Parks Aviation Holdings LLC

Parks Aviation is an aircraft maintenance and avionics shop at 5200 Omega Drive in Sauget, Illinois, on St. Louis Downtown Airport. It is a Cirrus Authorized Service Center, an FAA Part 145 repair station and a Garmin authorized dealer and installation center. The shop is open Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Services

Besides Cirrus aircraft, Parks Aviation lists Cessna, Piper and Beechcraft airframes and Lycoming and Continental engines among the brands it works on. Its service list covers:

• Annual and progressive inspections, and conditional inspections for experimental aircraft
• Airworthiness Directive and Service Bulletin inspections and compliance
• Major repairs and alterations, sheet metal repair and general maintenance
• Engine troubleshooting and preventive maintenance
• Garmin avionics installation and STC upgrades

About the company

The owner, Max Gieseke, is an A&P mechanic with Inspection Authorization and a private pilot with airplane and glider ratings. Before taking over Parks, he worked with carbide tooling, general aviation and corporate turbine aircraft. The team also includes an A&P office manager studying aviation management at SIUC and a second A&P/IA mechanic. The website lists staff qualifications in Inspection Authorization, Airframe and Powerplant, and AET avionics. The shop has hosted open house events for Cirrus owners in its hangar.

Cirrus services

Cirrus Aircraft Authorized Service Center.

• Maintenance for Cirrus SR20, SR22 and SR22T aircraft
• Cirrus Airframe Parachute System (CAPS) overhaul
• Full avionics shop
• Ice protection system maintenance
• Oxygen system service
• Cirrus parts

Source: Cirrus Aircraft service center locator (October 2026).