Hanzlik Aviation is a family aircraft brokerage based in Aiken, South Carolina. We buy and sell aircraft the way we fly them: carefully, honestly, and by the book.
Every broker will tell you they love airplanes. In our family, it's on the record: three generations of it. When you work with Hanzlik Aviation, you're dealing with someone who was raised on ramps, not showrooms.
The original Hanzlik aviator. A World War II Navy pilot and flight instructor, Grand Boy taught a generation of naval aviators to fly, starting with his own two sons. The standard he set in the cockpit is the standard this brokerage runs on.
Taught to fly by his father at age twelve, Rayburn D. served as a Naval intelligence officer in the Vietnam War and never stopped flying. He was a fixture at fly-ins and grass strips all his life.
Nicholas continued the Hanzlik tradition, learning to fly at fifteen. Today he flies out of Aiken, South Carolina, and runs Hanzlik Aviation, putting a third generation of airmanship to work for owners buying and selling aircraft across the Southeast.
Our home field is owner-flown general aviation: the Cessnas, Pipers, Beechcrafts, and Cirrus this market runs on. We also take on select turbine engagements.
We take your aircraft to market the right way: priced from real comparable sales, presented professionally, and shown by a pilot who can answer a buyer's questions on the spot.
Tell us the mission and we find the airplane. We search on and off market, vet the logs before you fall in love, and negotiate like it's our own money, because we treat it that way.
Four phases, no surprises. You'll always know exactly where your deal is.
A straight conversation about your aircraft or your mission, the market, and realistic numbers. No charge, no pressure.
Sellers: we photograph, spec, and list your aircraft. Buyers: we open the search on and off market.
Offers, negotiation, logbook review, and a proper pre-buy inspection, managed start to finish.
Escrow, title, FAA paperwork, and delivery. Funds and keys change hands cleanly, and you're done.
We don't just sell airplanes. We fly them. — The Hanzlik family standard, three generations strong
One page, no fine print. You pay when the deal closes, not before.
Full brokerage: valuation, photography, listing, showings, negotiation, and closing. No fee unless your aircraft sells.
Full acquisition service: search, vetting, pre-buy coordination, negotiation, and closing. Paid at closing.
The first conversation is always free. This is the formal product: a documented market valuation and logbook review for owners who want a number in writing before deciding anything.
All engagements in writing before work begins. Escrow and title services through an independent, FAA-recognized escrow agent.
Nicholas is a pilot first and a broker second, which is exactly the order you want. He soloed as a teenager, flies out of Aiken Regional Airport, and knows these airplanes from the left seat, not a spreadsheet.
When you list with Hanzlik Aviation, the person representing your aircraft can preflight it, fly it, and speak to every line in its logbooks. When you buy through us, the person vetting your airplane knows what a tired engine sounds like and what a clean one is worth.
Hanzlik Aviation is Nicholas. No call center, no hand-offs. Every deal is handled personally, start to finish. That's not a service tier; it's just how a family business works.
Selling, buying, or just curious what your airplane is worth? Use the form or email directly. Every inquiry gets a reply from Nicholas himself, usually the same day.
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