![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Six-hour debriefs on every tactical flight performed by students don’t make for an appealing movie, so producers add drama, larger-than-life characters and relationships to keep audiences enthralled." TOPGUN is simply a rigorous program filled with learning opportunities and hours upon hours of debrief after each short flight to analyze every aspect of the simulation and learn. “There isn’t a Number 1 Pilot award for being the best in the sky as portrayed in the movie. “TOPGUN, above all else, is a graduate-level school for some of the world’s best pilots to improve their briefing, flying and debriefing skills and earn their SFTI designation,” says Mongo. While he believes the attitudes of Tom Cruise’s Maverick and Val Kilmer’s Iceman make for great drama, he notes that in reality, pilots with those types of egos wouldn’t make many friends in a real Navy fighter squadron. Vice President, CHQ Business Development, Nick “Mongo” Mongillo, is one. Navy Strike Fighter Tactics Instructor (SFTI) Training Program (TOPGUN) in real life find it a fun and entertaining movie. Audiences worldwide are captivated by the unfailing bravado and soaring egos portrayed in the hit blockbuster Topgun: Maverick.Įven service men and women who completed the U.S. ![]()
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