The Angry Ant and I visited him a couple of years ago and he cooked cornedbeef for our lunch. We were going to take him out for a counter lunch, but he had other plans.
I only flew with him twice in the Three and both times were a ball of fun.
I was his safety FO when he did his first flight in the Mouse, when he started in Brisbane.
What a turn about aviation can be.
I asked him about the dreaded little black book he used to write things in, when flying in PNG.
Told him how we all thought he was noting our sins and omissions down. He said, "Nothing of the sort. I have a lousy memory and thought that's interesting I better write it down or I'll forget it".
I used the little black book trick in my turn and had the FO's worrying for a time, then I added a green book which had 'em really wondering, till the first game bloke asked what it was about.
"Black book is things I need to check up, green book is things I liked and want to remember".
There were other positive things Jim did that I emulated.
Great little bloke.