Why the ‘Top Gun’ Program Tests the Limits of Even the Best Pilots ✈️ The Real Top Gun | Smithsonian

Only the top 5% of Navy pilots make it to the ‘Top Gun’ program, where they face 12-hour days, 6-7 day weeks, for 3 months straight. Some lessons are in a classroom, but most take place in a fighter jet, where dogfighting skills are honed at MACH-1.
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[@scottthomas9485]

Many may have experienced the thrill of driving a fast car, but imagine the speed & thrill you get from these fighter jets & the g forces involved, must be mind blowing.

[@sildz1027]

Where can i watch the full documentary?. Thanks!!

[@ratcapricorn1895]

Love it!!! thank you for this video

[@gabrielvazquez1691]

Best of the best. They'll make you better.

[@timothy9596]

I love how they threw in some F16's and F15's in the footage even though this is an all Navy school, lol. Seriously, how hard can it be to get it right?

[@justin36004]

The Navy uses F16s as adversary planes in the Top Gun training. As for the F15 I don't know if the Navy uses that for training as well.

[@KiteSurfPuntaCanaSchool]

They actually throw is F-16' & 15's from the Airfare weapon school, so yes and no!!!

[@arober9758]

Very good job fellows!! And Tom Cruise is missing!

[@pedrof399]

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[@Mursal1]

And Tom Cruise is missing!

[@raymondyee2008]

I see that they're the Legacy Hornets and not the Super Hornets.

[@PossibleJothamChin]

2:10 for a moment there I thought that was War Machine from MCU

[@jawadulkarim8877]

Who takes these kinds of jobs?
Literally, people who do not afraid to die!?

[@foxmccloud7055]

I hear they dole out $5 fines for mentioning quotes from the films "Top Gun" and "Top Gun: Maverick".

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if you add Indonesian subtitles, your channel will definitely increase in viewers....!

[@landonlee1407]

Easy stuff honestly

[@narullah69]

First comment 🙂