Microsoft provides a learning environment for 109 Red-Tailed Hawks! Today, RTH enjoyed Microsoft hospitality and partnered with the Pacific Science Center (PacSci) to not only experience an annular solar eclipse but also educate students on the orbital mechanics of Earth’s moon cycle. What a great opportunity to get youth fired up about the next Artemis ROADS challenge!
Microsoft engineers also engaged the 52 students in some of their research projects and laboratories and facilitated virtual reality experiences. The third activity was a PHAK lesson covering Introduction to Flying. RTH leaders cover the history and role of the FAA, FAA publications, aircraft type certifications, and pilot certifications.
The history lessons were provided by five students who wrote and read essays on what they believed were the most important aerospace achievements or events. The subjects ranged from the use of aluminum alloys to the invention of jet engines to the design of the Boeing 747.
The meeting ended with an aviation safety briefing by the 2023 Red-Tailed Hawks FLY cadets.
Please sponsor and attend the Future Thrust Awards on December 2nd, so we can do even more in 2024.
RTH Still Flying High. We have some catching up to do on Facebook. After an amazing May meeting with Washington State Patrol Aviation, we had a June meeting at Tacoma Narrows Airport and the RTH Aviation Experience at Pearson Field. Now, we are in the midst of Red-Tailed Hawks FLY. In the meantime, several members
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Red-Tailed Hawks Are Developing Future Aerospace Professionals. Akki, Gabby, Sam and Jordyn spent four months accomplishing the mission objectives of Artemis ROADS III. They designed and built water filters, grew plants in multiple environments, designed and built a bottle rocket with a recovery system to protect fragile cargo and designed and built a rover to
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Operation Skyhook 2025 is in the history books! Red-Tailed Hawks are returning home CHAMPIONS winning the best team trophy and several individual awards including the Top Gun award going to Vismay Patel.Asher Tungsvik – 1st Place Balloon BurstDavid Benton III – 3rd Place Balloon BurstJaylen Palmer – 2nd Place Spot LandingVismay Patel – 1st Place
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The RTH May 9-10 Meeting Series was a successful kick-off of our fly-in season! The Friday Zoom was blessed with many students presenting their CTLA essays. We were riddled with glimpses of aviation history and insight into the motivations and aspirations of our student members. Saturday with the Washington State Patrol (WSP) was amazing! Our
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Another Red-Tailed Hawks soloes! Way to go Noel Kisanga! Noel was a 2024 cadet during Red-Tailed Hawks FLY and has since completed the RTH Youth Program curriculum. He has been an active member helping with recruitment, serving the RTH Youth Program and during the 2024 Future Thrust Awards. RTH awarded him the Jesse D. Hayes,
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David Benton III is a CFI! Congratulations to a dedicated member of the Red-Tailed Hawks Flying Club, BPA. We are super proud of David, who attended the BPA Summer Flight Academy and soloed for the first time during Red-Tailed Hawks FLY. Since then, he has supported the RTH Youth Program, represented RTH at a BPA
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