This one hurts. I've been following Jimmy throughout my years of
flying. First saw him at the balloon fiesta in Albuquerque many years
ago when he was new on the airshow circuit. He'd disappear into the
arroyos and appear again. Real cool. On one flight he returned to
Coronado Airport and as he touched down, discovered he had a brake
locked up. He had the presence of mind, quick reflexes and of course
the power to pull up and fly over to the Sunport where he landed on
grass with emergency equipment standing by. He nosed over on landing,
but was flying again the next day. Maybe it wasn't a big deal, but as a
new pilot I was very impressed. Last saw him fly his Waco jet a couple
years ago at Quad Cities. What a performer.
--
Gene Seibel