June 28
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Day Two of the Red-Tailed Hawks Aviation Experience was baked on Saturday, 26 June 2021. We beat the record by completing flight operations ahead of the original schedule. Twenty-nine students came to Pearson Field, Vancouver, WA (VUO) to learn some basic principles of rocket design, fly in airplanes, gain some pilot knowledge and discuss college and career options. Three student groups cycled through three activities. In one hangar was OMSI’s “3-2-1 Blast Off!” course during which the students designed, built, and launched paper rockets. Next, the students met RTH pilots, helped conduct pre-flight inspections of airplanes, and went flying. In the second hangar, the RTH Aviation Experience concluded with discussing basic aeronautics and learning how an altimeter works. They went on to understand indicated altitude, pressure altitude, absolute altitude, true altitude, and density altitude. Finally, RTH instructors led a discussion about the USAF Academy, USAF, and other college/career options.#FlyHawks #OMSI
The RTH Aviation Experience Brings STEM Joy to 50 Students. This annual 2-day experience, in June, introduced the world of aviation to Washington and Oregon students in grades 6-12. Friday was a virtual career panel and history lesson covering Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. Saturday was an in-person experience at Pearson Field, Vancouver, WA including rocketry,
Read MoreThe June Meeting Series @ Tacoma Narrows Airport. The Friday Zoom covered airport operations the accomplishments of South Korean astronaut Yi Soyeon and included multiple students reading their Continuing the Legacy in Aviation essays. We also highlighted RTH victory at Operation Skyhook. Saturday, we enjoyed the sun from the TIW Observation Deck, reviewed fundamentals of
Read MoreRed-Tailed Hawks Flying Club, BPA is growing, and we are in search of pilots, aerospace professionals, teachers and aviation enthusiasts to help us serve the community and increase the capacity of our programs. Find us at the OBAP Annual Convention Table 312, 6-9 August. Love what you do? Care about the development of the next
Read MoreLook for the Red-Tailed Hawks Flying Club (Table 312) at the 2025 OBAP Annual Conference, in the Tacoma, WA at the Greater Tacoma Convention Center (6-9 August). Learn about our year-around Youth Program, STEM camps and flight training. Find ways to contribute to the mission with your time and resources. The vision of Legacy Lift,
Read MoreDillon Stidwell soloed at Sundance, OK! A longtime student member of the Red-Tailed Hawks is now a sophomore in college feeding his passion for aviation. This former Red-Tailed Hawks FLY Cadet has a bright future as an engineer and anything else he wants to accomplish. Please help us fuel the futures of other potential aerospace
Read More2024 Red-Tailed Hawks FLY Cadet Making Progress in the Air! Andrew Wilson is keeping his aviation dream alive and showing off his knowledge and skills in Walla Walla, WA. In July, he scored his initial solo and cross-country solo. Yesterday, he crushed the private pilot exam with a 95% earning himself another Red-Tailed Hawks scholarship.
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