I first met Eric in 1979 when he was regularly kicking ass in national hang gliding competitions. Over the years, his inspiring photography was regularly featured in magazines. His innovative and well built hang gliding harnesses were the choice of many top notch competition pilots. And me. (Not to be confused with aforesaid top notch competition pilots.) In 1990, he flew his Sunseeker I solar powered sailplane from California to North Carolina on an epic summer expedition. Since then, he has relentlessly pursued designing and building practical solar powered aircraft, while avoiding the hype and overblown claims of other proponents. Best of luck to him and Irena!