by Kristie Derendinger Published in Midwest Flyer – December 2019/January 2020 issue A rainy week cleared on Saturday morning, September 14th; perfect timing for 30 aircraft from Flying Cloud Airport…
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AOPA Holds Congressional Meet & Greet At Thunderbird Aviation
Published in Midwest Flyer – October/November 2018 issue EDEN PRAIRIE, MINN. – Longtime GA ally and supporter, Rep. Erik Paulsen (R-Minn.), a member of the House General Aviation Caucus, and…
Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame Dedicates Wall of Fame
Published in Midwest Flyer – June/July 2018 issue EDEN PRAIRIE, MINN. – After being in storage for nearly a decade, the plaques describing the lives and achievements of the nearly…
NATA Town Hall Meeting
NATA Town Hall Meeting for aviation businesses, sponsored by the National Air Transportation Association, Thursday, May 10, 2018, 11:00 am – 2:00 pm CDT, Thunderbird Aviation (FCM), Flying Cloud Airport, 14091…
Premier Jet Center Becomes Pilatus Service Center
Published in Midwest Flyer – December 2017/January 2018 issue EDEN PRAIRIE, MINN. – Premier Jet Center (PJC), located at Flying Cloud Airport (KFCM) in Eden Prairie, Minn., has been designated…
Premier Jet Center Appointed Cirrus Service Center
Published in Midwest Flyer – June/July 2017 issue EDEN PRAIRIE, MINN. – Premier Jet Center has been designated an authorized service center by Cirrus Aircraft Corporation at its facilities at…
Thunderbird Aviation Named Cirrus Flight Training Center
Published in Midwest Flyer – June/July 2017 issue EDEN PRAIRIE, MINN. – Thunderbird Aviation has entered into an agreement with Cirrus Aircraft to be an authorized Cirrus Aircraft Flight Training…
Thunderbird Aviation Removes Original Terminal Building To Make Room For Expanded Ramp
EDEN PRAIRIE, MINN. – In 2012 – 50 years since the company was founded in 1962 – Thunderbird Aviation invested $2 million in building a new 8,000 square foot facility…
The 10th Annual Flying Cloud Air Tour
by Ben McQuillan EDEN PRAIRIE, MINN. – This year 25 airplanes from all over the Twin Cities descended upon Flying Cloud Airport in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, for the annual “Flying…
16-Year-Old Solos 10 Airplanes In A Single Day!
EDEN PRAIRIE, MINN. – Nathan “Nate” Bruss, 16, of Dayton, Minnesota, successfully soloed 10 airplanes on his 16th birthday, August 16, 2013, making him the only person in history known…
Thunderbird Aviation In The Twin Cities Metro – Minnesota’s Newest FBO
by Dave Weiman When you invest $2 million in a business during an economic downturn, you have to know your market, know your business, and believe in yourself and your…
Tanis Opens Flying Cloud Office
GLENWOOD, MINN. – Tanis Aircraft Products has opened administrative offices at Flying Cloud Airport (KFCM) in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, located 12 miles southwest of downtown Minneapolis at 14871 Pioneer Trail,…