User blog:ARTaylor/30 Years of Top Gun

Grab those aviator glasses and prepare for another trip down the highway to the danger zone. Today is the thirtieth anniversary of the release of Top Gun. The film follows Maverick and his friend Goose as they train with elite fighter pilots. It became a landmark film for the Air Force, driving up recruitment, and an iconic feature for the actors involved. Michael Ironside played Lieutenant Commander Rick "Jester" Heatherly, a trainer at the school, while Adrian Pasdar played Lieutenant Charles "Chipper" Piper, a fellow trainee at the school.