On 12 Jul 2006 14:44:01 -0700, "Gordon" wrote in
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Real fighter pilots have little in common with 'Maverick'; I remember
sitting in that movie with about a dozen other Navy flyers and the
concensus was that any "****BIRD" like him would be grounded and
drummed out.

If the verbal reprimand Lt. Conl. Parker received as a result of
leading his wingman into a fatal collision with a Cessna 172 over
Florida on November 16, 2000 is indicative of how the military
disciplines a pilot who entered congested Class B and C terminal
airspace at ~500 knots without the benefit of the required ATC
clearance, I'm unconvinced your statement above is accurate.

See: http://tinyurl.com/fn2f2
http://tinyurl.com/krm6e

http://groups.google.com/group/rec.a...999e553d4dff5f