Flying & Fighting in the F-14 Tomcat: We ask a TopGun instructor to rate the F-14
The F-14 Tomcat was a no-compromise carrier warplane operated by the US Navy. Bristling with the most capable weapons in the world it was utterly formidable, and rose to international fame as the star of the 1986 film Top Gun, which celebrated the Navy’s TopGun fighter school. Dave ‘Bio’ Baranek was a TopGun instructor and Radar Intercept Officer, here he describes flying and fighting in the awe-inspiring Tomcat.
Great write up from Bio. He covers all the points; thanks for posting this!
I would love to read Tomcat RIO, but it’s an eye-watering $18 for the kindle, which is actually cheaper than the hardcopy, which I don’t understand at all, as there are no publication overhead costs. Maybe someone will give me a copy. . . .