Uploaded August 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Dave Berke, a retired Top Gun instructor, rates the action scenes in "Top Gun" and "Top Gun: Maverick."
He talks about being an effective wingman, piloting an F-14, firing missiles, effectively navigating jet wash, getting out of a flat spin, and how ejector seats work in "Top Gun," starring Tom Cruise, Val Kilmer, and Anthony Edwards.
Then, he breaks down the ways a modern-day F/A-18 Super Hornet differs from an F-14, how Top Gun students train for dogfights, the physical effects gravitational forces can have on fighter pilots, the best ways to fight against radar-guided missiles, and how pilots land on aircraft carriers in "Top Gun: Maverick," starring Miles Teller, Glen Powell, and Jon Hamm.
Berke spent 23 years in the Marines Corps as a fighter pilot. During this time, he flew the F-18 Hornet, the F-16 Fighting Falcon, the F-22 Raptor, and the F-35 Lightning II. He is currently the chief development officer at Echelon Front.
Follow Dave here:
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echelonfront.com/instructors/dave-berke
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Dave Berke, a retired Top Gun instructor, rates the action scenes in "Top Gun" and "Top Gun: Maverick."
He talks about being an effective wingman, piloting an F-14, firing missiles, effectively navigating jet wash, getting out of a flat spin, and how ejector seats work in "Top Gun," starring Tom Cruise, Val Kilmer, and Anthony Edwards.
Then, he breaks down the ways a modern-day F/A-18 Super Hornet differs from an F-14, how Top Gun students train for dogfights, the physical effects gravitational forces can have on fighter pilots, the best ways to fight against radar-guided missiles, and how pilots land on aircraft carriers in "Top Gun: Maverick," starring Miles Teller, Glen Powell, and Jon Hamm.
Berke spent 23 years in the Marines Corps as a fighter pilot. During this time, he flew the F-18 Hornet, the F-16 Fighting Falcon, the F-22 Raptor, and the F-35 Lightning II. He is currently the chief development officer at Echelon Front.
Follow Dave here:
instagram.com/davidrberke
echelonfront.com/instructors/dave-berke
MORE HOW REAL IS IT? VIDEOS:
WWII Historian Rates 'Saving Private Ryan' For Realism | How Real Is It? | Insider
youtu.be/WS7Tm4Au0lg
Former Hells Angel Rates 11 Biker Gang Scenes In Movies | How Real Is It? | Insider
youtu.be/R-1BsqbgRcI
Wilderness Survivalists Rate 45 Survival Scenes in Movies and TV | How Real Is It? | Marathon
youtube.com/watch?v=K_zTmKN2u4o
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#topgun #topgunmaverick #insider
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