What I want to know is.......... how do the crew get aboard their floatplane without getting their boots soaked?

Piggy-back ;)

It is not a Pete, but at Aviaskins someone is working on a E13A:
http://forum.aviaskins.com/showthread.php?t=2343

The model is looking quite good. I don't know if choisek is cooperating with TD, but it would be great if the E13A could be added to one of the next patches.

I'd be happy with that :)

Lovely. How's the poly count?

E13A from choisek is under standarts of IL2 ...

Wow, that is great.

Is it possible to have the Me-210/410 flyable for this game?

That E13 is gorgeous, don't care who says otherwise. The P40 rebuild might be the one I look forward to the most, it's about time, and am thankful. I fly the P40 more then anything else, and this is going to be awesome! Also, that Ki-45 is coming along very well. Exciting times for a 10 year old sim!!

that E-13 is going well very nicely, lets hope to see that in 4.12 because I could tell its coming in :)