Chuck's Aircraft, LLC

Chuck's Aircraft, LLC is a family-owned maintenance shop at Austin Executive Airport, 6200 Aviation Dr., Hangar AC101, in Pflugerville, Texas. It has been family owned and operated since 2011.

About the company

Robert (Bob) McBride, Jr. founded Chuck's and has over 45 years of experience flying and maintaining aircraft. His daughter Erin Murphy, a pilot and apprentice mechanic, joined full time in 2018 and has been General Manager since 2024. The team has three IAs, two additional A&Ps and three apprentices, with over 70 years of combined experience. Bob has won four Bronze Lindy awards at EAA AirVenture for aircraft restoration. The shop is named after Chuck, the founder's airport dog.

Chuck's says it is the first Continental Authorized Avgas Service Center, and through that partnership it can perform warranty work on Continental engines.

Services

• Annual and 100-hour inspections, AOG repairs and unscheduled maintenance
• Dope and fabric, composite, sheet metal and wood repair and fabrication
• Major and minor repairs, some paint and body work
• Air conditioning (R134 and R12) and de-ice system service
• Continental, Lycoming, Rotax and Franklin engines: fuel system setups, troubleshooting, top overhauls and accessory replacement
• STC installations, AC 43.13 alterations and aircraft imports

Cirrus services

Cirrus Aircraft Authorized Service Center.

• Maintenance for Cirrus SR20, SR22 and SR22T aircraft
• Line maintenance for the Cirrus Vision Jet (SF50)
• Cirrus Airframe Parachute System (CAPS) overhaul
• Garmin avionics service
• Avidyne avionics service
• Ice protection system maintenance
• Composite and paint repair
• Oxygen system service
• Air conditioning service
• Cirrus parts
• Aircraft pickup and delivery

Source: Cirrus Aircraft service center locator (October 2026) and the company’s website.