I’m an aviation nut. I can spot right away when a movie has an incorrect aircraft type or livery. And don’t even get me started on cockpit layouts. If you have a particular interest, usually you can spot some glaring issues that others wouldn’t even notice.
TBH my take on it is that they pretend fighters are still doing the same thing as in WWII or maybe Korea, just with missiles. No BVR or anything. There is this Indian short that was more tense for me than the whole of Top Gun and it feels so much closer to the real thing.
That said, I don’t like Tom Cruise because of his slavery side gig and IDK jack about Indian-Pakistani relations, so take it with that in mind.
Some things you just know.
I’m an aviation nut. I can spot right away when a movie has an incorrect aircraft type or livery. And don’t even get me started on cockpit layouts. If you have a particular interest, usually you can spot some glaring issues that others wouldn’t even notice.
As a fellow aviation nerd, what do you think about Top Gun? Or the sequel?
I haven’t seen the sequel, but the original was filmed in actual F14 aircraft, so I’d be amazed if the cockpit layout was wrong.
TBH my take on it is that they pretend fighters are still doing the same thing as in WWII or maybe Korea, just with missiles. No BVR or anything. There is this Indian short that was more tense for me than the whole of Top Gun and it feels so much closer to the real thing.
That said, I don’t like Tom Cruise because of his slavery side gig and IDK jack about Indian-Pakistani relations, so take it with that in mind.
Watch Flight Risk with Marky Mark. I was laughing out loud in the theater at some of the “inaccuracies”
At least they get some credit for using an actual aircraft. They filmed using an actual Cessna 208 on a platform.
https://sonycine.com/behind-the-scenes-flight-risk/
All in all, despite the rather silly nature of the movie, I quire enjoyed it. Was fun.