X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from imr-mb01.mx.aol.com ([64.12.207.164] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.8) with ESMTP id 4405947 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 25 Jul 2010 00:14:38 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.207.164; envelope-from=DLOMHEIM@aol.com Received: from imo-ma03.mx.aol.com (imo-ma03.mx.aol.com [64.12.78.138]) by imr-mb01.mx.aol.com (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id o6P4DtDp007565 for ; Sun, 25 Jul 2010 00:13:55 -0400 Received: from DLOMHEIM@aol.com by imo-ma03.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v42.9.) id q.bd0.77637665 (37036) for ; Sun, 25 Jul 2010 00:13:50 -0400 (EDT) Received: from magic-d27.mail.aol.com (magic-d27.mail.aol.com [172.19.146.161]) by cia-db02.mx.aol.com (v129.4) with ESMTP id MAILCIADB026-90ac4c4bb9feb3; Sun, 25 Jul 2010 00:13:50 -0400 From: DLOMHEIM@aol.com Message-ID: <334f5.612efc5c.397d13fe@aol.com> Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2010 00:13:50 EDT Subject: Mike Wills To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="part1_334f5.612efc5c.397d13fe_boundary" X-Mailer: 9.0 Security Edition for Windows sub 5378 X-AOL-ORIG-IP: 72.214.103.17 X-AOL-IP: 172.19.146.161 X-Spam-Flag:NO X-AOL-SENDER: DLOMHEIM@aol.com --part1_334f5.612efc5c.397d13fe_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Really sad news about Mike... I was on an AWACS trip to San Diego in 2009 and called Mike up to see if I could see his project while out that way. I dragged another crew member along and we both met Mike at a restaurant; grabbed a bite to eat, and then drove a few miles down the road to his hanger. He showed us his RV-4, his old RV-6A (that he sold to a buddy), and his glider. Without any persuasion he hauled his 4 outside and fired it up! It ran pretty good (albeit very loud) and the prop blast made the cool night air pretty chilly! At one point he demonstrated how it would cut out when he went above the staging point (I believe) which was the last big hurdle he wanted to sort out before flying it for the first time. My thoughts and prayers go out to his loved ones in this very difficult time... Doug --part1_334f5.612efc5c.397d13fe_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Really sad news about Mike...

I was on an AWACS trip to San Diego in 2009 and called=20 Mike up to see if I could see his project while out that way. = I=20 dragged another crew member along and we both met Mike at a=20 restaurant; grabbed a bite to eat, and then drove a few miles down th= e road=20 to his hanger. He showed us his RV-4, his old RV-6A (that he so= ld to=20 a buddy), and his glider.

Without any persuasion he hauled his 4 outside and fired it=20 up! It ran pretty good (albeit very loud) and the prop bla= st=20 made the cool night air pretty chilly! At one point he demonstrated= how it=20 would cut out when he went above the staging point (I believe) which was= the=20 last big hurdle he wanted to sort out before flying it for the first=20 time.

My thoughts and prayers go out to his loved ones in this ve= ry=20 difficult time...

Doug

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