Tom Cruise flying his own stunts
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- Silver Wings
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- Silver Wings
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Re: Tom Cruise flying his own stunts
Over dramatic in parts but a pretty big achievement all the same. Good on you Tom. I think I could spend ten years learning to be an actor and I’d still be crap.
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- Silver Wings
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Re: Tom Cruise flying his own stunts
Yeah, but can he Tip the Hat?
- Eric Hunt
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Re: Tom Cruise flying his own stunts
He had one of his first lessons with me in 2002, and he did pretty well, but remember that he flies his own P-51 Mustang, so he already had a reasonable idea of aviation. Hovering, as we would expect, was a bit tricky. A very likeable guy for someone so famous.
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Re: Tom Cruise flying his own stunts
The movie, "Top Gun", divorcing a true Australian beauty (Nicole Kidman), and Scientology cult put me off.
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Re: Tom Cruise flying his own stunts
Doesn't say much about the high NR during the stunts. 450 rings a bell
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Re: Tom Cruise flying his own stunts
zzodr wrote:Yeah, but can he Tip the Hat?
Haha
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- 2nd Dan
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The insurance guys would be sh#ting themselves.......
'Mankind has a perfect record in aviation - we have never left one up there!'
- rex bivouac
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Hughesy, you are wrong about the high Nr!
It was 456.......
It was 456.......
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- 2nd Dan
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Re: Tom Cruise flying his own stunts
Despite the above, I reckon COOL. Good on you Tom.
- Jabberwocky
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I concur arrrj, great job! That sort of budget is a different world to me, but at least he’s having a go and Top Gun will always keep him cool, however old it is.
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- 2nd Dan
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PS. I love flying the H125. Such a great machine.
But Tom's is better...it is matt black !
But Tom's is better...it is matt black !
- Jabberwocky
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Re: Tom Cruise flying his own stunts
Have to buy a matte black one then arrrj
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Re: Tom Cruise flying his own stunts
rex bivouac wrote:Hughesy, you are wrong about the high Nr!
It was 456.......
Mate she’d lift a good load at that NR!
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Re: Tom Cruise flying his own stunts
Jabber...there is one for sale in QLD...shhhh. Low skids. Very fast.
Arrrj
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