I found this website through a youtube.com clip. So I suggest you release those clips to as many places as possible, because once you catch a glimpse of this great documentary... you can't look away!
I'm also currently enlisted in the United States Air Force and trying to complete my 4yr degree to potentially become an aviator. This movie so far has inspired me to accomplish my dreams. Can't wait to see the full movie!
I agree, after seeing the first trailer on youtube I've been hooked, can't wait for the release! I also am working towards being a pilot, though in the Canadian Air Force. I spend my school year at the university of western in the aviation program sponsored by the forces, and spend my summers in training. After graduation I still have a long road of training to get where I want to be but its movies like these that keep me inspired.
Not sure why the constant change in releasing the movie but GET ON IT!!! I'm excited to buy this movie, I was in the Navy and had the opportunity to fly in a Hornet a few times and I've worked on the flight deck with some of the squadrons featured in this movie. The Tomcat was and still is an amazing airplane and it will be missed so it will be nice to see it in action again. Thanks for making this movie and for god sake hurry up and let us have it. Sully
Can't wait until it's released...the video clips are fantastic and leave me wanting to see more. I grew very fond of the Tomcat while I was in the Navy, though I'm forever loyal to the Hornet! Regardless, it's truly intoxicating to once again get a taste of the Tomcat in action. So far, I'm impressed with the high quality and level of professionalism with which this documentary was filmed and cannot wait to see more key content.
Thank you for giving me a glimpse of what's to come, and I'm interested to see the Augusta, Georgia (my home) documentary as well. It really is a small world in so many ways.
This documentary looks amazing! Glad to see that people pursue their dreams. I have inspired to be a naval aviator since the age of two. I am currently attending St. Cloud State University as an aviation major. I am currently applying to Navy OCS. Hopefully all goes well. Congratulations to all aviators and their accomplishments! Thank you to the individuals who produced this documentary, it is incredibly inspiring.
Same Get the word out guys!I cant wait.. I will Defonatly be pre ordering my copy as soon as its available This looks like its been done right and will be WELL worth the wait
I recieved a copy of this movie last year, but I can't understand how if it is being released later this year. And also the cover is different on my copy. Could someone explain why I have an early copy please?
This new S&A stuff looks pretty neat. Will there be any new features to this new edition? Oh yeah, I know all the songs were in the credits, but I couldn't find the one I wanted. http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=28982387
Right now i am a Freshman in highschool and the only thing i see myself doing is flying the F-18 for the Navy. If any can please give me some advice on what to do i will listen. Thanks.
Navy48, My suggestion to you is... Study your butt off! Do the best you can in school and get good grades. Your goal should be a 4.0GPA. Get as close to that as you possibly can. Also, look for a JROTC program you can get into (Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps.) It's basically a program that you can be in while you go to High School. The program teaches you about the military and sets you up for college. Now, once you are in your Junior year you might want to consider a couple options. Either look into Annapolis (Navy Academy) or look for a college that offers ROTC (Reserve Officer Training Corps). Once you're in ROTC in college, maintain good grades and you could potentially be a pilot in no time!
Another thing to consider is to get your private pilot's license while in High School. This will help you in your application process to fly for the military.
Finally watched my Blu-Ray copy of Speed and Angels... AMAZING. One of the greatest docu-movies I've ever seen. It was everything I was hoping for and more. The two stories are so intriguing. I really felt for the two pilots when they went through their emotional states. After all of that training, it was amazing to watch Jay in action in combat. Both pilots, and the people they interacted with in the movie are all heroes in my book. Including the maintenance workers that supported them throughout their flying.
This movie was not the best movie I have ever seen but it was the most inspirational movie I have ever seen. I rented it and watched it at least 5 times that day. This movie is more of an inspiration to true dreamers than Top Gun was. Being a retired Aircrewman in the USN, this movie flooded me with awsome memories and inspired me to build and fight for my own dreams with a renewed fire. "If you build it they will come" Set yourself on fire and people will come from all over to watch you burn. Non - Dreamers will not understand what I just said. If you see two turtles on a fence post, one thing you know for sure, somebody put them there. No one is an island. Motivation first comes from inspiration, this movie did it for me. If you ever had a thought that there has got to be a better way to make money, please visit my website and if you like what you see, get in touch and we will talk. By far the greatest threat to a great life is a good life. www.bedford-international.com After the intro, call me and if it seems like the right thing to do I'll get you a password to the proprietary stuff.
Navy 48, check this out. Sparty had some good advice but I do not totally agree. Hear me out. Good grades are great and for the most part they are important but not as important as developing your passion to fight. Here is what I mean lets say Tiger Woods put golf aside to pursue Basketball. Number one its not his gift and number two its not his passion. He will work ten times harder for less than 10% of the results he gets in golf. Yes excell, yes do your best but if you only get a C in English and that is your best, don't worry about it. It's better for you to excel in the areas of your strengths. Also notice in the movie the kinds of things they did in the younger days to develop people skills and leadership skills. Those skills will take you much farther than good grades will. Notice the attitude of the male officer when he got shot. That attitude took him far. Also how about forgiveness, what if he had remained bitter. Also, I would say for you that getting comfortable being uncomfortable is important. I have almost 300 landings on a carrier as an NAC (Naval Aircrewman) and I will tell you not one of my flights was the pilot cocky about landing on that carrier, even in the day. At night many times the pilot would tell us all to stop the uneccessary conversation on the internal communication system just because they needed to sike themselves up, fight off virtigo and simply prepare for the night landing. We all had tremendous respect for that, hey we wanted to live too. Also on the subject of being uncomfortable, you can hardly imagine the pressure to get your plane ready before your launch time. Many times we went down the cat really not ready but not wanting to give up our time slot. Believe me everything you do as a pilot is noticed and graded one way or another. I am not saying we were being unsafe but hay sometimes you just got to do what you got to do. I have literally clicked my upper Koke fittings only to feel the cat shot and the click at the same time. But dude I loved it!!! Just go for your dreams and do not let anyone or anything steal it from you. It was not placed in you by you and if you do not put all you have in you to fulfill it, you will always regret it. Just stay wired, fired, never tired, always inspired, in the groove, on the move with nothing but the boring job to lose. You know why? Cause your work as a Naval Aviator will be a labor of love and that is not work is it. Oh and by the way all the other stuff sparty mentioned was great stuff, I just have a sneaky suspicion sparty is your dad under disguise. Hey lets face it dads want all the best for thier kids but sometimes they can get too emotionally involved. Just cool off sparty, trust me I know your a great guy hey I am too. Just look it's the same kind of movies that inspire us. It just helps to see it from different angles having slightly different processes but one in purpose. Thats kinda like Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, same story but for different angles. I am cool with you I hope you are cool with me. Tom
hah, good advice 1dreambuilder. Of course my advice is my opinion. What you say is very true. Have the drive and aspiration to do it and you can achieve many things.
My point about good grades is, not only do the recruiters look at your GPA (for competition purposes) but if you strive to do well in school, that will translate to you being an excellent student for aviation. Flight training has a steep learning curve, so if you do excellent in school- you should have no problem.
Okay son (Navy48)... Now don't forget to do good in school ;) haha.
Thanks for your great advice that was awesome. I 100% have the passion and I am training for my pilots license now. I was inspired by my uncle who graduated top of his class in the Air Force Academy. That also inspired me to work hard. He was the test pilot for the F-16 and flew F-111's in Europe. He took me up in his plane and I've been hooked ever since. Also my dad's friend flew the F-14 for the Navy. You two (1dreambuilder and Spartacus) have given me better advice on how to accomplish my dream than them. I just can't wait to be soaring through the clouds at mach 1. Thanks. Flight is Life.
Navy48, you also NEED to be involved in team activities, Sports, etc. Naval Aviation IS A TEAM ACTIVITY, though not a sport. The Officer boards look for team activities in high school and college. You could also consider the Marine Corps PLC program which will send you through Officers Basic School during your Sophomore to Junior summer, and your junior to senior summer. Upon graduation you will be commissioned, and then sent to your MOS training. Marine Aviators are the cream of Naval Aviation, they get to hit the boat, but they also get to fly off real runways. If you theink the Turkey is a bad ass, wait till you really see a F-18 E/F do it's stuff, and the F-35's supposed to be a major player too.
This movie, the clips, the stills, everything bring back memories of the good old days. During the 80's, as a Sea Cadet, I got the privilege to tour Naval Fighter Weapons School at NAS Miramar, now MCAS Miramar. Many of you may recognize that as the original location for Top Gun. I was also privileged to "suit up" and "go on a hop" with one of the instructors a few times. I've got about 200 simulator hours at various West Coast stations, mostly NAS Moffett Field. I have actual stick time in P-3's. These clips brought a huge smile to my face. I'm wondering if I can somehow/where download some of these stills to use as backgrounds, wallpapers, etc?
Navy48, Spartacus has good advice. Try to find a Naval Sea cadet Program near you. Naval Reserve Centers. Here's their website: http://www.seacadets.org/public/ Good luck!
This might be too late for anyone to see, since this page hasn't been active for awhile, but the advice 1dreambuilder and everyone else really got me fired up and excited for my future. I know that might sound dumb but i will do anything for this and all I want to do in my life is fly for my country. Thanks guys you kept me motivated.
Does anyone know the correct e-mail address of Meagan I tried to send her a quick note about Kara Hultgreen but it bounces back undeliverable... meagan@speedandangels.com does not work any assistance would be appreciated, Thanks, James
Navy 48, I would also tell you to go on to college first and study Aeronautical Engineering maybe at Embry Riddle in conjunction with a rotc program... will set you up for the big leagues :-)