Welcome to Netpros.net
It gives a snapshot of the work and hobbies of William Halverson
This is what I sound like
Welcome to Netpros.net
It gives a snapshot of the work and hobbies of William Halverson
This is what I sound like
The site is designed for low speed modem access. Believe it or not, most people still use analog modems for Internet access! You won't need plug ins like Macromedia Flash either.
I'm proud to announce I am part of the Pacific Center for Telehealth, a non-profit corporation dedicated to the use of telehealth for improving healthcare. We are working with a group of Native American Indian tribes in California to enhance their Telemedicine Network. Last year we worked with the Alameda County Medical Center to implement a telemedicine project that will incorporate 'store and forward' technology along with video conference based applications.
The Moroccan "Telemedicine for Tafilalet" project has completed its feasibility stage. Sad to say, obtaining funding for the project has bogged down. And while I hate to admit it, it seems the international situation is influencing it.
In January 2002 I gave my resignation from my positions as Co-Director & Technology Advisor to the California Telehealth & Telemedicine Center in Sacramento with February 15th 2002 as my last day. I'd like to thank all of you who were involved with me while I was at CTTC. My understanding is they will focus on rural Telemedicine projects and while that is important, it represents only a fraction of what can be done with TH & TM.
I was involved with some interesting consulting projects before I joined CTTC:
- Strategy and product planning for a funded startup.
www.v2d.com - Marketing and business services for a seed startup, including a web site and a business plan.
www.praesum.com - Creation of a server farm for the CERMUSA project at St. Francis College in Loretto PA.
www.cermusa.org
A copy of my resume
is also available.
I took delivery of a 400HP YAK-55 in March of 2002. It was in Lithuania and had to be disassembled, containerized, shipped to Vermont via Montreal, are reassembled there. After FAA certification, I flew it back to sunny California. Here's a site with some good info on YAK-55s. It's also the outfit I got mine from.
UPDATE: 04/05/2004
About a year has passed since my last update, and all I have to show for it is another hundred hours of air time and fun. She still is a better plane than I am a pilot, and though most of the time was uneventful, I have scared myself twice. Both times her designers came to my rescue ... but I did help things out by being conservative on my altitudes. The details are best told in person...
Last September I gave the BurningMan crowd ( it's held at Black Rock Dessert Nevada) a short smoke show ... I'm told I had 20,000 people staring at me for about 2 minutes ... this September they may be more impressed as I have a routine planned - but you'll have to be there to see it .. I will divulge no details here! Right now I'm working on a respirator mask with a microphone in it .. due to the effects of aerodynamics, even with a tight exhaust system when I make smoke, it gets sucked into the cockpit. So I will get a smoke mask set up so I can breath better when I do my routines.
In addition to aerobatic flying, I'm working to qualify as a formation wingman pilot. There are a growing number of pilots who, in addition to those $150 hamburger lunches, are honing their skills by flying in formation. It has not really caught on yet, but you can imagine how thrilling it is to be part of a group of airplanes as they fly over a runway, each precisely turning and completing their landings within seconds of each other. This link to the Red Star Pilots Association will give you more information on the kinds of activities pilots can aspire to.
Yesterday I leaned another lesson in trans-continental technology: here we use a brake fluid that is not healthy for Russian rubber seals. So I'm grounded until I get my master brake cylinder overhauled, or figure out how to replace them with the Americanski variety!
UPDATE: 03/11/2003
The starboard exhaust port is finally repaired. Ken Valentine, in Upland CA, fabricated a jig to hold it in place while he re-welded it. Also took the opportunity to fix the smoke system! And most importantly, my Strong parachute arrived. Looks like I'll be good to go for competition this season! Check back soon for pics with the smoke on!
UPDATE: 06/11/2002
Well, this is the week! She's been modified: I'll have more leg room. I also had Cleveland brakes and standard US wheels and tires installed - the Russian ones are only good for about 30 landings. Also had a cigarette lighter-shaped power outlet installed for my portable GPS295, and put an altitude encoder in so my Mode C transponder will report altitudes to the ATC radars. I need that to fly into the Class B airspaces like Los Angeles and San Francisco. I'll fly her back from Vermont (weather permitting) from June 18th through the 23rd.
UPDATE: 03/14/2002
The airplane has arrived in Vermont! Here are pictures of it and the other machine that was shipped with it. A beautiful day in Vermont! The outfit that is putting her back together is Gesoco Industries. They are based in Swanton Vermont.
UPDATE: 02/10/2002
The airplane is disassembled, and will be shipped later this week! Here are some pictures of it as it looks now.
UPDATE: 01/17/2002
Eastern Europe got hammered over the holidays. Couldn't work much on disassembly much. Shipment date looks like ~15 February now. Meeting friendly people in the on-line acro community. Invitations from people in seven states to 'stay over', so hopefully I can spend money on gas instead of hotels!
Already have the registration number reserved: N355YK. So when I'm communicating with ground controllers, the call sign will be "5-Y-K". As close as I could get to a call sign that also tells people what I'm flying.
Here are pics of my new airplane.
Here are pics of what I intend to do with it.
Here's where she'll be reassembled.
Maintenant, ici est la recette de Le Bisque pour Petite Larousse!
