"TOP GUN" picked as best movie for EAA theater?

[John T[_1_]]

Which of you clowns voted for top gun??

[Paul Dow (Remove Caps in mail address)]

John T wrote:
> Which of you clowns voted for top gun??
Not me. I voted for "Turbulence"
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120390/

[Maxwell]

"John T" > wrote in message
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> Which of you clowns voted for top gun??

I didn't vote, but my pick would probably be The Great Waldo Pepper.

[Matt Whiting]

John T wrote:
> Which of you clowns voted for top gun??

Not me, but if I had known I could vote for it I would have. The sound
track alone earns my vote. :-)

Matt

[Vic Baron]

"Matt Whiting" > wrote in message
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> John T wrote:
>> Which of you clowns voted for top gun??
>
> Not me, but if I had known I could vote for it I would have. The sound
> track alone earns my vote. :-)
>
> Matt

Agreed and there was some great aerial photography too!

The song "Take My Breath Away" still does exactly that - very well done.

[Dudley Henriques[_2_]]

"John T" > wrote in message
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> Which of you clowns voted for top gun??

Would have voted for 12'oclock high. One of the finest films I've ever seen.
Dudley Henriques

[Jim Macklin]

Great Waldo Pepper had more to do with airplanes. Island in
the Sky is very good too.
"Dudley Henriques" > wrote in message
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| "John T" > wrote in message
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| > Which of you clowns voted for top gun??
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| Would have voted for 12'oclock high. One of the finest
films I've ever seen.
| Dudley Henriques
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[Dudley Henriques[_2_]]

Actually I liked 12'oclock high for a reason not directly related to
airplanes.
The opening segway with Dean Jagger from the present into the past and the
closing segway returning again to the present are in my opinion some of the
finest creative film work ever shot.
Dudley Henriques

"Jim Macklin" > wrote in message
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> Great Waldo Pepper had more to do with airplanes. Island in
> the Sky is very good too.
> "Dudley Henriques" > wrote in message
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> | "John T" > wrote in message
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> | > Which of you clowns voted for top gun??
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> | Would have voted for 12'oclock high. One of the finest
> films I've ever seen.
> | Dudley Henriques
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>

[Steven P. McNicoll]

"Dudley Henriques" > wrote in message
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>
> Actually I liked 12'oclock high for a reason not directly related to
> airplanes.
> The opening segway with Dean Jagger from the present into the past and the
> closing segway returning again to the present are in my opinion some of
> the finest creative film work ever shot.
>

A smooth, uninterrupted transition from one thing to another is a segue. A
Segway is a self-balancing, two-wheeled personal transportation device.
They sound very much alike.

[Jay Honeck]

> Which of you clowns voted for top gun??

Not me -- but I might have. Even after a year of showing aviation-
themed movies every Tuesday night, Top Gun (the movie we started Movie
Night at the Inn with) is in our top five.

The music and flight sequences are by far the best of any aviation
movie ever made. The plot is...enough to keep the women interested.
(The volleyball scene never fails to get the women worked up...)

For some fun Top Gun trivia, see:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092099/trivia
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

[Matt Whiting]

Dudley Henriques wrote:
> Actually I liked 12'oclock high for a reason not directly related to
> airplanes.
> The opening segway with Dean Jagger from the present into the past and the
> closing segway returning again to the present are in my opinion some of the
> finest creative film work ever shot.

I didn't know that rode Segway's back then! :-)

Matt

[Dudley Henriques[_2_]]

You are absolutely correct. Sorry for the "fowpah" :-))
Dudley Henriques


"Steven P. McNicoll" > wrote in message
nk.net...
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> "Dudley Henriques" > wrote in message
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>>
>> Actually I liked 12'oclock high for a reason not directly related to
>> airplanes.
>> The opening segway with Dean Jagger from the present into the past and
>> the closing segway returning again to the present are in my opinion some
>> of the finest creative film work ever shot.
>>
>
> A smooth, uninterrupted transition from one thing to another is a segue.
> A Segway is a self-balancing, two-wheeled personal transportation device.
> They sound very much alike.
>
>

[Dudley Henriques[_2_]]

"Matt Whiting" > wrote in message
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> Dudley Henriques wrote:
>> Actually I liked 12'oclock high for a reason not directly related to
>> airplanes.
>> The opening segway with Dean Jagger from the present into the past and
>> the closing segway returning again to the present are in my opinion some
>> of the finest creative film work ever shot.
>
> I didn't know that rode Segway's back then! :-)
>
> Matt

Isn't this the machine that was "going to revolutionize transportation by
man on earth? :-)
Dudley Henriques

[Dudley Henriques[_2_]]

"Jay Honeck" > wrote in message
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> The music and flight sequences are by far the best of any aviation
> movie ever made. The plot is...enough to keep the women interested.
> (The volleyball scene never fails to get the women worked up...)

Man, if there EVER was a case for a guy just taking his shirt off, hitting
the damn ball and keeping his mouth shut to attract women it's ole Tom
Cruise!! :-))
Dudley

[Larry Dighera]

On Sat, 5 May 2007 10:38:00 -0400, "Dudley Henriques"
> wrote in
>:

>
>Isn't this the machine that was "going to revolutionize transportation by
>man on earth? :-)

It uses the same electronic stabilization of a dynamically unstable
system strategy as is used on the F-16.

[Steven P. McNicoll]

"Dudley Henriques" > wrote in message
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> You are absolutely correct. Sorry for the "fowpah" :-))
>

A slip or blunder in etiquette, manners, or conduct, is a "faux pas". A
"fowpah" is a small, two-wheeled, cartlike utility vehicle pulled by one
person, formerly used widely in Tibet. They sound very much alike. :-))

[Dudley Henriques[_2_]]

"Larry Dighera" > wrote in message
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> On Sat, 5 May 2007 10:38:00 -0400, "Dudley Henriques"
> > wrote in
> >:
>
>>
>>Isn't this the machine that was "going to revolutionize transportation by
>>man on earth? :-)
>
> It uses the same electronic stabilization of a dynamically unstable
> system strategy as is used on the F-16.

Yes, I know.
DH

[Dudley Henriques[_2_]]

"Steven P. McNicoll" > wrote in message
nk.net...
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> "Dudley Henriques" > wrote in message
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>> You are absolutely correct. Sorry for the "fowpah" :-))
>>
>
> A slip or blunder in etiquette, manners, or conduct, is a "faux pas". A
> "fowpah" is a small, two-wheeled, cartlike utility vehicle pulled by one
> person, formerly used widely in Tibet. They sound very much alike. :-))

Actually, a fowpah is an FAA colloquial flying question segment dealing with
an inquiry scenario as in a young FAA administrator pointing to the stick in
an airplane and asking his pilot father,
"Hey......what's this thing fowpah?"
Dudley Henriques

[Ron Wanttaja]

On Sat, 5 May 2007 11:45:52 -0400, "Dudley Henriques" >
wrote:

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>"Steven P. McNicoll" > wrote in message
nk.net...
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>> "Dudley Henriques" > wrote in message
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>>>
>>> You are absolutely correct. Sorry for the "fowpah" :-))
>>>
>>
>> A slip or blunder in etiquette, manners, or conduct, is a "faux pas". A
>> "fowpah" is a small, two-wheeled, cartlike utility vehicle pulled by one
>> person, formerly used widely in Tibet. They sound very much alike. :-))
>
>Actually, a fowpah is an FAA colloquial flying question segment dealing with
>an inquiry scenario as in a young FAA administrator pointing to the stick in
>an airplane and asking his pilot father,
>"Hey......what's this thing fowpah?"

I always thought a "faux pa" was a step-father....

Ron Wanttaja

[Dudley Henriques[_2_]]

"Ron Wanttaja" > wrote in message
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> On Sat, 5 May 2007 11:45:52 -0400, "Dudley Henriques" >
> wrote:
>
>>
>>"Steven P. McNicoll" > wrote in message
nk.net...
>>>
>>> "Dudley Henriques" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>>
>>>> You are absolutely correct. Sorry for the "fowpah" :-))
>>>>
>>>
>>> A slip or blunder in etiquette, manners, or conduct, is a "faux pas". A
>>> "fowpah" is a small, two-wheeled, cartlike utility vehicle pulled by one
>>> person, formerly used widely in Tibet. They sound very much alike.
>>> :-))
>>
>>Actually, a fowpah is an FAA colloquial flying question segment dealing
>>with
>>an inquiry scenario as in a young FAA administrator pointing to the stick
>>in
>>an airplane and asking his pilot father,
>>"Hey......what's this thing fowpah?"
>
> I always thought a "faux pa" was a step-father....
>
> Ron Wanttaja

They "sound very much alike" I'm told :-))
DH

[Montblack]

("Dudley Henriques" wrote)
> They "sound very much alike" I'm told :-))


Sound something like this?

"It's almost noon and you haven't started the lawn. Also, the garage needs
sweeping. You'll be helping you mother out today by taking your little
brother to swimming lessons this afternoon, ...and when you get back from
that, you can finish weeding the garden - like you were suppose to do last
week, but didn't. Oh, and hey mister, if you can't put my tools away when
you're done using them, then I don't want you touching them in the first
place! Don't forget to check the oil in the mower --- BEFORE you use it this
time! And what's this I hear, from your mother, that you want to take flying
lessons? ....Flying lessons? Why don't you fly around here this afternoon,
getting your chores done, and maybe we'll talk about it tonight at supper.
Flying lessons. Sheez. Next week it will be guitar lessons, No wait, that
was last week. Flying lessons."


Montblack

[Montblack]

("Richard Riley" wrote)
> I had to. In high school I dated Kelly's little sister Kathy.


That "Tops" my sitting next to (The Brady Bunch) Cindy Brady's first cousin,
in elementary school.


Montblack

[Dudley Henriques[_2_]]

Sounds familiar :-)
DH

"Montblack" > wrote in message
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> ("Dudley Henriques" wrote)
>> They "sound very much alike" I'm told :-))
>
>
> Sound something like this?
>
> "It's almost noon and you haven't started the lawn. Also, the garage needs
> sweeping. You'll be helping you mother out today by taking your little
> brother to swimming lessons this afternoon, ...and when you get back from
> that, you can finish weeding the garden - like you were suppose to do last
> week, but didn't. Oh, and hey mister, if you can't put my tools away when
> you're done using them, then I don't want you touching them in the first
> place! Don't forget to check the oil in the mower --- BEFORE you use it
> this time! And what's this I hear, from your mother, that you want to take
> flying lessons? ....Flying lessons? Why don't you fly around here this
> afternoon, getting your chores done, and maybe we'll talk about it tonight
> at supper. Flying lessons. Sheez. Next week it will be guitar lessons, No
> wait, that was last week. Flying lessons."
>
>
> Montblack
>

[Luke Skywalker]

On May 5, 12:51 pm, Richard Riley > wrote:
> On Sat, 5 May 2007 12:12:29 -0500, "Montblack"
>

>
> The McGillises were very much into theater. Their mom, Joan, still
> directs local stage productions.

Kelly McGillis, last I was in Key West was running a theatre/resturant
there...still a "hottie" and all of the character she played in
TGUN....which is more or less based on a real woman...who is a hottie
as well.. KM is very kind, including possing for some photos...

The alure of a smart woman...

Robert

[Luke Skywalker]

On May 5, 1:56 pm, Richard Riley > wrote:
> On 5 May 2007 11:18:12 -0700, Luke Skywalker >
> wrote:

>
> My old test pilot, Rick Fessenden, took the first f-18 through Fighter
> Weapons School (Top Gun) - he told me that everything about the movie
> was completely fake except for the stunning blond expert on Russian
> fighter tactics. He never did tell me her name.

Her "nick" was the same as KM used...and the "real one" was/is
stunning...Ms. McGillis did her justice. No one was dating the real
one...she is happily married...

And everything else about the movie was "stylized"...

Robert

[Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe]

"Dudley Henriques" > wrote in message
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> "Matt Whiting" > wrote in message
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>> Dudley Henriques wrote:
<...>
>> I didn't know that rode Segway's back then! :-)
>>
>> Matt
>
> Isn't this the machine that was "going to revolutionize transportation by
> man on earth? :-)
> Dudley Henriques
>

You gotta admit, it was one hellofa good scam. Take a $500 electric scooter,
replace a couple wheels with "gee-wiz" controls, sell it for $5000, and let
the "media" tell everyone what a great idea it is.

Oh, yea, and when the battery goes dead, you do a face plant on the
pavement.

--
Geoff
The Sea Hawk at Wow Way d0t Com
remove spaces and make the obvious substitutions to reply by mail
When immigration is outlawed, only outlaws will immigrate.

[Dudley Henriques[_2_]]

I actually know someone who bought one. He says it's on the fritz more than
it's running.
:-)
DH

"Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe" <The Sea Hawk at wow way d0t com> wrote in message
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> "Dudley Henriques" > wrote in message
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>> "Matt Whiting" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> Dudley Henriques wrote:
> <...>
>>> I didn't know that rode Segway's back then! :-)
>>>
>>> Matt
>>
>> Isn't this the machine that was "going to revolutionize transportation by
>> man on earth? :-)
>> Dudley Henriques
>>
>
> You gotta admit, it was one hellofa good scam. Take a $500 electric
> scooter, replace a couple wheels with "gee-wiz" controls, sell it for
> $5000, and let the "media" tell everyone what a great idea it is.
>
> Oh, yea, and when the battery goes dead, you do a face plant on the
> pavement.
>
> --
> Geoff
> The Sea Hawk at Wow Way d0t Com
> remove spaces and make the obvious substitutions to reply by mail
> When immigration is outlawed, only outlaws will immigrate.
>

[GeorgeC[_2_]]

I second 12'oclock high. I hear the USAF still uses it as a training film.

On Fri, 4 May 2007 19:57:43 -0400, "Dudley Henriques" >
wrote:

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>"John T" > wrote in message
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>> Which of you clowns voted for top gun??
>
>Would have voted for 12'oclock high. One of the finest films I've ever seen.
>Dudley Henriques
>

GeorgeC

[Dudley Henriques[_2_]]

"GeorgeC" > wrote in message
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>I second 12'oclock high. I hear the USAF still uses it as a training film.

I've been away from things for awhile, but I believe that is true. The film
was also used by civilian fortune 500 companies to aclimate their executives
to the management stress issue if I'm not mistaken.
Dudley Henriques

[Matt Barrow[_4_]]

"Dudley Henriques" > wrote in message
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> "Steven P. McNicoll" > wrote in message
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>> "Dudley Henriques" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>>
>>> You are absolutely correct. Sorry for the "fowpah" :-))
>>>
>>
>> A slip or blunder in etiquette, manners, or conduct, is a "faux pas". A
>> "fowpah" is a small, two-wheeled, cartlike utility vehicle pulled by one
>> person, formerly used widely in Tibet. They sound very much alike.
>> :-))
>
> Actually, a fowpah is an FAA colloquial flying question segment dealing
> with an inquiry scenario as in a young FAA administrator pointing to the
> stick in an airplane and asking his pilot father,
> "Hey......what's this thing fowpah?"
BAH.DAH.BING!!

[Dudley Henriques[_2_]]

"Matt Barrow" > wrote in message
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> "Dudley Henriques" > wrote in message
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>> "Steven P. McNicoll" > wrote in message
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>>> "Dudley Henriques" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>>
>>>> You are absolutely correct. Sorry for the "fowpah" :-))
>>>>
>>>
>>> A slip or blunder in etiquette, manners, or conduct, is a "faux pas". A
>>> "fowpah" is a small, two-wheeled, cartlike utility vehicle pulled by one
>>> person, formerly used widely in Tibet. They sound very much alike. :-))
>>
>> Actually, a fowpah is an FAA colloquial flying question segment dealing
>> with an inquiry scenario as in a young FAA administrator pointing to the
>> stick in an airplane and asking his pilot father,
>> "Hey......what's this thing fowpah?"
> BAH.DAH.BING!!

I knew it...watching the Soprano's is getting to everybody!! :-))
DH

[[email protected]]

"Snakes on a plane".

You know, the movie about the FAA; subplot: "We're here to help..."

No doubt about it.

66

[Mike Young]

"Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe" <The Sea Hawk at wow way d0t com> wrote in message
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> Oh, yea, and when the battery goes dead, you do a face plant on the
> pavement.

Or White House lawn, as the circumstances might permit.