Classic Aviation, Inc.

Classic Aviation, Inc. is the FBO, maintenance shop and flight school at Pella Municipal Airport (KPEA), 501 West 15th Street, Pella, in central Iowa. It has run the airport FBO and its maintenance facility since 1988 and has been a Cirrus Authorized Service Center since 2005. The runway is 5,400 by 75 feet of concrete.

Cirrus services

The company holds an FAA Part 145 repair station certificate and employs eight full time technicians with ongoing training, including Cirrus AvMx training, Continental's advanced technician programme and FlightSafety Citation maintenance training. Its Cirrus page lists CAPS parachute overhaul (the company says it completed the first non-factory 10 year repack in the United States), structural repair and PPG trained paint repair, air conditioning service, WAAS installation and antenna relocation, line maintenance on Perspective by Garmin and Avidyne avionics, reciprocating engine work, dynamic propeller balancing, and pitot static, altimeter and transponder checks under FAR 91.411 and 91.413. Pickup and drop off are offered. The published shop rate for Cirrus work is US$120 per hour. Cirrus Aircraft's locator lists the following:

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

Cirrus training and rental

Classic is a member of the Cirrus Standardized Instructor group and offers Cirrus transition and rating training with its own CSIP. A Cirrus SR20 GTS is available to rent to pilots who have completed a checkout. The locator does not list Classic as a Cirrus Training Center.

Other services

The shop maintains a range of based and visiting aircraft, with separate pages for general aviation maintenance, avionics and aircraft restoration. The maintenance team listed on the site is Doug Cash, Kurtis Doty, John Trenkamp, Taylor Callen and Issac Williamson.

Flight instruction under Part 61 runs from private pilot through instrument, commercial, CFI and CFII, multi engine, ATP, tailwheel and pinch hitter courses, with four FAA certified instructors and FAA checkrides arranged locally. The company also offers turbine charter and corporate flight department support, aircraft rental and sales, pilot services and aircraft management, and aerial photography of farms and commercial property. Fuel is 100LL and Jet A; the prices shown on the site, US$6.15 and US$5.30, are dated 6 June 2024. The FBO is open Monday to Saturday 7 am to dusk and Sunday 8 am to 5 pm.

Contact

Hours: Monday to Saturday 7:00 AM to dusk, Sunday 8 AM to 5 PM
Description from the company's website and the Cirrus Aircraft service center locator (October 2026). Cirrus shop rate US$120 per hour as published on the company's website in October 2026; other pricing is by quote. Is this your company? Claim this page to add photos and keep your services up to date.