Spirit100 · Roots2Wings · Grow Spirit
History opens the door. People help us walk through it.
Flying Over Time is building a regional network of mentors, schools, museums, airports and community supporters. Together, we turn the wonder of flight into real next steps for young people.
Spirit100 · Our current milestone
The first 100 starts with us.
Support the people, relationships and Roots/Curiosity learning that begin the Roots2Wings pathway.
The first verified fundraising report is being prepared. Received contributions will appear here after reconciliation.
Each $1,000 campaign unit supports the whole operating model. The impact allocation is a budget share; actual course costs and available places depend on delivery arrangements. Gifts of every size contribute. There is no fundraising deadline.
The Roots2Wings pathway
Curiosity is the beginning.
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Roots/Curiosity
A first encounter with aviation, its people and safe drone use. The Roots/Curiosity course will facilitate completion of the FAA’s Recreational UAS Safety Test (TRUST) and help participants obtain their TRUST completion certificate through an FAA-approved test administrator.
Connect
Local relationships
Mentors, schools, museums, airports and community organizations help each learner see where they could belong.
Continue
Wings
Supported referrals into further learning, aviation, drone and STEAM opportunities as learners and providers are ready.
The Collection is the engine
Original evidence makes possibility personal.
Donald A. Hall’s drawings, photographs, correspondence, and design record show that historic flight was not magic. It was a sequence of questions, calculations, tests, trades, and team decisions. Flying Over Time preserves that evidence and uses it to ask a forward-looking question: what might you help build?
Our regional roadmap
Begin in the West. Build relationships that last.
These are development windows. Activities and participant places will be announced as delivery arrangements are confirmed.
First focus
West · 2027–2028
Phoenix · Las Vegas · San Diego. Assemble local support, define the introductory experience and prepare the people who can carry it forward.
Planned
Central · 2029–2030
St. Louis · Chicago · Oshkosh. Connect the next regional network as capacity and local leadership develop.
Planned
East · 2030–2031
New York · Washington, DC · Lakeland. A planned next chapter with an intentional overlap with the Central window.
Spirit100 · Departure centennial
A century of possibility.
Charles Lindbergh departed Roosevelt Field on Long Island on May 20, 1927, and arrived at Le Bourget near Paris on May 21. We carry that curiosity into the next generation.
Calendar countdown as of 2026-09-11, America/Phoenix. The anniversary is separate from fundraising and program delivery.
There is a useful place for you here.
Give, introduce a local organization, mentor, teach, host or help form a city committee. One good connection can make the next step possible.