Funny we must be around the same age,In ‘85-86 my Wife[She was my Girlfriend then] really disliked Tom Cruise[Dislikes him even more now ] So We skipped the original TG,
At that time I was more into Music and Luxury Cars…I could care less about aviation back then’
I blame you MudSpikers for fueling my Warbird/Aviation Addiction
And the producers went all out on realism , note the “scrunchy” in his C… Cap here (can’t post the actual names used for this). Was a ‘thing’ in the 70’s & 80’s too. Wonder if it still is.
I’m hereby exercising my rights granted by a coddling society Going solo on opening night. Unfortunately, it will be too warm for a proper flight jacket.
A former F-15 pilot I flew with recently said that the scuttlebutt from friends around the system is that it’s the real deal. I admitted that I never warmed to the original. She replied, “Maybe that’s why you were never a fighter pilot!”