My instructor at the Mesa school did not like inverted flying.  I do.  

From: Sean Heskett 
Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2022 3:30 PM
To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group 
Cc: Chuck McCown 
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Maverick

If you are ever in Las Vegas or San Diego you can go fly the Extra 330 with 
these guys: 
https://www.skycombatace.com


Worth every penny in my opinion!!


Sean Heskett


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On Tue, May 31, 2022 at 2:25 PM Chuck McCown via AF <af@af.afmug.com> wrote:

  I did upset training in Mesa in an Extra.  That was a bunch o fun.  

  From: Robert 
  Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2022 2:22 PM
  To: af@af.afmug.com 
  Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Maverick

  Not that I have flown it, but I do internet for the Air Races and have 
sponsored a couple of the Unlimited teams.  I have had a fair amount of "hanger 
talk" about flying the various unlimiteds and stock versions of the 51 are 
highly regarded as good platforms.  They have some areas of the envelope that 
bite hard, but are easy to stay away from with any effort of paying attention.  
I came sooooo close to getting a ride one year just before the crash.   


  On 5/31/22 1:08 PM, Steven Kenney via AF wrote:

    If the P51 is as difficult to master as it is in DCS I gotta give him some 
props (pardon then  pun).   Taildraggers can be a real drag (sorry again)  

    On Tue, May 31, 2022 at 3:48 PM Robert <i...@avantwireless.com> wrote:

      That is one of two P-51's he owns.  He used to fly the two seater with a 
instructor all the time to satisfy insurance ( movie, not aviation ) 
requirements, but finally got good/comfortable enough to satisfy the movie 
insurance companies and have enough "pull" to negotiate through it and ( this 
is second hand ) bought the single seater.   The two seater is still his 
favorite from what I was also told, as he loves to take his close friends 
flying.   That a/c has shown up at Reno at least once, but Cruise has not.  
There is a good interview with his co star about going flying with him and his 
mastery comforting her fears.  

        Apparently his bit of sailing in this film may have given him just 
enough taste to hook him on that according to some of the crew that was below 
decks during the sailing scenes, as he asked about doing some more up on SF 
bay, where he moved from SD after the sailing scenes there were too boring..  A 
few of the crew are FB friends and were chatting about it when asked.  He is 
amazing about making _all_ the people involved feel important according the the 
crew as long as you are being completely professional.


      On 5/31/22 11:46 AM, Steven Kenney via AF wrote:

        I met the actual F14 pilot who was the consultant for the film and flew 
with Tom Cruise.  We had a LAN Party with a bunch of pilots playing Falcon 4.0 
after it was released.  Forget his name but I have pics at home to back it up 
lol.  We watched Top Gun and he described every scene what they had to do, and 
how much of it was fake.  He did mention the actors were barfing and couldn't 
handle it.  

        We had a lot of good laughs like one scene Cruise is on the motorcycle 
the guy says "he's actually being towed there" and if you look you'll notice 
yeah you can't see the wheels its just a close shot.  

        Now Tom flies on his own!  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1iZtBM23bY&t=1s  I wonder if that actually is 
his P51.  



        On Sat, May 28, 2022 at 3:34 PM Robert <i...@avantwireless.com> wrote:

          No model a/c ...   No continuity errors from wings swept to unswept 
          frame to frame.   Cruise insisted on all the right stuff so there 
would 
          never be another movie to compare.   It was great watching the 
interview 
          on youtube about the bad guys tasking sats on the life sized model..

          On 5/28/22 8:43 AM, Jeff Broadwick - Lists wrote:
          > The flying was better
          >
          > Jeff Broadwick
          > CTIconnect
          > 312-205-2519 Office
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          > jbroadw...@cticonnect.com
          >
          >> On May 28, 2022, at 11:17 AM, Bill Prince <part15...@gmail.com> 
wrote:
          >>
          >> Saw a review in our local rag. Reviewer felt this sequel might be 
better than the original.
          >>
          >>
          >> bp
          >> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com>
          >>
          >>> On 5/27/2022 7:36 PM, Jeff Broadwick - Lists wrote:
          >>> Loved it!  First time in a movie theater since Covid.  The P51 
was icing on the cake!
          >>>
          >>> Jeff Broadwick
          >>> CTIconnect
          >>> 312-205-2519 Office
          >>> 574-220-7826 Cell
          >>> jbroadw...@cticonnect.com
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