ELECTRIC UPDATE WITH RANDALL FISHMAN
Randall Fishman has won numerous awards and accolades for his work on electric flight and already has built an electric-powered ultralight and a single-seat motorglider. (Learn more at his web site.) Now he is coming to EAA AirVenture at Oshkosh with a new design — a two-place that he plans to sell as a kit and eventually as a ready-to-fly LSA. He talks to AVweb's Mary Grady about the project and the challenges and rewards of electric-powered flight.

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CHANGES TO LASP AT LAST
Could the Transportation Security Administration finally be backing down on some of the most onerous parts of the Large Aircraft Security Program (LASP)? Martha King, the National Business Aviation Association's representative at a Congressional hearing on Wednesday, says she thinks so, although there are no guarantees with the TSA. She spoke with AVweb's Russ Niles about the hearing and the potential outcomes.

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AVWEB AND BENDIX/KING BY HONEYWELL ARE GIVING AWAY AN AV8OR TO CELEBRATE AIRVENTURE!

Bendix/King by Honeywell is helping us give away another AV8OR handheld MFD unit to celebrate EAA AirVenture Oshkosh! All you have to do is click the image at right to enter your name and e-mail address. And no, we're not going to rent or sell your name, but Bendix/King by Honeywell may send you information on the AV8OR. You may also forward this newsletter to friends and invite them to sign-up for AVweb's EAA AirVenture 2009 coverage and qualify for the AV8OR prize drawing, too. (We won't spam them, either, but we will send them our e-mail news Flashes.)

Deadline for entries is midnight EST on Sunday, August 2, 2009.

Click here to read the contest rules and enter.

(There's nothing to buy. All you need to do is be registered with AVweb.)

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: FLIGHT REVIEW OF THE SEAMAX M22 LSA

This LSA boasts both leather seats and the ability to land on lakes as well as at airports. Take a closer look and come along on a short review flight.

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EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: AIRTEX'S DIY AIRCRAFT INTERIORS

For 60 years, Airtex has been providing quality aircraft interiors that owners can install themselves. AVweb recently visited the Airtex factory in Fallsington, Pennsylvania to have a look.

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