My husband is retired Navy of 16 years, he loved the movie!! He was so impressed with the effort made to make everything be as authentic as possible, he was both the “white shirt” and the “green shirt” on deck, I love seeing his face shine as he watches those moments, he rarely talks about his time in the Navy, but movies like this bring that out in him, as his wife I love those moments, so a HUGE thank you!! Top Gun Maverick killed it!!

I think it was a perfect sequel! The flying scenes were unbelievable on the big screen.

There would be a great 2 hour 'Making of Top Gun Maverick' doco in all of that unused footage for sure that could also hit the big screen and iMax.

Saw Top Gun Maverick in theaters on opening day and it didn't disappoint. It's a great film and it reaffirmed my desire to become a fighter pilot in the USAF. Thank you for making an amazing podcast sir.

Loved that they went with f18 rather than the f35!

learning about the professionalism and effort put into this movie is just soo fascinating. whether it's the actors preparation or the navy's involvement or the amount of blood, sweat, and tears poured into such a passion project as a sequel to Top Gun, a movie that could have easily been tarnished by how most recent movie sequel traps fall into (Matrix cough cough), i just love hearing more and more and ahhh i can't wait to see all the behind the scenes. Loving this Podcast

What a great and unique interview. Most people who have seen this move as of July 9, 2022, have little clues about the cinematic details that went in to making this movie. Thank you for such a gratifying education.

We need google map locations for the routes! And this film needs all the awards for editing and cinematography. It was simply stunning.

Jello, I just love your podcast series. You and your guests do a great job. I’m especially enjoying this new series centered around the movie which I thought was fantastic.

Excellent podcast. Great backstory to the cinematography and overall project. CineJet sounds cool.

Man lol someone was HELLBENT on using their leaf blower lol

On the 86 Top Gun there is a pilot credited Lt. Peter “Horse” Caulk 😆

Excellent podcast, Jello. I'm a former Army Apache crew chief (and fixed wing private pilot) and I'd LOVE to see the Apache get some real love on the big screen. Let's be honest...Firebirds was a joke 🤣 but I believe there is some cinematic gold there waiting for a top notch production crew to do the Apache some justice! I have plenty of stories to tell regarding OIF missions relating to the fight in Iraq. Keep doing what you're doing, there is a massive community of aviation geeks who appreciate it!

I REALLY enjoyed this interview particularly because of the way he seemed so interested/invested that he actually started asking JELL-O questions as well. Led to a great dynamic “back and forth” that I really enjoyed.

I've never seen a sequel as good as the original until now

Loved listening to this episode. Just emailed you asking if you would ever consider doing an episode of Air Force Col. John Boyd. As one of the original and legendary instructors at the Air Force Fighter Weapons School in the 1950s, and considered the father of the F-15, F-16 (and by extension the F-18), and played a supporting role with Pierre Sprey in the design of the A-10, it seems like he deserves an episode or two. After all, he did write the Aerial Attack Study, which became the original fighter tactics manual. Keep up the amazing work! :)

Catching it in 4DX was definitely an awesome experience ⚡

I saw top gun Maverick last weekend it didn't disappoint, the aerial scenes were just outstanding but the Hornet is just not a Tomcat sorry Jell-o 😉. But it didn't blow me away like the original did, the original movie really gave the general public an inside view of naval aviation in a way it's never been featured before. Since that time there's been many films documentaries made about naval aviation including the one that you started in Jell-o on PBS. The first 10 minutes of Top Gun was just jaw dropping then add the music to go with it and it's one of those unforgettable sequences ever filmed. Tony Scott was a genius his cinnamonography was beyond amazing. I was glad to see the homage paid in Top Gun Maverick movie of the opening scene along with the music and the carrier ops they are still extremely entertaining and live up to the fact that a carrier deck is one of the most dangerous workplaces anywhere. Great podcast Jell-o thanks again for bringing unbelievably informative and entertaining guests on board to discuss naval aviation.

Great interview, looking forward to seeing Devotion. Very cool that his dad flew Airwolf, used to watch that show in the 80s

Thanks for running through the Jell-O callsign "story". Great episode with Kevin! We're not worthy!

Well the good thing is about this podcast, it sounds like the leaf blower is a small prop aircraft.. LOL. Your audio tech did a great job cleaning this up. Great interview.

It's a known fact that leaf blowers are attracted to podcast mics. :) Great interview, thanks Jell-O!

Love the podcast Vince…and an Air Wolf fan to boot!!!

That was fun. Thanks to both of you.

Kevin great comments on our Phenom 300! Thank you!

Awesome interview! What a great way to end with an Airwolf reference!

The future of film depends on a return to practical effects. Shows seem to be destroying the big screen. People are impressed by authenticity. I am going to go watch this movie next weekend.

I enjoyed every second of the movie. I am a big F/A18 fan. I was impressed with the flying. I have to admit I am easily impressed by anything dealing with aviation. 😎

We can only hope for an extended Director's Cut. I know that there's at least one Super Hornet tower buzz that was cut.

Oh yeaahh I was looking forward to this! Thanks for bringing this to us sir 🙏

Watched it 6 times so far! Looking forward to hitting 10!

Just discovered this podcast. My grandfather was a Scottish national who came over on the boat and flew in the Army Air Force (8th) and bombed Berlin. My greatest regret in life is how blind, deaf, and uncommitted to my studies I was as a boy that I didn't chase that childhood dream of becoming a combat pilot. Admire you all and appreciate what you do. Fly high.

I always loved Airwolf. Great interview, watched the movie yesterday👍👍👍

Great interview

I've seen this 3 times as well, last time was with my ex Father in Law who retired after 20 years in the AF. He loved it, said brought him back to the flight line smelling jet fuel. Amazing podcast again, I recognized Star Wars Canyon/Panamint Springs from some of the dog fight scenes which I loved!

Jell-O, I rewatched the PBS series "Carrier" this week, and I think I saw you in the episode "Rites of Passage" during the pitching deck scenes. Were you assigned to VFA-94 onboard the USS Nimitz during the 2005 deployment?

Jello, i always understood that the legacy hornets plugged in burner on the cat bc the AFCS had a tendency to let the jet settle a little at the end of the stroke. The C had a 50kt excess limit per the bulletins so was never really an issue. Seems I remember it was frowned upon for rhinos to light the AB below combat shot weights as the end speed could result in excess over limits. Similar to RATS and traps.

Great movie. Loved it. Rooster freeze during mission, is that a rare thing for professional pilot or everyone gets coldfeet once in a while? Thx. & K2 is the 2nd highest peak on earth a.k.a Savage Mountain or Killer Mountain.

The noise removal on Kevin's audio is incredible.

Hi Jello, was the flight scene flying knife edge under the bridges CGi, thanks Martin

Another great episode. I saw footage of the Phenom doing the approaches on the TR and they looked rock solid.....wondered if it was a former Naval Aviator flying it. Turns out it wasn't, but had Ferg backing him up. I'm hoping to see much more of the behind the scenes stuff, especially when the movie is released on video. Have seen the movie three times already and yeah, it was more enjoyable each time.

Fly it like you stole it... love it. 😆😆

Loved the movie. Watched it twice

Topgun Maverick is a Epic Aviation "Movie" only Real & DCS fighter jocks can find some nit & gritty. But the whole movie as a movie is perfect.♥️

He mentioned that all the flying was real with comp aircraft replacements. Did someone really fly that crazy ass SU-57 cobra move and then have the SU-57 added in comp? I want to see that original footage so bad if yes haha.

Airwolf had a crib in the back!

I saw it in the theater. It was a good film, but the FA18 is not as visually exciting as the F14. In reality, this mission should have been handled by stealth fighters dropping JDAM bombs.

I am no pilot. Did try Cobra in DCS in all the aircrafts i couldn't find. All seem do do a version of it with the following move " 400knots, Throttle AB or Mill to Idle, Simultaneously Airbrakes,Rapid stick pull". Warbirds go into stall or spin, Non Thrust Vectoring Aircrafts Do a AOA incursion and Thrust Vectoring Aircrafts Whip around sayn "Supprise M....F...." 🤣

They should put all the extra footage on KZfaq. I’d watch that all day long.

I will be going to the movie when it's in my area hopefully its better then the 1986 movie

Incredible film!!! My husband and I went on Memorial Day. Dressed in red, white and blue. The visuals and sound are amazing, definitely need to see it in the theater a few more times. 😎 Our packed audience clapped at the end. Just in awe of this film. Loved your q&a video with the Top Gun instructors! 🇺🇲😎

The other movie they are talking about is "Devotion 2022". Release 10/14. Hope it's good

Great episode Jello! First I want to COMMEND you on you pronunciation of Nevada. I grew up in Carson City, it irritates me when I hear someone say Nevauda. Second, Ensign Jesse L. Brown was in VF-32 the Swordsmen, that was my squadron. I hope this will be a great movie.

Thank you Vincent for the great interview! Kevin mentions at 33:10, that the massive control surfaces of F/A-18 create vapour. Technically speaking, vapour is already in the air, and what we see is condensation of it in the areas of low pressure. Is there another, more precise term that aviators use for those things?

Motion Picture Aviation ? Who knew? Private Jet Pilot sounds cool too ! Only angry executives wives. Sniping at ya

As ALWAYS, EXCELLENT strategy on the details, very respectfully, sir!!!!🦁👑🇺🇸🇮🇱👍🏻 May HOLY-SPIRIT always PROTECT your lovely family, sir🦁👑🇺🇸🇮🇱👍🏻!!!!

I have a few questions concerning this movie: * Wouldn't a mission as dangerous as this be strictly volunteers only? Where beyond the risk of dying when shot down, if taken prisoner torture and execution are highly likely? *Would Maverick as a former test pilot be allowed to take part, as when shot down he would likely be tortured for information and might give up some of that to the enemy. *When Maverick was made team leader he has apparently told his girlfriend that he is going to go on a mission with a high death risk. Is a pilot allowed to disclose that much to third parties? That woman might have been recruited as a spy by some foreign nation and report this to her contacts. *Regarding the exercise, apparently every test run comes with the riks of bending the air frame of the plane. Could they even do live test runs of this maneuver? I mean, one ruined plane per test run is a bit expensive.... Wouldn't they send the pilots to NASA to test their g-force tolerance in that spinny machine they use to train astronauts? *About the excuse why they don't use the more capable F35. Couldn't the Pentagon have intervened and prevented it, because of the low general survivability of the whole thing, rather wanting to sacrifice several of the older planes (and their pilots), rather than the more valuable F-35. *During the mission, shouldn't reconnessance have had knowledge about which of the enemy 5th generation planes are currently in the air so there are no surprises? Or are they that stealthy? Was a great, hugely entertaining movie. Thanks a lot for clarifying these points!

I don't know that the movie as a whole made the best impression on me, but the flying bits? Firin' up muh DCS right now!! Wanna go! Looked great, sounded great too. If this isn't a 4/5 (or better, fair enough) action movie, critics are doing it wrong.

Jello, do you miss flying these amazing craft?

Please tell Mr. LaRosa to find a less noisy place to record than his lawnmower for next time

Is the new movie the story about guy that crashed landed and his buddy crashed near him to pull him out?

That neighbor is a jerk…

Yep. Im 46 and British and i still won't to be a an f 14 pilot.

For all the talk about waiting 30+ years for a story worth telling, it is actually the story that really lets Top Gun Maverick down. The story I thought was actually worse than the first movie. Characters too, I think are worse in the new film than the old. Even Maverick doesn't seem like Maverick anymore. But well done to Kevin LaRosa on the camera work.

I cannot understand how you/we ended up with some of the very not so good things in the movie that there are. Even the trailer, for me is so far from real... I rewatched Iro Eagle and thought... yeah, typical hollywood overdo, no background to characters, only action and cgi, top gun 2 is a modern iron eagle. In other words a very expensive missed opurtunity.

His audio is terrible. At first it sounds like he’s a got a baby crying in the background, oh wait is he flying? Or wtf is it? Never mind couldn’t concentrate on the podcast cuz his back ground noise

Why do you yanks think your so good never one a war ever