiana
native. After growing up on a farm in northeastern
Indiana, he went to college at
Embry Riddle Aeronautical
University in Florida. Jeff received his degree in Aviation
Maintenance Technology. After finishing college he returned
to Indiana to begin a career
in aviation. He then spent several years working for a large
part 135 operation on a charter fleet of Twin Cessna’s and
turbines. In the spring of 2001 Jeff came to Indy Aero to
broaden his working experiences. During the winter of 2001
Jeff Received his IA certificate and began performing annual
inspections. In April of 2002 Jeff became the director of
maintenance for Indy Aero. Jeff completed Cessna High
performance single engine training in January of 2003,
Garmin G1000 line maintenance training in November of 2006
and Garmin GFC 700 line maintenance training November 2007.
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Kay Childs – Parts Associate
Kay grew
up right here in the
Greenfield area, graduating from New
Palestine
High School. She has
25 years experience with inventory control, production
control and master scheduling. She also has 4 years as
a buyer for both production and maintenance parts. She
joined Indy Aero in our parts department in January of 2007.
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Joe Wood - A & P IA
Joe grew up locally in Indianapolis. Joe is a graduate of Vincennes University’s Aviation Maintenance
Technology program. Joe started his career with Indy Aero in
July of 2003 as a line service technician. Joe moved into
the maintenance department in October of 2003. He completed
his Cessna HPSE training in April of 2004. Joe
Received his IA in May of 2007 and completed Garmin G1000
and GFC700 line maintenance training in November of 2007.
Joe is very experienced with Cessna single engine aircraft
and Garmin G1000 equipped Cessna’s.
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Dave Brown - A & P IA
Dave grew up in
Indiana
and joined the U.S. Navy, where he acquired his Aviation
experience. He has experience on Turbo Prop and Turbo Fan
aircraft, fuel systems and landing gear.
While serving in the military he attended
Corrosion
School, Boeing Aircraft School, Supervisor School
and Quality Assurance School.
Upon Completion of his 11 years with the Navy he decided to
take time away from aviation. In 1999 he found employment
with a local aircraft interior shop. In 2000, he
decided to use his military experience to obtain his A & P
License and obtained employment with an aircraft company
here in Indianapolis. There he
gained experience on Twin Turbo Commanders and Citation
Jets. In 2004 he was hired at Indy Aero where he has
been working on general aviation aircraft. Dave
became Cessna Certified and received his IA in April of
2005. He has completed Garmin G1000 and
GFC 700 Line Maintenance training in November of 2007.
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Eric Wilson - A & P Mechanic
Eric grew up in
Vincennes,
Indiana. During high school
he enrolled in
Vincennes
University’s Aviation
Maintenance Technology program, earning his associates
degree and his A & P certificate. After graduating
from Vincennes
university, Eric went on to earn his Bachelors degree in
Aerospace Administration from
Indiana State University
in Terre Haute, Indiana. Eric came to Indy Aero in
January of 2007 looking to gain experience and secure a
promising career in aviation maintenance. He completed
Garmin G1000 and GFC700 line maintenance training in
November of 2007. Currently he is working towards his
IA certificate. Eric has had a hand in all aspects of
general aviation maintenance during his time with Indy Aero
and continues to be a valued team member.
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Jeremy McKenney - A & P
IA Jeremy
grew up in the central
Indiana
area. He achieved an Associates degree in Aviation
Maintenance at Vincennes
university in April of 2000. Jeremy went to work at
Kalamazoo Aircraft after graduation and spent 5 years
working primarily on Beech Aircraft. After leaving
Kalamazoo
he went to work at Hovaire and worked on mostly Piper
aircraft. In 2007 Jeremy moved back to
Indiana
and went to work for Indianapolis Aviation. There he
gained experience on Cessna and
Columbia
aircraft. Jeremy has held his IA certificate since
2004 and is a welcome addition to our team. His well
rounded experience has allowed him to fit right in with our
shop and provide quality maintenance.
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