The mark consists of a background consisting of an octagon with alternating thin gray and thicker blue-gray lines that run on an angle that rises slightly from left to right, surrounded by a white border and then a blue-gray border; along the top of and extending beyond the octagon, a stylized depiction of a single-engine airplane with a grey body, a white nose, tail section in two shades of red, red wing tips, and red speed lines representing the motion of the propeller; along the bottom of the octagon are the words FLIGHT ACADEMY in black block lettering, above which is the word REDTAIL in large bold red lettering with white shadowing; in the lower left, partially within and partially outside the octagon, a black silhouette of a pilot in a flight suit and holding a helmet.