March 20
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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.
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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