I will certainly miss Jim. What a wonderful person. I purchased my first aircraft from Jim way back in the late ‘70s and then became a firm friend. It was said that Jim would be able to fly a bit of 4-be-2 timber across the Pacific as long as the ferry tanks were full enough. Let’s start some Jim stories here.
What about the time when Jim and Keith Singh purchased a DC10 (yes, a DC10!) that was on the ground in Karachi. It appears it was a little burnt but after a while they managed to sell it and make a dollar!
I know there are lots of other stories. I encouraged Jim to write a book but he was always too busy ferrying aircraft to do so.