Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #51738
From: Ed Anderson <eanderson@carolina.rr.com>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Mike Wills
Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:11:24 -0400
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Really hate to hear that sad news.  Being glider rated myself (I'm mean really), I've always enjoyed sailing in one of the units (as opposed to doing it in an RV-6a) - always felt I could put one down safely almost anywhere  and walk away - but clearly as this incident with Mike shows - anytime you depart on a flight, you never know for certain the outcome.
 
Fly high Mike, we'll miss you much.
 
Ed
 
 
 

Sent: Monday, July 19, 2010 10:57 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Mike Wills

Sorry to report that we lost a fine friend and fellow rotor-head yesterday.

  Mike Wills was doing what he loved (flying, this time in a glider) when apparently he ran out of thermal lift and couldn't find more before having to make an off field landing.  Very few facts in yet but sounds like a wing clipped a tree before he went in.  He will be missed.

Tracy
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