Aviation Forum / General / Homebuilt / October 2008

To All:
Wish me luck.  Going under the knife in about two hours.
-R.S.Hoover
-@ 0615

I caught an article by Jim Wier in Nov.'s Kitplane Mag.  Good article
Jim.
Monk

I did know Bill personally and always found him a facinating
character. Every time I did post to rah Bill would always simply reply
" I thought you was dead" I'll really miss him.
Ed Sullivan

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For those of you who care,  Cards, flowers, etc. can be sent to:
Janice Phillips
Intermountain Hospital
P.O. Box 577000

...and Learn a new Language!
The cancer has me pretty much tied down but the oncologist has urged
me to walk as much as possible.  So I arm myself with my Wal-Mart cane
and shove off to circle the patio.

Since I don't frequent the ANN site unless someone brings up a special
story there I didn't see this but Bruce Frank just send me an E-Mail
with the story which I am including here.  Many participants in this
newgroup including myself knew Badwater Bill (aka:  Bill Phillips) and

Shamelessly clipped and posted:

If you've read the latest 'Sport Aviation' you were no doubt impressed
by the 'New Engines for Experimental Aircraft' (page 35).  The
infomercial shows a few engines with prices starting at about ten
grand, topping out at more than $50k, chump change for all those folks

I talked to Billy only three weeks ago when my wife and I were in Las
Vegas.  He was in the middle of building a model Helicopter and already
 had plans for that afternoon to go flying it with a friend.
That was BWB... he was always in the middle of something.  Bill wasn't

My blog has become a way for me to think out loud about my project.
Putting things down in a narrative helps me crystallize my thoughts,
and give me something to refer back to when the time comes to move
from thinking to doing.

Anybody have a recommendation for a high pressure electric fuel pump
for fuel injected IOF-360 engine.  It needs to be an inline pump with
output pressure of 25psi and hopefully doesn't cost an arm and part of
a leg.  It will be installed external from fuel tank and use AN6

Every time I read the completion bits in Sport Aviation and
Kitplanes,
everyone keeps thanking their wives for support, patience and
help. Mine keeps asking why I'm wasting my time and looks for other

Good day all!
There were several projects that I know of to fly a reproduction of the
Wright's 1903 "Flyer" back in the centenary year.
However all those that I know of failed to leave the ground.