Last year a group tried to fly an 11 lb model airplane accross the Atlantic. In four attempt, they managed a maximum distance of 479 miles. They are going to try it again soon, so check out

TAM Homepage
to keep up to date.

If news is slow, you can waste some time reading about an
amateur launch of a high altitude weather balloon. It was equipped with a Linux computer from soekris, a Basic Stamp, a GPS, and a small camera. Cool stuff. Good photos!