Propelling Aviation

Propelling Aviation is an aircraft maintenance and avionics shop at Rockwood Municipal Airport (KRKW) in Rockwood, Tennessee, serving owners across East Tennessee and the Southeast, including Knoxville and Chattanooga. It was founded by Chris Limburg, a pilot with a background in aviation and technology, and started as an online pilot supply store before adding a hangar operation. Its staff includes A&P mechanics and IAs, and the site describes the company as a Part 145 repair station for avionics and a dealer for Garmin, Avidyne, Aspen and S-TEC. The company works on Cirrus, Piper, Cessna, Beechcraft and other piston aircraft, and its site says it is a Tecnam service center with factory-trained technicians for the P2006T and P2010.

Services

• Annual inspections on Cirrus SR20 and SR22, Piper Archer and Cherokee, Cessna 172 and 182, and Beechcraft Bonanza and Baron
• 100 hour inspections for Part 91 and flight training aircraft, with avionics, airframe and electrical checks included
• Prebuy inspections with digital reports
• Avionics installation and upgrades: Garmin G3X Touch, G500 TXi, GI 275 and GTN 750Xi, Avidyne IFD440, IFD550 and Vantage displays, Aspen Evolution displays and S-TEC autopilots
• Avionics troubleshooting and repair of flight management systems, radios, transponders, ADS-B, EFIS and autopilot components
• AOG response across East Tennessee
• An online store for pilot supplies and avionics, including a Garmin GNS 430 and 530 trade-in program toward Avidyne IFD440 and IFD550 navigators, with pages for COPA and EAA members and a financing option

Cirrus

Propelling Aviation works on Cirrus SR20 and SR22 aircraft. Its maintenance page lists annual inspections on the SR20 and SR22 and prebuy inspections on aircraft such as the SR22 G6, and its avionics page names Cirrus first among the types it upgrades with Garmin and Avidyne equipment. The company's blog has a series of Cirrus articles written from the shop's own work: what SR20 and SR22 owners should plan before an annual, including CAPS related inspection items; the three maintenance items it sees most often on Cirrus aircraft; the Avidyne Vantage 12 retrofit for Cirrus owners; and a guide to choosing a Garmin upgrade path for the SR22, covering GTN 650Xi and 750Xi navigators, G500 TXi displays, GFC 500 autopilots and GI 275 instruments for pre-Perspective G1, G2 and early G3 aircraft, and the Garmin Perspective+ upgrade for G3 and G5 aircraft with the original Cirrus Perspective.

Contact

Email: info@propellingaviation.com
Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm; Saturday by appointment
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