Recommended Reading: How 'Top Gun: Maverick' puts you inside an F-18

Welcome to Tom Cruise's flight school for 'Top Gun: Maverick' Jake Kring-Schreifels, The Ringer One of the biggest challenges in filming the original Top Gun was keeping all of the actors playing pilots from constantly vomiting in the cockpit. Any sequel to that '80s classic would have to be even more realistic, since production eventually moved to a soundstage. The Ringer explains how GoPro footage from real Navy pilots was the initial inspiration for the new movie, how custom-built IMAX gear h...