Such a strange world we live in....
I met Jim in 2008 on Norfolk Island, we were flying out in a PC12 for Lord Howe then onto Adelaide...Jim had been waiting on Norfolk for a week or so for the weather to clear and for favorable winds for his flight to Lord Howe. In a Pawnee, or something similar he was ferrying from NZ to the mainland!!!! That hour spent kicking tires before we both lit the fires before departure was memorable on so many levels...as was chatting to him as we relayed his position and ops normal reports to centre, as he bumped along at 1000 amsl as that's where the best wind was. Didn't get a chance to speak to him on Lord Howe as we departed before he arrived.
And it was only this morning that I was talking to a captain inflight (who has also ferried around the world) about Mr Jim Hazelton, and what a fine example of a gentlemen and aviator he was....
RIP champ, I only knew you for one hour out of your life, but gained a lifetime of advice and respect!