October 20
Future Thrust Award, Latest News
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Help us honor Dr. Terence H. Fontaine at the 7th Future Thrust Awards. On December 4th, Dr. Fontaine will be presented the LeRoy Roberts Award for Propelling Education. Register Today! https://us02web.zoom.us/.../tZwud...Dr. Fontaine is a native Houstonian, a US Marine Corps veteran, and an aircraft technician, holds an airline transport pilot certificate, a former leader in city government, on the board of the Houston Rodeo and Livestock Show, and Director of Aviation at Texas Southern University. In a short three years at TSU, Fontaine has transformed the Aviation Science Management and Professional Pilot Programs to compete with any aviation department in the nation. Come honor Dr. Fontaine and help us fund the Black Pilots of America ‘Les Morris’ Summer Flight Academy. This national program is held in Houston, TX and its long-awaited 50th year will be the summer of 2022. #FlyHawks
The 10th Red-Tailed Hawks FLY is in the History Books! 2025 was a banner year for Red-Tailed Hawks Flight Lesson for Youth (FLY). For the first time, all the instructors were members of RTH. Our CFI Development Program is paying dividends. Further, as a class, the 2025 FLY Cadets exceeded exit exam expectations. We are
Read MoreRTH @ 2025 OBAP Annual Conference. What a great opportunity to show off the great things that are happening in the Pacific Northwest. What a great way to plant seeds for the One Thousand – One Hundred Campaign. If you stopped by the Red-Tailed Hawks Flying Club booth, we say thank you. If you missed
Read MoreThe 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,
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