Submitted by kgvc7 t3_z79lsq in Showerthoughts
Thepatrone36 t1_iy6a82k wrote
Reply to comment by Rogukast1177 in Tom Cruise basically figured out a way to fly military jets and get paid millions. by kgvc7
I'd be willing to bet he's had his hand on the stick once or twice. Flying ain't hard. Landing is a bit tricky.
I was fortunate enough to work at General Dynamics in my late teens and 20's. Scrounged some parts for the department that built the simulators. One fine weekend the supervisor of the department had some down time and I got to fly one for a few hours. Managed to get up and off the ground, fly around, even did some simulated fighting and got a few 'kills', but LANDING? hahahahaa.. nope.
Rogukast1177 t1_iy6e9xi wrote
He's definitely flown before, but not in the movie.
GilligansIslndoPeril t1_iy85127 wrote
The pilots were explicitly told not to let him touch any of the controls or instrumentation.
Thepatrone36 t1_iy86qjf wrote
Did not know that.. Thanks :)
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