Parks Aviation Holdings LLC

Name: Parks Aviation Holdings LLC
Telephone: +1 618-727-5769

Aircraft maintenance, avionics and Cirrus service at St. Louis Downtown Airport

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About Parks Aviation Holdings

Cirrus Authorized Service CenterListed by Cirrus Aircraft

Cirrus qualifications

What Cirrus Aircraft lists for Parks Aviation Holdings in its service center locator, October 2026. Confirm with the center before you book.

CAPS parachute overhaul10-year overhaul and 6-year line cutters
Full avionics facilityGarmin and Avidyne
Ice protection (TKS) maintenance
Oxygen system service
Cirrus parts distributor

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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.