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FPP147 - Flight Control Systems
Episode 147
Don't let this episode's title scare you off! There's sexy, and then there's important, and on rare occasion you get a combination of the two, but tr…
3 years, 8 months ago
Mr. Mixon Goes to Washington
We're taking a break from our usual programming this week following the busy 'Top Gun Month' and in honor of America's birthday July 4th. And in the …
3 years, 8 months ago
FPP146 - Speed & Angels: The Naval Aviation Documentary, not Movie
Episode 146
After many recent episodes discussing how 1986's Top Gun and this year's Top Gun: Maverick are "movies, not documentaries," it seemed appropriate to …
3 years, 8 months ago
FPP145 - The Making of 'Top Gun: Maverick'
Episode 145
Good vs bad. Right vs wrong. Humor, redemption, drama, romance, action, closure, and of course, Naval Aviation. Top Gun: Maverick is many things but …
3 years, 9 months ago
FPP144 - Filming 'Top Gun: Maverick'
Episode 144
"Real speed." "Real G forces." "Really amazing!"
These are the assertions of those who made the blockbuster Top Gun: Maverick, and those who have seen…
3 years, 9 months ago
Former TOPGUN Instructors React to 'Top Gun: Maverick'
On this bonus episode, FPP host and former TOPGUN instructor, Vincent "Jell-O" Aiello and past podcast guests and fellow TOPGUN instructors Andy "Gra…
3 years, 9 months ago
FPP143 - Filming 'Top Gun'
Episode 143
Top Gun (the movie): You probably know the storyline cold and can name your favorite flying scene. You can even quote several lines from the film (e.…
3 years, 9 months ago
'TOPGUN vs Top Gun' Revisited
As part of 'Top Gun Month' we are revisiting episode 7 with now-Captain Andy "Grand" Mariner who rejoins the show five years later to update us on hi…
3 years, 10 months ago
FPP142 - TOPGUN the Legacy (part 2)
Episode 142
On this episode, author Brad Elward, returns for the conclusion of what he learned about the Navy Fighter Weapons School during his nearly decade-lon…
3 years, 10 months ago
FPP141 - TOPGUN the Legacy (part 1)
Episode 141
'Top Gun Month' kicks off in earnest with this exhaustive look at the Navy Fighter Weapons School with Brad Elward, author of TOPGUN: The Legacy: The…
3 years, 10 months ago