Even though Tom Cruise flew real fighter jets in his upcoming sequel Top Gun: Maverick, there was one jet that the superstar actor couldn’t pilot: an F-18. The new Top Gun sequel picks up over ...

Dave Berke, a retired Top Gun instructor, rates the action scenes ... During this time, he flew the F-18 Hornet, the F-16 Fighting Falcon, the F-22 Raptor, and the F-35 Lightning II.

Among his work was flying more than 100 flights to prepare actors for scenes in US Navy F-18 Hornets for the Top Gun sequel.

The first day they're in the F-18, they're filming." For more on Top Gun: Maverick, listen below to our daily podcast PEOPLE Every Day. At least one actor, Danny Ramirez ("Fanboy") had exaggerated ...

Joseph Kosinski looks like he is sticking close to the winning formula he had with Top Gun: Maverick for F1, but I’m still excited to see it.