Jim owned Navair when I learnt to fly there 30 years ago. My instructor remarked to me that he had never flown with anyone with such beautiful hands. And he didn't mean their physical appearance!
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Some years later Jim was endorsing me on a Queenair which was an old Air Ambulance. As we flew around the BK training area and the Camden circuit he looked at the rego and remarked, "This is the aircraft that rushed me to Sydney after I suffered my Aortal aneurism! We better look after her". Classic Jim!
It was a privilege to have known you, and an honour to have flown with you. Clear skies old friend. The World is a lesser place for your passing.