Jim Hrymack first flew at age 16. Hrymack eventually joined the RCAF, flying various aircraft including the T-33 Shooting Star during his time at 4 Wing Cold Lake.
After leaving the military, Hrymack continued with aviation, flying humanitarian missions in Africa with the United Nations and instructing pilots of the Royal Saudi Airforce. Jim takes to the skies in his Harvard Mark IV, a trainer used by many pilots in Canada during the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan days of the Second World War. This aircraft is powered by a 1340 Pratt and Whitney radial engine that produces 600 horsepower and can reach speeds of up to 258 miles per hour.
