July 29
Event Camp, Red Tailed Hawks FLY Academy, Teen Student Pilot
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Red-Tailed Hawks FLY 2024 Cadets Graduate! From 13-27 July, twelve cadets were engaged in private pilot ground school, community outreach, and flight training. Two weeks of grueling 9-hour days culminated in leadership opportunities during the RTH Aviation Day Camp. The cadets introduced the fundamentals of flight, airplane parts, and primary aircraft instruments to the campers. They also served on the flight line during the discovery flights. More to come on these cadets as they chase their dreams of becoming pilots, engineers, and doctors.
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
Read MoreRed-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
Read MoreOperation 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
Read MoreThe 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
Read MoreAnother 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,
Read MoreDavid 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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