DLK Aviation, Inc.

08/21/2024

Little reminder and souvenir from our summer trip to the left coast!

08/18/2024

Happy National Aviation Day!

06/27/2024

Happy Birthday USA!

04/19/2024

Good morning,

I'm thrilled to share some excellent news – the CAPS parts logjam is finally breaking up! This week, we've witnessed the shipment of several parts kits, marking a significant step forward. Our team will be diligently receiving and inspecting these parts as they arrive to ensure we have everything we need for your CAPS repack. Following this, we'll promptly reach out to you to schedule your airplane.

In the coming days, one of our dedicated team members will be in touch to provide you with an updated scheduled date. Rest assured we are committed to working with each of you individually to ensure a smooth process for getting your airplane delivered to us.

Should you require assistance with transporting your airplane to or from our facility, please don't hesitate to reach out.

For those whose airplanes are currently AOG and in need of a ferry permit, we're here to assist with that as well. Attached is an example of an Agent Letter that requires completion and notarization. Additionally, please ensure that an A&P mechanic inspects the airplane and provides a log entry confirming its airworthiness for the intended ferry flight. Provide us with a copy of the log entry as well.

If you have any additional maintenance or repair needs, please inform our representative so we can update your work order and make necessary arrangements.

If you own a G1 airplane, this presents an opportune moment to address any desired paint touch-ups. Alongside our internal painters, we've partnered with a local paint shop to facilitate painting after replacing the CAPS cover panel. Simply provide our representative with relevant pictures or information about the paint, and we'll obtain a quote for the additional work.

I want to extend our sincere gratitude for your patience throughout the delays and challenges that have brought us to this point. We kindly request your continued patience as we diligently work through our backlog.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

Warm regards,

04/16/2024

Phone service interruption -

We wish to inform you about a temporary disruption in our phone system. Despite this, we remain accessible through 678-888-0399.

03/28/2024

Cirrus Aircraft names DLK Aviation 2023 Domestic SR ASC of the Year. -

We are extremely excited to announce that DLK Aviation (now Avias Aircraft Services) has been named the 2023 Domestic SR Authorized Service Center of the Year by Cirrus Aircraft!

03/22/2024

Good afternoon,

All of us CAPS installers are wading through the new CAPS service bulletins and parts requirements and wanted to provide you with some information to keep you updated.

Cirrus published five new service bulletins concerning CAPS. This was needed due to the introduction of a newly designed rocket igniter and a couple of additional new part numbers. The service bulletins essentially divide the population up into two categories – those that have had a CAPS repack where the electronic igniter was installed and those that weren’t. One service bulletin covers all the retrofitted aircraft while the other four address the aircraft that have not yet been retrofitted with an electronic igniter.

If you have the electronic igniter installed – GREAT NEWS - PARTS ARE SHIPPING!!!

If you are in the group that has not had the electronic igniter installed, we should start seeing the final parts for those beginning to ship in the next two weeks.

To determine whether or not you have the electronic igniter, look at your airframe logbook. If your last CAPS repack was performed using SB2X-95-17, SB2X-95-18, SB2X-95-19, or SB2X-95-20, the electronic igniter should have been installed. You can also look for SB2X-95-24, that is the ground wire installation which was required for the service bulletins above. That would also indicate that the electronic igniter was installed.

If you can’t determine it, take a picture of your logs and send to your CAPS installer and they will review your work order to make sure the correct parts are on order.

The reason that this is so important is that the parts needed to complete the repacks on the different SR2X generations and gross weight and the different variations in those generations.

We are all reviewing our orders and we are adjusting the parts lists based on the new CAPS component requirements. To ensure that we have the correct parts, we are reaching out to triple checking on whether or not your airplane has the electronic rocket retro fit.

Folks, we’re hopefully coming to the end of the CAPS parts famine. The next delay is going to be with us CAPS installers. We are several months behind on installations and will be working as quickly as we can to get you taken care of.

If you are a DLK Aviation (new name AVIAS Aircraft Services), you have or will receive an email shortly asking that you reverify if you’ve had the electronic igniter installed so we can make sure that all the correct parts are inbound. We are also adding additional installation capacity and have also changed our hours adding Saturdays as a business day so we can increase our throughput. We will be working as quickly and safely as possible to get you back flying.

I’m available via phone and email if you have any additional questions or concerns.

Mac Little

03/18/2024

DLK Aviation Celebrates 40 Years in Business -

2024 marks DLK Aviation’s 40th year in business. In 1984, Dan Kendall opened DLK Aviation in a T-Hangar and grew it into a thriving repair business. In 2016 Dan retired and passed the baton to his daughter, Tracie Byrd and business partner Mac Little. In 2022 Tracie retired and Doug Warner came ab...

03/17/2024

09/30/2023

Every day above ground is a good day!

09/12/2023

We can repack that chute as well! Lockheed, we're looking at you!

09/12/2023

The new Cirrus SR22 Steampunk G1!