Former Top Gun instructor Dave Berke reviews the action scenes in “Top Gun” and “Top Gun: Maverick.”
He talks about being an efficient wingman, flying an F-14, launching missiles, navigating jet wash efficiently, getting out of a flat spin, and how the ejection seats work in the movie Top Gun starring Tom Cruise, Val Kilmer and Anthony Edwards. .
He then discusses how the modern F/A-18 Super Hornet differs from the F-14, how Top Gun students train for dogfighting, the physical effects of gravitational forces that can have on fighter pilots, the best ways to combat radar. – cruise missiles and how pilots land on aircraft carriers in “Top Gun: Maverick” starring Miles Teller, Glen Powell and Jon Hamm.
Berke spent 23 years in the Marine Corps as a fighter pilot. During this time he flew the F-18 Hornet, F-16 Fighting Falcon, F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II. He is currently the Chief Development Officer of Echelon Front.
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