The Aviation Specialists Toowoomba Team
Alan McVinish - Chief Engineer
Our Chief Engineer and Company Director Alan McVinish has been in the aviation industry since 1975. Al has extensive CASA aircraft maintenance licences including fixed wing, rotary wing, piston and turbine engine aircraft; Recreational Aircraft Australia L2 maintenance licences; and FAA licence coverage for rectification of USA registered aircraft.
Al is also a fixed wing and rotary wing commercial pilot, which can come in handy when repairs are required for our remote customers.
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Al is the backbone of the company overseeing all the comings and goings in the hanger. He is the driving force for Overhauls, Periodic and Annual Inspections of the many return aircraft to the business.
On the weekends, Al and his partner Carol can often be found flying their Cessna 190 to check out their farm on the Darling Downs.
Cameron Jull
Cameron has been a valued part of the Aviation Specialists Toowoomba team since 2009, when he and his family decided to make the move from Melbourne to the Darling Downs.
Cameron has extensive fixed wing and rotary wing, piston engine aircraft licences. Cameron also holds Recreational Aircraft Australia L2 maintenance licences and experience with Polaris, Technam and Jabiru aircraft.
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Cameron is one of the senior engineers here at Aviation Specialists and is often found working on R44 overhauls.
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In his spare time Cameron can be found making various scaled model aircraft or playing the drums, guitar in his personal recording studio.
Santosh Chhetri
Santosh started at Aviation Specialists in 2018. After a short period in Western Australia whilst completing his Avionics training, he has come home to Toowoomba.
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Santosh is a fully Licenced Aircraft Maintenance Engineer with a B2 Avionics Licence. Santosh uses his skills to provide Aviation Specialists Toowoomba with first class Avionics repairs, maintenance and installations of full Avionics upgrades.
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Santosh is currently learning to fly at Darling Downs Aero Club.
Kristine Sorley
Our Office and Quality Manager Kristine has been immersed in the aviation industry her whole life, she is the daughter of two pilots and has been chauffered in light aircraft since she was a newborn. Kristine holds a Bachelor of Business from Queensland University of Technology (QUT) and has renewed her First Aid and CPR skills with the Queensland Ambulance Service.
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In her role as Office and Quality Manager, Kristine ensures that all work carried out by Aviation Specialists Toowoomba is of the highest standard and that safety is never jeopardized.
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Kristine's beautiful daughter Ellie and Son Xander are often seen with their Pop in the hangar, being shown the variety of aircraft.
Bek White
Our Administration Officer Bek is very detail oriented and organised and is learning more and more about the general aviation industry every day.
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Bek is in charge of our spare parts and ensures that required parts are always on hand or can be sourced quickly for our customers.
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Although Bek's father is also in the Aviation Industry, she never imagined a role in Aviation administration.
Bek is an animal lover and can often be found along side the soccer field cheering on her energetic son's. She is ecstatic when given the chance to fly in any of the planes and helicopters we maintain, and this has ignited an interest in learning to fly.
Julian Alexander
Our Apprentice Julian started with Aviation Specialists Toowoomba Pty Ltd as a School based apprentice in 2022.
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Julian recently gained is Recreational Pilots License in our Cessna C177 Cardinal VH-DZR, and was awarded a scholarship from the Royal Federation of Aero Clubs Australia for his outstanding efforts whilst learning at the Darling Downs Aero Club.
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Julian is very mature for his age and a very hard worker. The team at Aviation Specialists Toowoomba Pty Ltd recognize that Julian has what it takes to excel in the aircraft maintenance industry.
On windy weekends Julian may also be found sailing on the water.
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Charolotte Irwin
Our School-Based Apprentice Charlotte graduated from Downlands in 2024 and will return as an apprentice after a gap-year.
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Charlotte is a studious and confident worker and is kicking goals in a male dominated industry.
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In Charlotte's spare time she is busy training and riding horses for endurance horse riding events. Charlotte rode in the 2024 Tom Quilty Gold Cup - 160km endurance ride, a feat admired by many in the horse industry.