57. Top Guns - The Aces
Aired: 7/12/1995
At the U.S. Navy's "Top Gun" school in Nevada, the most
promising pilots in the world battle to find out who has what it
takes to become the best of the best.
In this fast-paced presentation, take to the skies with the Strike Fighter
Tactics Instructor (SF TI) program and experience the training exercises
that are forging a new generation of dogfighters. Meet with SFTI
instructors who reveal what separates an ace from a regular pilot, and
see how one of the most intense tfaining regimens has been refined over
the years. Graduates recall their difficut days studying the tactics of the
greatest pilots of all time, and intense footage captures the speed and
skill, danger and daring of the students who push themselves to the very
edge in the hopes of becoming a Navy elite.
Far from the glamour of Hollywood, HISTORY (tm) presents an inside
look at the high-profile U.S. Navy Fighter Weapons School and the
pilots who compete in the hopes of becoming " Top Guns.""
