Up Close with Robert Hough

-What location are you at? I am with the Aviation Museum of NH in Londonderry, NH. We are located at the Manchester-Boston Regional Airport. We are a small museum located in the old art deco 1937 airport terminal building. Check out our website at: www.aviationmuseumofnh.org. -What is your position title? I am on the Board of Directors as Past President. I was President from 2014 until 2019.

-What do you think other people should know about Tango Flight? Tango Flight has an unwavering commitment to opening up career opportunities for students in the world of aviation and aerospace through their RV-12 build programs.  With the expansion of their programs, they are changing the lives of students across the country. The Aviation Museum of NH could not have rolled out their program so quickly without Tango Flight’s structure and support. I can’t thank Dan Weyant and Tango Flight enough for the opportunities that they’ve presented to high school students through their program.

-Tell us a favorite memory you have, while helping the students? The career opportunities in aviation and aerospace are diverse and wide-ranging. Through this RV-12 program, it is exciting to see students’ eyes opened to opportunities that they never knew existed. During a visit to MST to see the RV-12 progress, a local business leader asked a student what they liked about the program. The student responded: “ We are building an airplane.”  The business leader responded: “Well, yeah I know that, but what do you like best about the program.”  The student responded: “WE ARE BUILDING AN AIRPLANE!!”  The business leader got the point!  -How long has Manchester School of Technology been with Tango Flight? I met Dan Weyant, of Tango Flight, several years ago at an AOPA Aviation Education Symposium. In late 2018, the museum was looking to expand our aviation education programs with local high schools. Tango Flight had a successful high school aircraft build program, so I approached Dan about supporting the museum in starting an RV build program in NH. Dan jumped right onboard with us, so we approached the Manchester School of Technology in January of 2019 to propose the RV-12 build program. Our first aircraft build program began with the very next school year, 2019-2020. It is a great partnership among all three organizations: Aviation Museum of NH, Tango Flight, and Manchester School of Technology.

-Tell us a little bit about Manchester School of Technology? The Manchester School of Technology (MST) is one of twenty-two regional Career and Technical Centers in NH offering 2- and 3-year CTE programs for high school students. Besides the students from Manchester, students from surrounding school districts also take courses at MST. The RV-12 build program is a perfect fit for MST as it focuses on project-based and interdisciplinary learning through enrollment in the CTE programs. The way MST has embraced this innovative RV-12 program has been remarkable. In January of 2019, we proposed this program to MST principal Karen Machado and her staff. Karen’s response: “Let’s do it! MST is leading the way in innovative education and we need to continue to have no fear.”  From the very first day of the program, the MST administration and staff have been enthusiastic and working hard to integrate it into their curriculum.

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