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On Monday morning, August 14, 2006, the crew of the Flight of Discovery 2006 Expedition
took to the air one-by-one, beginning their trek retracing the return route of the Great Explorers,
Lewis & Clark, making their way eastbound. The crew of the Flight of Discovery 2006 have
decided to "proceed onward", in the wake of a tragedy that fills each of us with heavy hearts.
We are dedicating this Expedition, with great love and respect, to the memory of our
three fallen crew members, Carol, Tod, and Peter. We also carry our brave leader, Mike, in our
thoughts, and every mile of this Expedition is to honor him.
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| Expedition 2004: Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail |
Expedition 2005: The Great Plains |
Expedition 2006: The Return |
Expedition 2007: Western Trails |
Expedition 2008: Burke & Wills Victorian Exploring Expedition |
Expedition 2009: The Santa Fe Trail The Old Spanish Trail |
 The Flight of Discovery is a team of general aviation pilot/scientists who will fly the river corridors and overland routes of the Lewis and Clark expedition - the trail of the Corps of Discovery - during the 200th anniversary of the search for the Northwest Passage to the Pacific Ocean.
The Flight of Discovery is composed of geologists, agronomists, botanists, ecologists and anthropologists - most of them pilots and members of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) and the International Erosion Control Association (IECA). The purpose of the expedition is to connect people on and off the Trail with established history and their environment through the utilization of familiar and available technology. An aeronautical objective of the expedition is to demonstrate the utility of general aviation aircraft and private pilots as effective tools for environmental assessment. Through contact and partnering with communities, elementary and secondary schools, flight clubs and aviation interests enroute, corps members will encourage public participation throughout this expedition of enlightenment.
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 The construction of this website was funded through a Grant from the Alfred L. and Constance C. Wolf Aviation Fund (http://www.wolf-aviation.org). |
Corps members will document and evaluate environmental changes along the route that have occurred over a two hundred year period by employing scientific method and procedures, with reference to the 200-year old historical record contained in the journals, correspondence, notes and samples assembled from 1804-1806 by the Corps of Discovery.
