# Concerning Flight > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Concerning_Flight > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Concerning_Flight.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concerning_Flight > Source revision: 1331835934 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 11th episode of the 4th season of Star Trek: Voyager "Concerning Flight" Star Trek: Voyager episode Episode no. Season 4 Episode 11 Directed by Jesús Salvador Treviño Story by Jimmy Diggs Joe Menosky Teleplay by Joe Menosky Production code 179 Original air date November 26, 1997 (1997-11-26) Guest appearances John Rhys-Davies - Leonardo da Vinci John Vargas - Tau Don Pugsley - Alien Visitor Doug Spearman - Alien Buyer Episode chronology ← Previous "Random Thoughts" Next → "Mortal Coil" Star Trek: Voyager season 4 List of episodes "**Concerning Flight**" is the 79th episode of *[Star Trek: Voyager](/source/Star_Trek%3A_Voyager)*, the 11th episode of [season four](/source/Star_Trek%3A_Voyager_season_4). Set in the 24th century of the *[Star Trek](/source/Star_Trek)* science fiction universe, the series follows a Federation spaceship on its way home after being flung to the other side of the Galaxy. In this installment, the crew must retrieve stolen goods. Actor [John Rhys-Davies](/source/John_Rhys-Davies) guest stars as a [holographic](/source/Holodeck) Leonardo da Vinci. ## Plot An enemy uses a high-energy [transporter beam](/source/Transporter_(Star_Trek)) to steal valuable technology from *Voyager*, including their computer core and [the Doctor](/source/The_Doctor_(Star_Trek))'s mobile holo-emitter. [Captain Janeway](/source/Kathryn_Janeway) and the crew track the stolen goods to an alien world that is an active center of commerce. When [Tuvok](/source/Tuvok) and Janeway beam down to search, they encounter the holographic [Leonardo da Vinci](/source/Leonardo_da_Vinci) from Janeway's Florence [holodeck](/source/Holodeck) program, who had been downloaded into the mobile emitter. Believing that he is in 16th century America, Leonardo has established a relationship with a wealthy "patron". He is constantly amazed by the technological marvels in this "New World". [Chakotay](/source/Chakotay) interrogates a local trader and learns that a man named Tau sells weapons and technology he steals from passing ships. As it turns out, Tau is Leonardo's patron. Posing as a buyer, Janeway attends one of Tau's parties, where Tau reveals that he has *Voyager*'s computer core for sale. Armed with Leonardo's accurate [topographic maps](/source/Topographic_map) of the region, Tuvok and [Seven of Nine](/source/Seven_of_Nine) locate the storage facility where the processor is kept, but a dispersion field around it makes transport impossible. They agree that Janeway will have to infiltrate the facility and initiate a power surge that will produce a signal strong enough for the transporter beam to lock onto. Unfortunately, Tau overhears Janeway talking to *Voyager* and trains a weapon on her. Leonardo knocks out Tau, then he and Janeway flee for the facility. Once they find the processor, Janeway successfully executes Tuvok's plan, but an armed guard prevents the pair from beaming up with the computer. Janeway knocks out the guard. Leonardo has been shot, but being a hologram he is unhurt. He cannot comprehend this and demands an explanation. Janeway reminds him that it is a poor apprentice who cannot surpass their master, and explains that there are things that she understands and he cannot. They use a site-to-site transporter to beam themselves a good distance away into the countryside. They board a fixed-wing glider constructed by Leonardo and take off, just as Tau's guards open fire. Finally, *Voyager* is able to get close enough to the planet to beam aboard the Captain and her mentor. ## Reception In 2020, *The Digital Fix* called the "Concerning Flight" a "delightful holodeck adventure" and praised it for its exploration of Captain Janeway's character.[1] Tor.com gave this 6 out 10, noting the actors "Rhys-Davies and Kate Mulgrew being amazing together" but wanting more from the rest of story.[2] ## Releases In 2017, the complete *Star Trek: Voyager* television series was released in a DVD [box set](/source/Box_set) with special features.[3][4] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Star Trek: Voyager Revisited - Season Four"](https://www.thedigitalfix.com/television/feature/star-trek-voyager-revisited-a-look-back-at-season-four/). *Television @ The Digital Fix*. July 23, 2020. Retrieved March 22, 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** DeCandido, Keith R. A. (November 5, 2020). ["Star Trek: Voyager Rewatch: "Concerning Flight""](https://www.tor.com/2020/11/05/star-trek-voyager-rewatch-concerning-flight/). *Tor.com*. Retrieved June 4, 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Wright, Matt. ["REVIEW: "Star Trek: Voyager" – The Complete Series on DVD"](https://trekmovie.com/2017/03/08/review-star-trek-voyager-the-complete-series-on-dvd/). *TrekMovie.com*. Retrieved February 22, 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Star Trek: Voyager - The Complete Series (DVD Review)"](https://whysoblu.com/star-trek-voyager-complete-series-dvd-review/). *Why So Blu?*. March 7, 2017. 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