Welcome to Polar Flight 90

Art is back home and safe in Alaska

"I'm back safe and sound, with the Polar Pumpkin. Since getting back, I've been swamped with things - such as the aftermath of the flooding here. I'm working on my next web update; and it will be ready soon." - Art

It's April and the Polar Pumpkin is heading north.  Follow the adventure as the 2012 Expedition journies from Alaska to the North Pole!

• Read the 2012 Flight Log as Art flies the Polar Pumpkin from Alaska to the North Pole

• Follow along on our 2012 Flight Map

  
  

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 About Polar Flight 90

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:

• April, 2012