Very sad news. Not seen him for long time but even from the beginning at Culdrose and The Peanut Huts he was "individual" and had panache.
Remember then and still when he was in Dubai he would go dry for a month a year just to prove to himself he could - made up for lost time in the other 11 months though!
Don't make them like Art anymore and the fun of aviation disappears with these characters.