Bill Wilcox

Male

Soldotna, AK

United States

Profile Information:

Aircraft Model
STOL CH 801
Project Status
Flying
Building From
Kit
Engine installed (or plan to install)
Lycoming
Building Experience
Have worked on airplanes before
Flying Experience
Commercial / CFI
Home Airport (ie. KMYJ)
Kenai AK

Comment Wall:

  • Phillip Owens

    Hi Bill, Looks like I will finally see the day when it will fly, finishing the cowling this winter and DAR inspection in the spring. Hope all is well with you and thanks for your help and comments over the years.

    Jan 3, 2009

  • Ken Ryan

    Hi Bill,

    I'm not very good at using this website, I'm afraid! Just found your message. How did your Zenith gathering go? I'm plugging away. Got elevator and stab done. Working on elevator/trim tab.

    Hope to someday take it to Valdez.

    Ken

    Apr 26, 2009

  • Robin Boyd-Moss

    Hi Bill, I have just imported a built up 801 into Kenya. I hope that within the next couple of months we will have it flying. I would therefore sincerely appreciate any information on flying the 801.

    Robin.

    Feb 8, 2010

  • William W Lanning

    Dear Bill:

    Thanks for the offer. At this time I am stuck doing battle with the Crossflow Aero Subaru engine. As you may have heard they are out of business and I can not run down Jorge, the owner and knowledge factory for this engine. I have it running but not correctly. All computer controlled fuel injection. I had a wizz kid come up out of Anchorage twice and we still couldn't solve all the problems. Currently it sits in my yard, all put together waiting for spring when I will tackle it again.
    I certainly will take you up on your offer if I can get it running right.

    Sincerely Bill

    Nov 14, 2010

  • Chane Burk

    Bill,

    Getting together with other builders sounds great.  Are you driving?  I made that drive three times and loved it.  I envy your summer in Alaska, winter in Arizona.  

    Chane

    Oct 7, 2011

  • Joe Salomone

    Hi Bill..............no difference at all with the POD on. Send me your normal email address to heliojoe@hotmail.com...easier for me to send photos.....thanks....Joe.

    Nov 3, 2011

  • Ken Duncan

    Bill,

    A local print shop used the basic logo that Zenair sent me and modified it with the 801 in the center and matched our paint colors close enough.  I got it approved from Zenair to use it that way.  We really like it.  Ken.

    Contact is in Claremore, Oklahoma

    Jason Jones

    jonesdesign@yahoo.com

    918-740-0389

    Aug 30, 2014

  • Chane Burk

    Sure. Just let me know when. My life is going to get really hectic in the next couple of days, I have a baby due yesterday. Things should settle down when we get him home.

    Nov 1, 2014

  • Chane Burk

    Hi Bill, I got the little one home and settled in (for the most part). You are welcome to stop by anytime I'm here.

    Nov 25, 2014

  • Gary Goertzen

    Good morning Bill,

    Just wondering how long you stay up there in Alaska in the summer. You did mention hunting up there in the fall, so I imagine you stay till September at least. We are thinking of our vacation trip the last week in August, first 2 weeks in September. Just wondering if you would still be up there. What kind of temperatures would we be seeing? We have been looking at some scenery pictures on the web, looks like it might be hard to leave Alaska, once you go there, Thanks again for the info on the under seat fuel pumps. 

    Regards

    Gary G

    Jan 26, 2015

  • Gary Goertzen

    Hi Bill,

    Were you ever in contact with Jeff Fortune? I tried to message him on his page, but no response yet. Is he still involved with Zenair aircraft, or is he out of flying. you wouldn't happen to have his email, by any chance, would you?

    We are going to be driving up there, later this summer, just by car. I wish we were flying, but not this time. Do you ferry your 801 back and forth every year, of does it stay in Alaska?

    Regards

    Gary

    Jan 29, 2015

  • terry w. thayer

    Hey Bill,

    Good to hear from you! I crashed my CH-701 on Kustatan River last August. I'm in Texas until May 11 so I can't attend but thanks for the invite.

    Best Regards,

    Terry

    Apr 15, 2015

  • Kurt R Braun

    Hi Bill
    My CH601HD is enroute to Alaska. I hope to have tail and Fuselage done by spring (Alaska Spring). See you when you return.

    Dec 15, 2015

  • Keith Crawford

    I saw the 801 floating around the pattern today. Congratulations on getting the bird back up in the air.

    Apr 28, 2016

  • Jerry

    Hi bill was referred to u by Daniel about putting floats on my 801. I live in center of B.C. want to put on 2000 s this plane had anfibs on previously I’m putting 31 on mains now and 29 on front  any info on performance and atttachment is welcome 

    Jan 21, 2018

  • Samuel McNair

    Bill;

    I saw the most recent video that you made. I will be flying your way in my CH801 this summer. Do you have any good recommended places to go, tips on beach landings, etc?  Thanks

    Sam McNair

    ssm6791@gmail.com

    864-617-3192

    May 18, 2018

  • Samuel McNair

    Bill, one of these days I am going to come back to AK to visit, and this time I am going to make it onto that beach and did clams too.  Did you see the video of the approach in my AK trip video?  We set a missed approach point up based on time or hitting minimum vis going in. 

    Sep 13, 2020

  • Michael Mccarthy

    Hello,

    My name is Mr. Michael Mccarthy, I have contacted you before without any response from you. Please replied if you receive this message. I have something very important to discuss with you, I have a vital information to give you. Could you please get back to me on (mmichaelmccarthy4@gmail.com ) for full details.

    Michael Mccarthy.

    Jun 18, 2021