R3 Aviation Services

R3 Aviation Services LLC is an aircraft brokerage and acquisition company based in Nashville, Tennessee. It represents buyers and sellers of single engine pistons, turboprops and light jets across the United States, and its website says it closes several aircraft purchases a month. The company was founded by Nick Retterer, a Gold Seal CFII with a degree in aerospace from Middle Tennessee State University and a background as a professional pilot, chief flight instructor and aviation operations manager.

Services

• Aircraft acquisition: a consultation on mission, performance and ownership costs, a market search including off market aircraft, a comparison portfolio of candidates with pros and cons, negotiation, pre-purchase inspection coordination, test flights, closing and ferry
• Full service aircraft sales: valuation and market positioning, photography and listing preparation, advertising on the main marketplaces, buyer qualification and handling of the pre-buy and closing
• Aviation consultation: valuation guidance, first time buyer support, aircraft management and long term ownership planning, and help lining up financing, insurance and training

Team

Besides Nick Retterer the site lists sales affiliates in Tennessee, the East Coast and South Carolina, an A&P mechanic who joined after working on pistons and corporate jets in Nashville, and Skylor Stewart, who spent four years with Cirrus Aircraft in sales before joining R3.

Work on Cirrus aircraft

Cirrus SR22 acquisitions are a recurring theme in the customer reviews on the site. One client bought a used Cirrus within thirty days of the first call, with an inspection, test flight, pre-purchase inspection and closing in that time, after which R3's CSIP instructors completed the Embark transition training; another describes a spreadsheet comparing every SR22 on the market, a negotiated price, pre-buy, test flight and ferry; a third had an off market SR22 located in California and transition training arranged through Cirrus. R3 is a broker and training coordinator, not a Cirrus Aircraft service center. For the factory network and other independent specialists see the Cirrus hub.

Contact

Email: nick@r3aviationservice.com
Description from the company's website (October 2026). Not a Cirrus Aircraft authorized service center. Is this your company? Claim this page to add photos and keep your details up to date.