A lasting network, built around possibility.

Flying Over Time preserves and activates aviation history to spark curiosity, open access to aviation and technology, and connect young people with learning, credentials, mentors, and career opportunities.

Our vision is a future in which every young person—regardless of geography, background, confidence, or prior exposure—can find an anchor, see a place for themselves, and reach a supported path from curiosity to contribution.

Nova Hall never met Donald A. Hall. He came to know him through the evidence Hall left behind: engineering drawings, photographs, correspondence, design instruments, negatives, and film. Aviation had once felt like someone else’s field until Nova’s father—an aerospace engineer—recognized the spark in him. Years later, holding his grandfather’s original papers made the order of things clear: passion comes first; the engineering follows.

Each $1,000 campaign unit corresponds to $100 administration, $200 events, $300 outreach and $400 impact. The $400 impact share is a budget allocation, not a verified per-student course price. Actual costs and capacity depend on the experience and delivery arrangements.

See our current milestone and approved progress reports.

We are developing a nine-person national board model, with possible three-director focus groups for events, outreach and impact. This is the intended structure; the leadership roster above identifies the people presently listed in those roles.

The planned nine-seat model echoes the nine St. Louis supporters named in the Smithsonian’s 1929 account of the Spirit of St. Louis effort. It is an inspiration for shared responsibility, not a claim that the historic backers formed the same kind of board. Smithsonian source record (opens in a new tab).

Local committees connect a city director with airport, museum, school and engineering relationships, supported by government, industry, media and community coordinators. National governance remains accountable for the organization as a whole.