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06/29/2026
Kick off your holiday week on the tarmac! ✈️
There’s no better time to experience the excitement of aviation than summer at Flying Cloud Airport. The ramp is busy, aircraft are taking off and landing, and you’ll get a firsthand look at what flight training is really like.
Join Academy College and Thunderbird Aviation for Meet the Fleet. Explore the aircraft, meet our instructors and staff, and learn how you can start your aviation career.
✈️ Meet the Fleet
📅 Tuesday, June 30, 2026
⏰ 6:00–7:00 PM
📍 Thunderbird Aviation – Flying Cloud Airport
14091 Pioneer Trail
Eden Prairie, MN 55347
Start your aviation career now.
Learn more: https://www.academycollege.edu/programs/aviation-programs/
She committed to just 10 lessons.
Not to becoming an airline pilot.
Not to spending years in flight school.
Just 10 lessons to see if flying was really for her.
That decision changed everything.
Katelynn started her aviation journey with Thunderbird Aviation while earning her degree through Academy College. She put in the work, kept showing up, and this summer she's taking the next step — starting with the airlines.
Her story is proof that you don't have to have your whole future figured out. Sometimes you just need to take the first step.
Congratulations, Katelynn. We can't wait to see where your career takes you next. ✈️
Ready to start your own aviation journey?
Thunderbird Aviation: https://thunderbirdaviation.com/
Academy College Aviation: https://www.academycollege.edu/academics/aviation/
Thunderbird Aviation has offered flight training in the Twin Cities since 1962 and operates from both Flying Cloud and Crystal airports.
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1600 W 82nd Street, Ste 100
Bloomington, MN
55431
Opening Hours
| Monday | 8am - 9pm |
| Tuesday | 8am - 9pm |
| Wednesday | 8am - 9pm |
| Thursday | 8am - 9pm |
| Friday | 8am - 5pm |
