May 20
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What an amazing meeting at Thun Field! Superb flying, great knowledge sharing, fantastic food, and fabulous fellowship are understatements. Hats off to Teen Flight, who hosted the RTH Youth Program on May 13th. They opened their hangar in a warm fashion and gave our students a glimpse of their work to build experimental aircraft. Teen Flight students provided a lesson on riveting and gave the RTH students the opportunity to practice placing fasteners in sheet metal.
The RTH academics included lessons on aircraft performance, weight & balance, and history discussion covering the legacy of Bessie Coleman. In addition, we went flying after discussing some of the fundamentals of flight and pre-flight considerations.
Now is a great time to sign up rising 6th-12th grade students for the June 23-24 RTH Aviation Experience in Vancouver, WA, and the July 21-22 RTH Aviation Day Camp in Seattle, WA. Go to www.redtailedhawksflyingclub.org and check out the drop-down options on the Services page.
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,
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,
Read MoreDillon Stidwell soloed at Sundance, OK! A longtime student member of the Red-Tailed Hawks is now a sophomore in college feeding his passion for aviation. This former Red-Tailed Hawks FLY Cadet has a bright future as an engineer and anything else he wants to accomplish. Please help us fuel the futures of other potential aerospace
Read More2024 Red-Tailed Hawks FLY Cadet Making Progress in the Air! Andrew Wilson is keeping his aviation dream alive and showing off his knowledge and skills in Walla Walla, WA. In July, he scored his initial solo and cross-country solo. Yesterday, he crushed the private pilot exam with a 95% earning himself another Red-Tailed Hawks scholarship.
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