# AOPA: Billy Thalheimer interview

October 10, 2024

REGENT Co-founder and CEO Billy Thalheimer spoke with AOPA (the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association) at UP.Summit 2024 about the potential of seagliders to transform regional coastal travel. Read more [here](https://aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/october/10/future-of-flight-revealed).

### Video  
[Is it a boat or a plane? - Regent Seaglider at Up.Summit 2024](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTD8yZGYNBI)  
  
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