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ENHANCED
AERO
LOCATION:
634 N. Airport Road
Murphysboro, IL 62966
PHONE: 224-707-2267
Enhanced Aero
expands beyond avionics
STORY BY CHRISTINE KNAUER
t's been a whirlwind year for Rob Nelson, who took
over his friend's southern Illinois Part 145 repair station
in 2021. In the brief time since, Nelson has built a
reputation for providing high-quality avionics services, added
staff, expanded into more hangar space, earned back the repair
station's aircraft maintenance contract from the airport, and
won the bid to offer flight training.
When talking with Nelson in September,
he was still excited a week after receiving
his new repair station certificate. It meant the
Federal Aviation Administration had officially
accepted his repair station manual changes
and he could now operate under the name
Enhanced Aero rather than Southern Sky
Aviation. It's a business name Nelson is partial
to because he used it previously when tinkering on small
projects in his garage.
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The accomplishments seem indicative of Nelson's career.
At 29, he's an experienced avionics technician, airframe and
powerplant mechanic, electrical engineer and a private pilot
who owns and operates a Beechcraft Model 35 Bonanza.
In addition to managing and serving as chief engineer at
Enhanced Aero, he often travels to Scott Air Force Base near
St. Louis, Missouri, to maintain Boeing C-40 transport aircraft
in his role as a U.S. Air Force reservist.
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A talented team with roots at SIU
At Southern Illinois Airport in Murphysboro, Nelson's
repair station offers avionics services, maintenance,
inspections and repairs for a variety of general aviation
aircraft, mainly single-engine piston Beechcraft, Cessna
and Piper airplanes along with a few twin-engine piston
and larger aircraft. It's an authorized dealer
for most major avionics manufacturers,
including Garmin, Avidyne, Aspen
Avionics, Mid-Continent Instruments and
Avionics, and others.
Nelson and three full-time and two
part-time mechanics handle the workload.
Several of the staff, including Nelson and
executive assistant Natalie Dant, attended
Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. Most are
pilots too.
One of the first technicians Nelson recruited to
Enhanced Aero was Will Forsman, his friend from college.
Forsman, who now serves as chief of maintenance,
earned a bachelor's degree in aviation technologies with a
specialization in avionics. He's also a private pilot.
Grumman specialist John Cotter, an A&P mechanic
with inspection authorization, served six years with
TWA and 29 years as an instructor at Southern Illinois

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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Avionics News January 2023

Avionics News January 2023 - Intro
Avionics News January 2023 - Cover1
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