Roots2Wings · Aviation and STEAM pathways
We preserve aviation history to open the future.
Donald A. Hall and others built the Spirit of St. Louis for Lindbergh’s historic flight, sparking the dawn of global aviation. We anchor the next generation in historical roots to inspire them into STEAM pathways.
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?
The career map
Flight begins long before takeoff—and continues long after landing.
Roots2Wings begins with drones and aviation, then widens the view to the STEAM roles that keep people, aircraft, information, and businesses moving safely.
Build
Design, engineering, and manufacturing
Aerodynamics, structures, propulsion, materials, electronics, fabrication, testing, and systems integration.
Operate
Drones and autonomous systems
Responsible flight operations, mission planning, sensing, mapping, inspection, data capture, and Part 107-aligned pathways.
Protect
Maintenance, quality, and safety
Technicians, inspectors, human factors, quality assurance, compliance, risk, and the discipline that keeps flight trustworthy.
Compute
Software, data, and AI
Avionics, simulation, cybersecurity, analytics, fleet intelligence, robotics, and the systems behind modern operations.
Explain
Media and technical communication
Photography, film, journalism, design, public history, documentation, and translating complex work for real people.
Connect
Business and public systems
Airports, logistics, insurance, law, finance, policy, entrepreneurship, customer experience, and community infrastructure.
Not every future engineer looks like one at fifteen.
Roots2Wings
Curiosity becomes momentum when the next step is visible.
Intro to Aviation and STEAM Career Pathways turn discovery into practical learning, credentials, entrepreneurship, and work.
Spirit100 · The centennial flight plan
Four centennial anchors. One flight path.
San Diego → St. Louis → New York & Long Island → Paris. Explore the complete 2026–27 timeline, including every supporting stop, on the Events page.
San Diego Centennial Kickoff
San Diego, California
Begin the centennial journey where Donald A. Hall and Ryan Airlines designed and built the Spirit of St. Louis.
St. Louis Centennial Moment
St. Louis, Missouri
Mark the centennial of Lindbergh’s departure and connect the city behind the aircraft’s name with the Spirit100 story.
New York & Long Island Route
New York City & Long Island, New York
Explore the arrival story through museums, archives, media, civic partners, and historic-route activations.
Spirit100 at the Paris Air Show
Paris-Le Bourget, France
Carry the Spirit100 story to its historic destination and the global aviation community.
Build the route with us
Help make the next door visible.
Students need access—but they also need adults who know where the doors are. Schools, educators, mentors, instructors, employers, credential providers, hosts, and funders can help turn a strong pathway design into documented opportunity.