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Never met Mike in person. I've shared emails with him and was really looking forward to seeing his motorglider project. We talked on the phone a few times about CAD software. Shared some gliding stories. Seemed like a great guy. What a bummer.

My thoughts are with his family.

CAVU Mike

Monty

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From: David Leonard

To: Rotary motors in aircraft

Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 11:54 AM

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.

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David Leonard

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

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