"Because I was Inverted" : Behind the Scenes with the REAL TOPGUN Instructors - F-5 Group (2/2)

[@baghdaddymike6669]

MOVER! How the heck did you pull this off?!?!? We all dream of being part of something bigger than ourselves, and you, sir, have written a piece of history with this interview, and you did it EXACTLY the right way. Thank you Thank you thank you for this series.

[@woolymittens]

Sitting in on a bull session with these guys is such a privilege! Thanks for making these happen Mover!

[@uiyhjlfsawrre]

A pleasure and an honor to get to listen to these guys talking and telling stories. Love the fact that you let them do 98% of the talking, and don't interrupt with questions or comments.

[@Orvieta]

Better than 98% of YT content creators indeed.

[@ronmoore5827]

One of your best Mover, a group interview with the All Star team of fighter guys. 40 years later and they're all still laughing about how much fun they had while working as hard as they ever worked before or after.

[@AmericanAbsolute]

This is the stuff right here! You continue to outdo yourself, Sir. To have all these prior Naval aviators on at one time, well it's just an honor in and of itsel. But to be able to listen to their perspectives of Hollywood's Top Gun version and real life United States Navy Fighter Weapons School, now known as the United States Navy Strike Fighter Tactics Instructor Program is about as awesome as it gets. Dagummit, the pilot's that actually were the ones in the movie and what made the original Top Gun movie as realistic as possible without CGI and making it a documentary. It doesn't get any better than this. Outstanding,Sir, and Thank you! I'm a fan for life! 👍👍👍👍👍

[@tracymckinley5919]

There aren't enough thumb ups for this video! Thanks for getting this great group together for some unique insights!

[@gamedemon89]

Is this the coolest conversation that’s ever taken place?

[@brucehearn2621]

Some seriously good, and entertaining, gouge. It’s great that the interwebs allows this sort of oral history capture. The U.S. is so fortunate to have an organization like Topgun. Keep it up, Mover.

[@richb313]

These guys are the real deal thanks for bringing these interviews to our attention.

[@BlanchDressing]

An absolute pleasure to listen to all of these legends. Lt. Colonel Seckinger, "Secks", was my NJROTC instructor back in high school. Great teacher and a privilege to he more of his stories.

[@Tr0nzoid]

It is neat to see the people behind the names in the credits under "Top Gun Instructors and MIG Pilots" and mind-blowing how much time has passed.

[@skipker]

This is the very best video on KZbin, Mover, Hollywood, Organ, Horse, Sacks, Bio, Rat, and Jaws, you gentlemen are true heroes. You have lived lives most only dream of. Mover, you could write a bio on these great men. It would be a big seller for sure. Thank you all for your service

[@LouT1501]

What a great bunch of guys! And an incredible conversation. Thank you so much, Mover!

[@bluerex03]

Heater put out a book, "The Cutting Edge". As I recall, his degree is in (photo) journalism from the University of Missouri. His book is a collection of the pictures he took while flying an F-14. If you find a copy, buy it.

[@trainer1]

You're right. That was a great hardback with amazing photography.

[@DarthMahlgus]

this is awesome

[@yodaisgod2]

Turning on & off the pitch augmentation to mess with a RIO is epic stuff.

[@dandlb]

To you, maybe!

[@tripodman322]

Thanks mover for all you did and still do for us

[@shawn2443]

Amazing job Mover & Organ 🇺🇸 I still get a WTH look on my face whenever I see “Navy” plastered on a Viper. 😬

[@Fireguy723]

This is amazing. On a side note if Horse got his callsign for the reason I think he got it, that is priceless! 🤣🤣

[@Doubleelforbes]

Awesome double feature. Seems to me the chemistry we witnessed here in this chat contributed greatly to a successful project. Horse and Organ nearly killed me, then just as I thought I was good ..... Hollywood comes in and seals the deal.

[@PetsoKamagaya]

The 28 dislikes are from the pilots who finished in 2nd place with the plaque in the ladies' room downstairs.

[@BillClay88]

This is too cool. The badasses BTS. Also, they plastidipped the planes. Lol.

[@matsadona]

Wow. Imagine spending a whole evening in that company listening to their stories having a beer or two. I love that you always let the guest be the star in you interviews/videos. That isn't that common nowadays.

[@TYLERNAVYGUY]

"Rat" was my XO on the Carl Vinson back in 93! Spent Many hours in the Rat Hole Gym . 9 years in all on 2 seperate tours.

[@28boudreaux]

I spoke on the first video and mentioned "Horse" showing us around the facility. Part of our tour was him sitting me in the mock up of the F-16 cockpit. Quite an experience.

[@FourScoreAndSeven]

Excellent interview and moderation. Would love to see you get a show on Fox Nation or other streaming platform discussing aviation, autos, life etc. Well done!

[@Chinfo32]

Great video "Mover"!!! Great seeing all of you discussing your work and opinions and great background stories that really fill in all the gaps and efforts not only about the movie but military aviation. Bravo Zulu, Gentlemen!!! Hope we always learn more!!!

[@dougstitt1652]

Bio were you telling them all they were number one ? Great listen thank you all for the time and good stories . Thx Mover

[@dandlb]

Egg-zackly! I was naive! I never suspected!

[@dougstitt1652]

@@dandlb loved the instant reply of yours lol nothing like old friends , you guys looked like ya could have went on for another hour or more fun to watch . Pilots and rio's / navs. you guys have great stories .

[@gusm2752]

Great stuff. Keep ‘‘em coming. RIP SNORT. 🇺🇸

[@TheBvirgilio86]

When I watched part 1 last week I was excited to see if Adm. Cassidy was one of the pilots you had on because I though I remembered him saying he flew one of the F-5s in the movie. After he retired from the Navy, the Admiral was my mom boss during his time at General Atomics so I heard a lot of his stories second hand. I thought he was in charge of Top Gun at the time but interesting to find out he was the CO of Miramar. This is such a cool episode that reveals where a lot of the little details from the movie came from. Thank you.

[@dandlb]

He was actually Commander, Fighter and Airborne Early Warning Wing, US Pacific Fleet, COMFITAEWWINGPAC, aka COMFIT. I think he was a 2-star in that job. The CO of NAS Miramar was a Navy captain (O6).

[@quicktastic]

Incredible. Thank you for putting this together. Now I have to go watch Top Gun again 😂, I haven't watched it quite a while. It makes it even more special hearing these guys talk about what went into it.

[@michaelsbowers]

Hey Mover, AWESOME job with this!!! Great listening to these guys! Thank you for putting this together!!!

[@lynnecheermom]

Excellent discussion! Thank you Mover!

[@joeshovel2]

Awesome two part video!!! Thank you to all you guys!!! 👍

[@shaunroberts9361]

This was the best podcast i have ever watched MOVER. And to each and everyone in this podcast thank you for your service and dedication to our Armed forces. ABSOLUTELY OUTSTANDING!!!!!!!

[@JimmyD_C172]

Thank you Mover. Documented for eternity. Well done, Sir...

[@DefenderTIM]

What an incredible interview panel!

[@dgax65]

That was absolutely fantastic. I love this sort of content. Keep up the great work, Mover.

[@Orvieta]

Good stuff, looking forward to the A4 and F14 group.

[@DKLabs99]

That was a true pleasure to watch. Thank you

[@davejohnston5925]

I was stationed at the LA MEPS when the movie came out... one of best recruiting tool DOD ever had. I did pre-entry physicals and ASVAB testing at the time... quite a few non-collage applicants wanting to sign-up thinking they could become fighter pilots. Now I'm Army but, to those applicants wanting to fly, I suggested they take the Aviation Maintenace route either with the Navy or the Corps. Those signing up for the Air Force I'd smirk to myself and wish them good luck.

[@Coffee4two2008]

it just keeps getting better

[@magdalena_emilia]

Loved it! Would gladly listen for another 40 min, it was way too short;)

[@OneCupOfCoffee204]

I thoroughly enjoyed both Behind the Scenes episodes, thanks Mover.

[@dennisseger6717]

Great bunch of professionals ❤️🇺🇸

[@Bender2497]

Thanks Mover! Always great to hear these stories. Just goes to show that even back then the pilots liked messing with the RIOs....sometimes we'd have fun with the new people back when I was AD. Great times, and great memories. I was a single seat Hornet driver. What we used to do to the new guys is that we'd take them out on BFMs and tell them to put in a JDAM code on a station and lock the rack to do a practice bombing run before the BFM. In the Hornet, if you have a JDAM code in the jet, it reduces the roll rate by about 1/3. So essentially we'd handcuff the new guys just to mess with them. Made dogfighting much more interesting, LOL...

[@bbbb98765]

Love this ... old friends chatting about goofing around in pointy jets

[@CommomsenseSmith]

That was awesome Mover one of the best!

[@privateer454]

This is amazing content to get documented for posterity. Thank you!

[@TacticsTechniquesandProcedures]

These interviews are my ASMR.

[@robmorgan1214]

Wow! Holy crap mover! That was am amazing interview! Disappointed you didn't get one of em to say: TOMCATS! Did you make them tell you no?

[@HEATER_]

Way to go Mover. I don't think we would've seen this anywhere else.

[@dereksmith1803]

Great interview

[@arthurpearson3407]

Outstanding, Mover!

[@Garythefireman66]

This was so much fun hearing all of those stories. Awesome video Mover 👍🏼

[@TruthAlways59]

Excellent video, thank you for sharing Mover!

[@dearmash]

Outstanding!

[@Hihohiho56]

I would like to know how everyone of these pilots got their call signs...

[@rparret]

Thanks for this video, Mover. I recognize some of these mens’ names from the credits of the first Top Gun movie.

[@billbrockman779]

Good to see fellow Yellow Jacket Admiral Winnefeld.

[@dandlb]

I was a Yellow Jacket, too. 1979.

[@LeeShand]

This was a banger!

[@luminary69revision2]

Wait a minute… this isn’t Monday!

[@hobsyllwin2562]

Yeah. Thought the same. It is Wednesday. But it isn’t Wombat. … 🤯 I am confused 🤣🤣🤣

[@davereaville4927]

That was gold! Thanks!

[@chrischammas1]

Ok, first of all love the video so far… however before I forget I wanted to say that Pete Caulk has the best call sign ever. A few other great call signs on this panel too.

[@chrischammas1]

Just got through it. What strikes me about aviators in general is communication. These guys always seem to have something poignant to say. They might go off on tangents but they always seem to come back and, figuratively speaking, land the plane in a way that the next guy can easily seg into. Makes for great conversation and makes your job easier as a mod. In general you guys are great communicators which makes sense since it’s a critical skill when you’re up there doing what you do. Great discussion overall and nice to hear about the human element of FWS

[@lcskibird8883]

We have one of the Top Gun movie F5s at ESAM, Empire State AeroSciences Museum...

[@CalebChapman12]

Can we hear more about this rear vs forward quarter stuff?

[@deantait8326]

The Song ‘Danger Zone’ I believe helped promote the movie. BTW I grew up in the Movie/TV industry in So Cal. I always wished the studio’s would be a bit less dramatic (aka- Corny) but I guess they’re making movies for the general population and not experts in whatever industry they’re replicating

[@acidburnicp]

No one can top this.

[@samsignorelli]

"Horse" Caulk.....BWHAHAHAAA!! He must've KNOWN that was coming!

[@BelmontGaming]

been waiting for this!

[@Shelbyj13]

I saw that F5 at the Abbotsford airshow in 87. They had to cover it with plastic at night because of the paint.

[@Blackmoon9u9]

7:00 give those 2 some F35 and let them repete the inverted stufs so "horse" can make the perfect pic shot to calme "organ"

[@steelswitch1245]

Can you do a reaction to James Bond: Tomorrow Never Dies? The beginning of the movie has some interesting fighter plan action.

[@nickyb.9588]

Is be interested to get your thoughts on the chinook that crashed in idaho?

[@Donybike]

what was that last story about letting RIOs fly, but disengaging some kind of flight adjustment system or something? Didn't really caught that one.

[@AA-xo9uw]

The pilot would disable pitch augmentation when the RIO had the stick.

[@Donybike]

@@AA-xo9uw Thank you! That's what I didn't catch

[@aragogando3468]

Best of the Best.... all i have to say on this...

[@Blackmoon9u9]

Those are the real expandables

[@billrbca]

kudoos to you Mover....just sit back listen an grin....

[@OTLMIKE]

Where was Bozo? that is the pilot Tom Cruise talks about flying with in the F14

[@becauseimbatman5702]

27:50 what does this mean? I assume that bug out refers to leaving but I'm unsure as to the acronym (ATOL?).

[@dandlb]

Yes, bug out means leaving an engagement. Atoll was the radio call for a threat IR-seeking missile, based on the NATO codename for what we called the AA-2, which is now known as the Vympel K-13.

[@becauseimbatman5702]

​@@dandlb thanks

[@frostfive3991]

I believe you are referring to AWOL which is short for 'Absent WithOut Leave'. What he said, 'Atoll', is a radio warning for all friendly aircraft of a hostile AAM being fired.

[@mikebensch2869]

Wow! Bravo Zulu!

[@robertperry6048]

What is the origin story of the call signs for each of you gentlemen ?

[@cfiirotorcraft-helicopter]

Mover, If you haven’t met Organ’s dad yet, or visited his hanger @ KHUM you should go see him. You won’t regret it, he’s the real deal.

[@Turner9090]

Where you at Mover….This “accidental clip” needs your wonderful expertise….lol

[@AugustusTitus]

The only question I have is how does the T-38 stack up to the F-5?

[@CWLemoine]

It doesn’t

[@dandlb]

CW is right. Some facts: The F-5Fs that we flew at TOPGUN had larger engines than the T-38: F-5F had 10,000 lbs thrust in a/b; T-38 upgrade has 6,600. F-5F has a wing leading edge extensions; leading edge flaps (due to their configuration they were called "leading edge flaps" and not "slats"); maneuvering flaps; shark nose for low-speed handling; and probably other improvements over the T-38. These are just a few things that come to mind as relevant in air combat training, not considering the weapons capabilities.

[@JohnSmith-hl8oy]

they call me horse too, but not for my flying ;)

[@hobsyllwin2562]

First? 😂