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.