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Warthog · 11-14-2020, 08:46 AM

Another movie besides Dune that’s waiting to come out is TOP GUN II. I’ve watched the previews and “the making of” short flick s and I’m super impressed. Not just because I’m a pilot but it’s a damn exciting movie.

This flick has Very little CGI - computer imaging. They put 8 cameras in the cockpit to see the face and everything the pilots are doing there. Tom Cruise and all the pilot actors spent several months flying to get adjusted to the heavy “g” forces and acrobatic maneuvers that is a part of flying an F-18. Most people get sick with acrobatics and g’s in the beginning, but then you get used to it. After awhile you’re not even thinking about it because you’re multi-taking so much.

So this movie is going to be a “love letter for aviation”. The movie will give you the real feeling of flying a very cool aircraft
and the rush you get as you maneuver and fly fast and low to the ground!

BTW, I did fly in the back seat of an F-18A (Kuwait Air Force) and the pilot let me fly it from the back seat for almost the whole flight. Unfortunately it was a shorter flight than we planned because I was pushing the throttles “to the fire wall” (Max power) all the time and pulling the Max g’s (7.33 g’s) . We did a low level over the desert (like you will see in the movie although their low level is over the mountains!), shot the gun and dropped simulated bombs at gunnery range. The Hornet is a BLAST TO FLY, and you will see that in TOP GUN II. It might be one of the first movies to show after the Covid 19 pandemic is open!!

Top Gun II will be more realistic and certainly more awe inspiring than the first movie. Go see it when it comes out!!!

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11-14-2020, 08:46 AM	#2165
Warthog The Starter Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: Doylestown, PA Posts: 1,253	Re: Getting ready for an awesome year of movies Another movie besides Dune that’s waiting to come out is TOP GUN II. I’ve watched the previews and “the making of” short flick s and I’m super impressed. Not just because I’m a pilot but it’s a damn exciting movie. This flick has Very little CGI - computer imaging. They put 8 cameras in the cockpit to see the face and everything the pilots are doing there. Tom Cruise and all the pilot actors spent several months flying to get adjusted to the heavy “g” forces and acrobatic maneuvers that is a part of flying an F-18. Most people get sick with acrobatics and g’s in the beginning, but then you get used to it. After awhile you’re not even thinking about it because you’re multi-taking so much. So this movie is going to be a “love letter for aviation”. The movie will give you the real feeling of flying a very cool aircraft and the rush you get as you maneuver and fly fast and low to the ground! BTW, I did fly in the back seat of an F-18A (Kuwait Air Force) and the pilot let me fly it from the back seat for almost the whole flight. Unfortunately it was a shorter flight than we planned because I was pushing the throttles “to the fire wall” (Max power) all the time and pulling the Max g’s (7.33 g’s) . We did a low level over the desert (like you will see in the movie although their low level is over the mountains!), shot the gun and dropped simulated bombs at gunnery range. The Hornet is a BLAST TO FLY, and you will see that in TOP GUN II. It might be one of the first movies to show after the Covid 19 pandemic is open!! Top Gun II will be more realistic and certainly more awe inspiring than the first movie. Go see it when it comes out!!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ Four Combat Tours in Afghanistan, Iraq and Kuwait. Flyboy. "Land of the Free and Home of the Brave"