Yeah, the leather jacket with patches just pulls you out of it and into our world.
Wife and I were both. What is this? some Top Gun bar? Ugh.
Wife and I were both. What is this? some Top Gun bar? Ugh.
Also, as a chubby man I can tell you we don't make great fighter pilots. Cockpits a very small and flight suits do not favor the more round among us.
I got into the cockpit of a Blackhawk at 20, just out of the army. Awesome. Flash forward 10 years and 30 pounds and trying to get in and out of a Blackhawk helicopter cockpit, I looked and felt like a beached whale or a turtle flipped over on it's back. I rarely get embarrassed, but I was so embarrassed I just wanted to curl up and die right there.
Also that leather flight jacket looked beyond stupid on an X wing pilot.
Agree, me too,....theres more and more things getting passed that George would have stoppedYeah, the leather jacket with patches just pulls you out of it and into our world.
Wife and I were both. What is this? some Top Gun bar? Ugh.
Agree, me too,....theres more and more things getting passed that George would have stopped
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The leather jackets don't really bother me that much but I do think I'd have rather seen something akin to the yellow jacket Luke wore at the end of ANH or some lighter version of the orange Hoth jacket.
I knew someone would bring up Porkins. First, horrible name even back then.
Second,...I got nothing. Maybe desperate for pilots so they made an XL cockpit
I prefer the Special Edition version of Porkins:I knew someone would bring up Porkins. First, horrible name even back then.
I used to rent out rooms to student pilots, I was surprised how they had to be in uniform at all times during school, in class and in the air. It’s not top gun flight suits buts uniforms nonetheless. They had lunch in them and dinner if they had flights that pushed that late in the day. We see Star Wars characters pretty much only when they are “working” so expect uniforms, their days off don’t make good television.That's what I said the other day. I'm guessing that they might have been alert pilots who have to be ready to go jump in their fighters. They're just hanging out waiting. OTOH, I could also see Disney going "This is what X-Wing pilots look like so put all the gear on".
There are also different levels of alert based on how long it will take for the plane to get off the ground and into the air. The least, I believe, is a 5 minute strip alert. This means the pilot is in the cockpit, strapped, and possibly with the engines already idling. Other alert levels can see the pilot suited and ready to go nearby but not in their plane. So I saw the scene with the pilots hanging around in the bar while wearing their flight gear to mean they were on a low level of alert. Somewhere between off duty and on 5 minutes strip alert.Aircraft need thorough pre-flight inspections (walk arounds you see pilots doing, poking around,) and to follow cockpit checklists or you can die. It's regulations. It's boring. So you don't see it most of the time in movies. Kick the tire light the fire.
Of course ground crews could do much of that for the pilots (now your are trusting others) but at some point you need to make sure your aircraft is airworthy. Military is going to want an interceptor up as fast as possible in a serious situation. I'm sure they have as much done for the pilot's as possible.
I was thrilled with Dunkirk because he was calculating his fuel burn.
I don't even know what fuels Star Wars ships. LOL Liquid Schwartz I guess.
Yes definitely, but still think Mando is disappearing into the background, he doesn't seem to be the lead anymoreThis past episode was definitely the best one this season
She wasn’t really very accurate with that.We need a crossover with Counselor Troi to tell the audience what emotions the bucket-heads are feeling.
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