Jonathan Trappe, who has crossed the English Channel flying his unusual cluster of small helium balloons, now is in Maine waiting for the right weather to launch across the sea. Trappe spoke with AVweb's Mary Grady about how he is preparing for the flight, what challenges he expects, and how you can track his progress after launch.]]> Ian Cotton is selling his almost-flyable Sea Harrier on eBay. He spoke with AVweb's Russ Niles about how the jump jet made it to his driveway in Red Deer, Alberta.]]> AVweb's Mary Grady talks with pilot Andre Borschberg to learn more about this unique project.]]> Doug Macnair, vice president for government relations at EAA, talks with AVweb's Mary Grady about the details of the plan and what it will mean to general aviation pilots and aircraft owners.]]> AVweb's Russ Niles spoke with Bob Miller about New York state's retroactive re-interpretation of the sales tax code.]]> AVweb's Russ Niles spoke with organizer Dan Gryder about The Gathering of Warbirds and Legends and how veterans and family members of veterans can get aboard.]]> AVweb spoke with pilot and founder Judy Rice.]]> Adam Meredith, head of the AOPA Aircraft Finance Company spoke with AVweb's Russ Niles.]]> Peggy Chabrian, the founder and president of WAI, talked with AVweb's Mary Grady about the group's achievements, her goals for the future, and what's in the works for EAA AirVenture this summer.]]> AVweb's Mary Grady spoke with Stephanie Kenyon, a vice president of the foundation, to learn more about it.]]> Kent Lovelace, chair of the aviation department at the University of North Dakota, talks with AVweb's Mary Grady about the impact of new rules that raise the bar for that first job, how airlines and students are adapting, and some new programs that aim to address some of these issues.]]> AVweb's Russ Niles spoke with Social Flight's Jeff Simon.]]> Carl Dietrich spoke with AVweb's Mary Grady about the company's plans.]]> Jack Pelton about the direction of the association following the resignation of Rod Hightower. According to Pelton, EAA is "the only true association out there that truly represents all aspects of general aviation and recreational flying." This is how he thinks that association should behave.]]> fliegermagazin's Thomas Borchert during the Aero show in Friedrichshafen. Before you complain about user fees or regulations in the U.S., listen to what Thomas has to say about flying in Europe. Yet still, pilots there persevere, $13 dollar avgas and approach fees be damned.]]> Thierry Argaud from SMA gave us the lowdown on their upcoming six-cylinder diesel, the SR460.]]> Cosby Stone tells AVweb the company has been coming to Germany since the day the show started more than 20 years ago.]]> AVweb's Paul Bertorelli asked engine developers how they're coping with the changing landscape of avgas. Rhett Ross from Continental Motors spoke about the challenges of predicting the future and staying current with the wide array of fuels in play today.]]> Rick Stenberg, the CEO of Coval Molecular Coatings, says his product could potentially provide a super-thin, lightweight, smooth, and durable coating for aircraft, minimizing parasite drag and preventing dirt and ice from sticking to the surface. He spoke about his material this week at the CAFE Electric Aircraft Symposium and later spoke about it with AVweb's Mary Grady.]]> Mike Kraft.]]> Chip Yates of Flight of the Century, who set an unofficial speed record last year in an electric-powered Long-EZ, is now working on a mid-air recharging system for the aircraft, which he plans to test prior to appearing at EAA AirVenture later this summer. He spoke with AVweb's Mary Grady about his plans at the CAFE Electric Airplane Symposium in Santa Rosa, California on Friday.]]> Carl Wolf seems to agree that the next logical development in avionics is an AHRS/Com/Nav/ADS-B that won't make you sell the beach house. AVweb's Paul Bertorelli spoke with him at Aero 2013 in Friedrichshafen.]]> Brien Seeley talks with AVweb's Mary Grady about who's coming, what they'll be talking about, and what they hope to achieve.]]> AVweb's Paul Bertorelli spoke with Tom Peghiny at Aero 2013.]]> AVweb's Paul Bertorelli spoke with COO Pat Waddick at the show.]]> Scott Conde, a senior controller at Oakland Center in California says that delays resulting from controller furloughs are just getting started. He told AVweb's Russ Niles that when summer vacations hit, the situation will be much worse.]]> AVweb's Mary Grady found out more about the game's pending release.]]> Jack Howell didn't wait for the government to look after the needs of the children of war veterans. He talked to AVweb's Paul Bertorelli about how aviation can help them cope with the changes war brings to their lives.]]> AVweb's Mary Grady talked to Flight Design's John Gilmore about the new model based on the limited-edition aircraft.]]> AVweb's Paul Bertorelli spoke with Tecnam's Phil Solomon.]]> AVweb's Paul Bertorelli spoke with DiamondShare's John Armstrong about innovative approach.]]> AVweb's Paul Bertorelli spoke with Continental's Bill Ross about this and the certification of its new diesel.]]> AVweb's Mary Grady checked it out at the show, speaking with Sport Aviation, LLC's Jerry Scheid.]]> AVweb's Mary Grady spoke with Vedalo's Dan Jacobs at Sun 'n Fun 2013.

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]]> AVweb's Paul Bertorelli visited Aircraft Spruce's amazing space at SNF 2013.

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