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Top Gun (a film location)

Official achievement authored by JimG008.

The summer movie blockbuster season kicks off May 27 with the release of a sequel to the 1980s hit "Top Gun." And Northwest moviegoers may recognize some familiar Puget Sound scenery in the background.

"Top Gun: Maverick" brings actor Tom Cruise back to his role as the ace Navy fighter pilot.

Cruise reportedly insisted on filming the aerial action in real fighter jets and rejected where possible using computer-generated imagery. So, Paramount Pictures struck a production assistance agreement with the Navy to make it so.

A copy, first obtained by the website The War Zone, shows Cruise and company set up shop at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island in March 2019. The Navy leased out the Officers' Club on base for the crew to use for catering, briefings and rehearsals. Cast and crew were allowed to bunk at an on-base inn, which provided privacy.

The actors flew eight sorties with a squadron of two-seater jets. While experienced Navy pilots were at the controls, the aerial scenes were filmed to make it appear Cruise or his co-stars (always in the back seat) were actually piloting the powerful attack aircraft in tight formations.

You have been assigned to help film the fighter sequences.

Report to Whidbey Island NAS.

Criteria

Depart from an airport of your choice, fly to and land at KNUW, your flight distance must be further than 100 NM.
Date Departure Arrival Pilot Aircraft Landing rate Distance Flight time
20JUL25 2002Z KHIF KNUW AlphaZu C17_McCHORD Connecticut -108 ft/m 688 nm 01:33 View
07JUL25 0911Z CYGB KNUW Berry31 Air-Fouga CM-170R Magister (FOUG) -563 ft/m 123 nm 00:29 View
20JUN25 1307Z KNKX KNUW Cactus Boeing 737-700 (B737) -141 ft/m 1025 nm 02:20 View
13MAY25 2310Z KPDX KNUW Raul Louro Cessna Citation X (C750) -56 ft/m 186 nm 00:37 View
12MAY25 0149Z KPDX KNUW Maddawg Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning 2 (F35) -233 ft/m 215 nm 00:24 View
10MAY25 2205Z KPDX KNUW Unknown Airbus A320 (A320) -289 ft/m 205 nm 00:41 View
24APR25 0922Z KMWH KNUW Satitkh Griffin Czech AF V3 -255 ft/m 157 nm 00:19 View
21APR25 0418Z KMWH KNUW Greekazoid Canadair Regional Jet CRJ-550/700 (CRJ7) -64 ft/m 155 nm 00:35 View
17APR25 0252Z CYGB KNUW PVPilot General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon (F16) -251 ft/m 152 nm 00:17 View
09APR25 2124Z CYQQ KNUW J.A. Douglas DC-3 (DC3) -93 ft/m 913 nm 06:58 View
07APR25 1820Z CYGB KNUW Angel15 Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning 2 (F35) -36 ft/m 114 nm 00:12 View
22MAR25 1639Z KPDX KNUW Bob Cardone Pilatus PC-12 (PC12) -110 ft/m 194 nm 00:59 View
20MAR25 2202Z KNFL KNUW Daniel Alejandro Cabana Boeing 737-800 (B738) -237 ft/m 601 nm 01:44 View
10MAR25 0446Z CYGB KNUW Oz Flyer/Nexus27 Boeing CH-47 Chinook (H47) -25 ft/m 114 nm 00:43 View
09MAR25 1003Z 9NM9 KNUW Staghound Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor (F22) -82 ft/m 1178 nm 01:34 View
06MAR25 2104Z CYAZ KNUW Fire_Skull (NOR) General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon (F16) -900 ft/m 169 nm 00:27 View
02MAR25 1509Z KYKM KNUW VAF278 Roberto Airbus A-400M (A400) -300 ft/m 156 nm 00:24 View
20FEB25 0051Z CYYC KNUW Nicothx Airbus A320 neo (A20N) -271 ft/m 422 nm 01:07 View
16FEB25 1350Z KYKM KNUW Unknown Boeing FA-18E Super Hornet (F18S) -820 ft/m 169 nm 00:23 View
16FEB25 1238Z KYKM KNUW Unknown Grumman F-14 Tomcat (F14) -792 ft/m 168 nm 00:19 View