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The mission of Minnesota State University’s aviation program is to educate students today who will become professionals responsible for the safe and efficient design, management, and operation of the aviation system tomorrow. The program combines all elements of a substantive university education with aviation, flight, and management components to graduate well prepared aviation professionals. Acq

uisition of airmanship knowledge, skills, and ability while in college develops professionalism, responsibility, self-reliance and marketable skills for early career progression, and provides important experiences which ensure a level of understanding and competency essential to becoming an effective leader in an aviation profession.

08/21/2026

Congratulations to these students who passed their check rides! 👏

✔CFII Checkride:
Jim Lee
Michael McCue

✔CFI Add-On:
Lucas Crichton
Danielle Francis
Connor Wendell

✔Commercial Single Engine Add-On:
Devin Courts
Caden Johnson
Jaxson Allen
Jebryan Sawyer
August Gulbranson
Tyler Magozzi
Sawyer Hahn
Michael Fossum
Owen Weiss
Jackson Froderman
Micah Babinec

✔Commercial Multi-Engine Pilot:
Kelsey Sieben
Simon George
Connor Wise
Sota Tsuyuzaki
Helen Koch
Tou Lor
Brighten Hallberg
Daniel Steffes

✔Instrument Pilot:
Carson Ilc
Aidan Rage
Mohammad Salah
Vance Eagleson
Jackson Thunker
Andres Villegas

✔Private Pilot:
Saroyan Abraham
Maya Lassiter
Jacob Trnka

08/07/2026

Congrats to these students who passed their check rides! 👏

✔CFII
Jad Nakib
David Olson

✔CFI
Madison Hubbard

✔MEI
Braden Weyenberg
Dale Woslager

✔Commercial Single-Engine Add-On:
Samuel Krause
Logan James
James McManus
Landon Mata
Ryleigh Quint
Bernard Kodet
Emily Ericson
Olivia Olinger
Carter Plante

✔Commercial Multi-Engine:
Cole Lockington
Tyler Magozzi
Micah Babinec
Ryan Jennings

✔Instrument:
Chloe Toledo
Owen Dahl
Cameron Bimson
Jonah Feyen

✔Private:
Jack Myers
Huy Truong

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07/21/2026

Congrats to these students who passed their check rides! 👏

✔CFII
Jihun Lee
Grant Blosberg
Connor Clark
Carter Alderson
David Gupton
Sangyoon Lee
Kelton Erler
Ty McGarvey
Katelyn Johnson
Emily Peterson

✔CFI
Devin D***s
Kelton Erler
Tyler Froehlich
Carter Alderson
Katelyn Johnson
Willem Eide
Jad Nakib
David Olson
Elijah Pagel
Jim Lee

✔MEI
Jacob Pfeiffer
Madison Hubbard
Owen Larson
Connor Wendell
Lucas Crichton
Cooper Johnson

✔Commercial Single-Engine Add-On:
Griffin Fenske
Nicholas Bischel
Caleb Anderson
Wyatt Krzoska

✔Commercial Multi-Engine:
Jackson Allen
Carter Plante
August Gulbranson
Abdalbari Sindi
Logan James
Natalie Kienholz
Owen Weiss
Emily Ericson
Devin Courts
Faith Ordorff

✔Instrument:
Anna Chase
Connor Stueber
Grace Diedrich
Emily McDevitt
James (Trey) Loggins
Noah Malek
Connor Peterson
Jackson Koepke
Otto Erickson
Evan Johnson
Owen Meyer

✔Private:
Connor Hedlund
Owen Muller
Cara Salgy

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06/29/2026

John Houg sits down with Professor W***y Mekeel to discuss drones, mountain flying and climbing, surveying for poaching and all the jobs you didn’t know existed in aviation! Tune in to learn about all that aviation has to offer.

06/24/2026

Congrats to these students who passed their checkrides 👏

✔️ CFII
Arianna Moore
Jacqueline Little
Wonjun Oh
Jiwon Moon
Kevin Hong

✔️ CFI
Kevin Hong
Connor Clark
Grant Blosberg
David Gupton
Sangyoon Lee

✔️ Commercial Pilot - Single Engine Add-On
Memphis James
Jordan Kimlinger
Noah Praught
Sanghyeon Han
James Fuhrken
Logan Harens
Ciera Ruzek

✔️ Commercial Pilot
Ciera Ruzek
Connor Knode
Elizabeth Kamp
Ryleigh Quint
Ahmed Alghamdi
Griffin Lawrence
Gus Gruenig
Sawyer Hahn
Jackson Froderman
Michael Fossum
Amelia Smith
Landon Mata
Jaxson Allen

✔️ Instrument Pilot
Andrew Engstorm
Kenneth Pfaff
Elijah Povolny
Grant Riedel
Abraham Ferber
Blake Stephens
Carsten Schultz

✔️ Private Pilot
Elizabeth Lockwood
Olivia Nielsen
Ava Weiland
Nicholas Uhlmann
Theodore King
Gavin Wells
Charles Swanson
Eyan Meier
Mason James
Makota Misgen

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06/23/2026

Over the last two weeks, a handful of our instructors got the opportunity to partner with Minnesota ACE Camp and provide their students with discovery flights. Over two rounds of camp, more than 60 discovery flights were flown, introducing the next generation of aviators to the excitement and thrill of flying.

A huge thank you to Minnesota ACE Camp for having us. We love supporting MN ACE Camp and helping inspire the next generation. ✈️

06/16/2026

Piper Ambassador applications for July 2026-July 2027 term opens TOMORROW June 17th!

Application window closes July 8th!!

Open to MSU Aviation Students and North Star Aviation Instructors!!

Access online form here: https://form.jotform.com/Piper_Aircraft/brand-ambassador-2026

06/05/2026

Congrats to these students who passed their checkrides 👏

✔️ CFII
Alexander Bion

✔️ CFI
Micheal McCue
Devin D***s
Ethan Garvin
Rishabh Bhattacharya

✔️ Commercial Pilot - Single Engine Add-On
Yu Nish*tani
Madeline Wiik
Whitney Gray
Ian Ruelas

✔️ Commercial Pilot
Nicholas Bischel
Caleb Anderson
Samuel Krause
James Fuhrken
Griffin Fenske
Olivia Olinger

✔️ Instrument Pilot
Owen Drissel
Caleb Haas
Gabriel Gravin
Charlie Bultman

✔️ Private Pilot
Ryan Heiden
Kate Carlson

05/26/2026

Ever thought about becoming a Piper Ambassador? Tune in to our newest episode to learn more from Lou Kritzcek, our 25-26 Piper Ambassador! ✈️

05/22/2026

Congrats to these students who passed their checkrides 👏

✔️ CFII
Spencer Luckeroth
Marlee Walker
Taeyoung Kim
Marley Pearce
Hyoung Taek Oh

✔️ CFI
Arianna Moore

✔️ MEI
Jimyung Lee
Sangyoon Lee
Conner Clark
Willem Eide
Jihun Lee
Tyler Froehlich

✔️ Commercial Pilot - Single Engine Add-On
Gerrit de Looze
Parker Ahlers
Casey Sauve
Nicholas Eibner
Jack Henry
Ammy Vang
Charles Turnberg
Luke Lerdon
Brady Kriegl
Ella Betters
Olivia Shelly
William Junker

✔️ Commercial Pilot
Caden Johnson
James McManus
Logan Harens
Jordan Kimlinger

✔️ Instrument Pilot
Elise Adix
Casey North
Kyle Bent
Reed Sommer
Austin Carda
Michael Shroat
Benjamin Kane
Juliana Cashmore
Layten Liffrig
Preston Schoenfelder
Lauryn Pothast
Brooke Wenninghoff
Nathan Davis
Andrew Mudgett
Lars Kordt
Cham Kouame

✔️ Private Pilot
Samuel Vetter
Noah Johnson
Logan Pederson
Levi Lemley
Jack Pribyl
Avery Hanson
Joseph Reimer
Judah McDonald

Address

3030 N Airport Road
Mankato, MN
56001

Telephone

+15076256006

Website

https://www.mankatomnaviation.com/

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