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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.

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

05/18/2026

New episode of Beyond the Sky! ✈️ Former student, CFI, and now airline pilot Madi Luebke joins us to talk about her aviation journey! What’s been your most memorable flight??

05/01/2026

Congrats to these students who passed their checkrides 👏

✔️ CFII
Robby Warda
Gabriel Gilbertson
Elle Taylor
Nicholas Lawrence
Michael Catherall
Kaden Marshman
Elleana Thompson
David Tan
Junho Ro
Cora Eskridge
Carsyn Krassas
Seunghyeon Kim
Jake Schimmel
Colten Traxler
Ploychomphu Nikomrat
Rodin Lompart
ChangGun Lee
Tanner Miller
Keegan Gilbert

✔️ CFI
Robby Warda
Ploychomphu Nikomrat
Wonjun Oh
Ty McGarvey
Cora Eskridge
Jake Schimmel
Marlee Walker
Jacqueline Little
Spencer Luckeroth
Marley Pearce
Sophie Fuchs
Chandler Detweiler
Emily Peterson

✔️ MEI
Claire Schuh
Rishabh Bhattacharya

✔️ Commercial Pilot - Single Engine Add-On
Jared Plackner
Dillon Town
Brady Wall
Bennett Edelman
Jaeseong Lee
EMily Drummer
Lou Kritzeck
Souraya Nakib
Ethan Aplikowski
Frank Savard
Nathan Cotter
Kyle Taufen
Anthony Wills
Gabriel Tronnier
Joseph Adamek
Brandon McNeil
Tyler Derheim

✔️ Commercial Pilot
Brady Kriegl
Tyler Derheim
Memphis James
William Junker
Jebryan Sawyer
Whitney Gray
Sanghyeon Han
Olivia Shelly
Wyatt Kroska
Noah Deis
Bernard Kodet
Madeline Wiik

✔️ Instrument Pilot
Cole Sumera
Benjamin Slaney
Jake Nordean
Karl Haaland
Hustin Schriber
Murphy Beatty
Gavin Bode
Abigail olinger

✔️ Private Pilot
Henry Carrier
Mason Vogel
Zachary Niece
Brooks Maxwell
Kerri Li

04/22/2026

Thank you to all who came out to support our future aviators this past Sunday! It ended up being a beautiful day for a run! Stay tuned for scholarship updates and application windows for the 2026 Tom Peterson Memorial Scholarship.

Thank you to our Sponsors for helping make this event possible!

Radio Mankato
The Hangar
PRO TRAIN Aviation
Flying Rooster Aviation
Starz Align LLC
Bowling Green Flight Center
Premier Flight Center

Thank you to our volunteers and City of Mankato for your assistance throughout the planning process!

Photo credits go to two of our Aviation Students, Piper Ambassador Lou Kritzeck and Flight team member Charlie Bultman!!

See you next year on the runway!!

03/25/2026

March is Women’s History Month, and we couldn’t think of a better time to feature the Air Race Classic team: The Purple Tails. Tune in to the newest episode of Beyond the Sky to hear stories from the 2025 MSU Air Race Classic Team. ✈️💜

03/20/2026

Congrats to these students who passed their checkrides 👏

✔️ CFII
Joseph Marsh
Molly Malloy
Rowen Phillips
Cody Shoyat
Tyler Luckeroth
Jacob Barger

✔️ CFI
Rodin Lompart
ChangGun Lee
Colten Traxler
Seunghyeon Kim
Jiwon Moon

✔️ MEI
Sophie Fuchs
Emily Peterson
Audrey Russo
Justin Weeden

✔️ Commercial Pilot - Single Engine Add-On
Analeah Swegle
Macy Militello
Jessica Stich
Maxwell Ranalla

✔️ Commercial Pilot
Frank Savard
Ella Betters
Joseph Adamek
Souraya Nakib
Jack Henry

✔️ Instrument Pilot
Sidney Nagel
Shawn Leonard
Jack Walden
Olivia Evans

✔️ Private Pilot
Owen Meyer
Jacob Lof
Aiden Mamer
Abigail Gilbert

03/12/2026

Tune in to the new episode of Beyond the Sky. Our host and flight instructor John Houg sits down with certified private pilot Abraham Ferber to talk about his private pilot journey. Abe was able to complete his certificate in record time and shares tips and stories from his training.

02/27/2026

Congrats to these students who passed their checkrides 👏
✔️ CFII
Jack Heidelberg
Bailey Schommer
Jake Bartelt
Blake Smith
Ryan Monahan

✔️ CFI
Hyoung Taek Oh
Keegan Gilbert
Ashton Holbrook
Elleana Thompson
Junho Ro
Ty Zeller
David Tan
Tyler Luckeroth
Gabriella Taylor
Ryan Monahan
Alexander Bion
Nicholas Lawrence
Carsyn Krassas
Joseph Marsh
Michael Catherall

✔️ MEI
Colten Traxler
Kaden Marshman
Jiwon Moon
Rodin Lompart
Taeyoung Kim
Spencer Luckeroth
Jacqueline Little
Wonjun Oh
Marlee Walker
Cora Eskridge
Seunghyeon Kim
Jake Schimmel

✔️ Commercial Pilot - Single Engine Add-On
Hyeon Oh Kwon
James Martin
Sam Meyer
Kelvin Kwarteng
Bennet Holst
Hayden Farquhar
Levi Koth
Murphy Duder
Kate Mohr
Charles Woody
Dahminik Deutsch
Mira Smith
Charlie Pire
Jack Montplaiser

✔️ Commercial Pilot
Dylan Saggesse
Brady Wall
Louise Kritzeck
Jessica Stitch
Emily Drummer
Jaeseong Lee
Charlie Pire
Yu Nish*tani
Anthony Wills
Dillon Town
Gerrit DeLooze
Brandon McNeil
Luke Lerdon
Casey Sauve
Nathan Cotter
Charles Turnberg
Parker Ahlers
Nicholas Eibner
Kyle Taufen
Jared Plackner

✔️ Instrument Pilot
Bryce Sullivan
CheeMeng Mitchell
Allan Utidenbogerd
Corbin Miller
Hyunbin Lee
Connor Wise
Joshua Koskinen
Aiden Wagner
Nicklas Albrecht
Isaac Nelson
Tyler Ebbighausen

✔️ Private Pilot
Torey Zajicek
Kaden Radcliffe
Parker Nelson
Samson Harver
Garrett Sautter
James Sayles
Allison Conner
Taylor Pertzborn

01/21/2026

5K ON THE RUNWAY -Registration Now Open!

Join us for our annual 5K run in memory of Professor Tom Peterson! All proceeds from the run go directly back to our flight students!

Date: April 19, 2026
Location: Mankato Regional Airport
Start Time: 10AM

Register here: https://raceroster.com/events/2026/109649/tom-peterson-memorial-5k

Race shirt and medal included!
Prizes, fun and community!

If you are interested in being a sponsor please reach out to [email protected]

Want to volunteer? https://raceroster.com/events/2026/109649/tom-peterson-memorial-5k/volunteer/register

Visit flymankato.com and under events for more info!

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3030 N Airport Road
Mankato, MN
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Telephone

+15076256006

Website

https://www.mankatomnaviation.com/

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