Nov 21 2021 64 mins 2
In this session we go below the hard deck with Dave 'Bio' Baranek and John 'Smegs' Semcken who served in the US Navy at the time of the movie was made. Dave was a RIO and Topgun instructor who also flew in the infamous 'MiG-28' for the movie. It was him and Robert 'Rat' Willard who got flipped off during that 'inverted' scene in the movie. John was assigned as the lead liaison officer for Paramount and the Navy and was pivotal in coordinating between the two to ensure everything ran smoothly.
In this podcast we talk about one of Dave's books and here is the link to that book which is recommended reading https://www.amazon.com/Topgun-Days-Dogfighting-Cheating-Hollywood
And John mentions his incredible foundation which you can find at https://www.landofthefreefoundation.org Look out for a surprise appearance from a very special guest near the end of this session. It was a lot of fun doing this.
