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Captured2012:12:05 13:59:07

Weigh shift fuel tank

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Weigh shift fuel tank

Jim W rigging up his new weight shift fuel tank

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  • Ken

    Spent yesterday reminissing memories of Jim with a great group of pilots out in Petaluma, CA. Jim inspired and touched the lives so many of us. Thanks Jim for showing us the way.

    Thanks Mike, Heather, Kim, Jim, Eric, Carolyn, Paul, John, and Leo for sharing the day and your memories of Jim. He will be missed, but remembered each time we take to the sky.

  • Leo

    You once asked me what I thought about flying Trikes during my first Pahrump balloon festival when I was still a student Pilot. And my answer was, the people. 

    You, Jim, and so many others...to many to name,  make sharing our love for flight just that much better. Jim was just an fantastic man...and instant friend who exuded this positive atmosphere when you were around him.  Miss him a lot. : ( 

  • Eric

    Thanks Ken for posting the pic of Jim fueling. It so reminds me of him and his clever application of whatever was at hand to make things work better. Jim never suffered fools, but he would bend over backwards to help anyone he liked. Generous, humerous, and usually a joy to be around (hey, we all have our off days).

    It was great to see you and Leo amongst the locals at Jim's memorial, and looking forward to lots of flying together in the future.

    Eric