To The North Pole...
Recently Updated
Contact - Contact Art Mortvedt for speaking opportunities and more information about Polar Flight 90 for L.I.F.E.Lecture Schedule - Art's updated lecture schedule for 2010.
Supporters - Our efforts to deploy the Polar Pumpkin to survey the ice of the Arctic during a flight to the North Pole have inspired aid and assistance from a wide variety of private individuals and non-profit organizations.
What:
- Solo flight to the Geographic North Pole in Cessna 185 N90SN - North 90 South to North.
Who:
- Art Mortvedt, Alaskan Bush Pilot, with 5,000 hours flight experience, 20+ expeditions to Antarctica, and 6 seasons of scientific logistics in the North Polar ice pack.
Where:
- From Alaska, through the Canadian Yukon Territory, the Northwest Territory, and the province of Nunavut to the North Pole & return.
Why:
- To demonstrate the applicability, practicality, and economy of ski equipped single engine aircraft to Polar Science.
- To land the same Cessna 185, N90SN, at both Poles (South Pole Nov. 22, 1999).
- To honor the historical contributions of single engine aircraft to Polar Science.
- To determine and document effects of Global Warming and Climate Change.
- To clarify the critical importance of Polar Regions to science and the health of our planet.
When:
- 2011 - New Departure Date
