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Fighter Pilot reviews ‘Top Gun’ and ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ scenes.

Dave Berke, a retired Top Gun instructor, reviews the action scenes in “Top Gun” and “Top Gun: Maverick.”

He talks about being an efficient wingman, flying an F-14, firing missiles, navigating jet washes efficiently, exiting a flat spin and how the ejection seats work in “Top Gun” with Tom Cruise, Val Kilmer and Anthony Edwards. .

He then reveals the ways in which a modern F/A-18 Super Hornet differs from an F-14, how Top Gun students train for dogfighting, the physical effects that gravitational forces can have on fighter pilots, the best ways to fight radar. -guided missiles and how pilots land on aircraft carriers in “Top Gun: Maverick” with 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 Director of Development at Echelon Front.

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Dave Berke

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