Just to add to my earlier post - he did not suffer fools, and his strong non-PC character shone through 'Pilot' like a beacon. I loved it, and GA is the poorer for his passing. He also paid authors up-front on acceptance, even if he didn't plan to use the piece for a while. What a chnage to some mags I've written for where they do all they can to delay payment!
Something I wrote in a 'Pilot' article about a particular aeroplane attracted the attention of CAA. They phoned James demanding he give them my contact details. He told them he respected the privacy of his authors and if they wanted that information they were not going to get it from him.
Then he phoned me to let me know they were sniffing around, and that when they did contact me it would not be on the strength of a steer from him.
As it happens, they did contact me but it didn't come to anything, but that sort of support for even a very occasional contributor like me was typical of James. He engendered respect and loyalty, and he is a sad loss to GA publishing.
SSD