The RTH February 21-22 Meeting Series served over 70 people. Friday was held via Zoom, and De Marco Best hosted Saturday at the Alaska Airlines Flight Training Center, WA.
Friday Zoom: David Benton III, CP, IR, facilitated the meeting and presented the Pilot Talk, focusing on his experience and lessons learned in college and earning his private pilot license. The PHAK lesson covered airspace and navigation. The meeting concluded with discussing different STEM careers in preparation for the history lesson.
Saturday at Alaska Airlines: We started with a tour of the facilities. Next, everyone watched a NASA film, Connecting the Underground Railroad to STEM, and then we connected the UR directly to aviation in terms of communication, navigation, and weight and balance.
Afterward, the students were pulled out in small groups to experience landing a Boeing 737 simulator. During this period, 40 students not in the simulator reviewed airspace and navigation and participated in a navigation exercise using sectional charts, plotters, and E6-B flight computers to plan a cross-country flight.
Afterward, they led 40 students in describing the Artemis ROADS III challenge and activity to build three prototype water filters for testing.
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
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RTH @ 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
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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,
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The 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
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Red-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
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Look 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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