TRAILER Jim Horsely | Combat Pilot, Blue Angels Demonstration pilot, and artist

He fell in love at first sight with a sleek fighter jet and that infatuation led Jim Horsely's aviation career to quickly advance as he fought the NVA in north Vietnam, performing harrowing missions with narrow escapes while many of his friends didn't return. Back in the States, he was accepted into the elite ranks of the Navy's Blue Angels as demonstration team pilot. For two years he travelled the nation performing in the then state-of-the-art A-4 Skyhawk.

He's now retired, but found a similar passion and dedication to the art of painting. Though trading yoke for brush, Jim finds his new passion similarly rewarding.