X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from fmailhost04.isp.att.net ([204.127.217.104] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.8) with ESMTP id 4400408 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 20 Jul 2010 17:30:22 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=204.127.217.104; envelope-from=bbradburry@bellsouth.net Received: from desktop (adsl-85-142-250.mco.bellsouth.net[98.85.142.250]) by isp.att.net (frfwmhc04) with SMTP id <20100720212946H0400oap6je>; Tue, 20 Jul 2010 21:29:47 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [98.85.142.250] From: "Bill Bradburry" To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Mike Wills Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2010 17:29:48 -0400 Message-ID: <7542B931E9DA4AD2982A01C047B9E982@Desktop> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_002E_01CB2831.279ADC40" X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 11 Thread-Index: AcsoLFRoF+1CRABZSj+16fXUfCsyXgAJZBPQ X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.0.6001.18049 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_002E_01CB2831.279ADC40 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I didn't know Mike, but have been saddened by his loss. I was very impressed by his rotary install. The picture of the glider helps to understand a report that I read that the tail had broken off the glider. I was thinking that it would take more than a tree to do that, but the tail boom in the picture looks like it could be broken fairly easily if the plane wing hit and the plane was snapped to the side. I am confused though, by the report that it is a motorized glider. I don't see any propeller and if it was truly motorized, why would he not have been able to extend a glide to the airport? Bill B _____ From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of David Leonard Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 12:55 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Mike Wills I just heard the news this morning and am very shocked and saddened. Mike was one of my closer friends in the rotary community and a big inspiration for me to get started. His workmanship on his RV-4 was constant source of higher goal-setting for me. We previously owned a C-140 together to get our tailwheel experience for flying our RV's. He was always a very careful and conscientious pilot. His house is in Spring Valley (East County San Diego) and he leaves behind his wife and children. Here is another article I found: http://www. deseretnews.com/article/700049229/California-pilot-believed-dead-from-crash- in-Tushar-Mountains-in-Southern-Utah.html Attached is a picture of mike with his sail plane and his RV-4 in the background. I will miss him very much and my thoughts are with his family. -- David Leonard Turbo Rotary RV-6 N4VY http://N4VY.RotaryRoster.net http://RotaryRoster.net ------=_NextPart_000_002E_01CB2831.279ADC40 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I didn’t know Mike, but have = been saddened by his loss.  I was very impressed by his rotary = install.

 

The picture of the glider helps to understand a report that I read that the tail had broken off the = glider.  I was thinking that it would take more than a tree to do that, but the = tail boom in the picture looks like it could be broken fairly easily if the plane = wing hit and the plane was snapped to the side.  I am confused though, = by the report that it is a motorized glider.  I don’t see any = propeller and if it was truly motorized, why would he not have been able to extend a = glide to the airport?

 

Bill B

 

From: = Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of David Leonard
Sent: Tuesday, July 20, = 2010 12:55 PM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: = Mike Wills

 

I just heard the news this morning and am very shocked and saddened.  Mike was one of my closer friends in the rotary community and a big inspiration for me to get started.  His workmanship on = his RV-4 was constant source of higher goal-setting for me.  We previously = owned a C-140 together to get our tailwheel experience for flying our RV's.  He was always a very careful and conscientious pilot. =

His house is in Spring Valley = (East County San Diego) and he leaves behind his wife and children. 

 

Here is another article I found:

 

Attached is a picture of mike with his sail plane and his RV-4 = in the background.

 

I will miss him very much and my thoughts are with his = family.

--
David Leonard

Turbo Rotary RV-6 N4VY
http://N4VY.RotaryRoster.net
http://RotaryRoster.net

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