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DEBRIEF
A pilot's perspective
EDWARDS started a production company called Aviator Films.
‘GOOSE’ LEARNS TO FLY
ANTHONY EDWARDS
Depending on your age, you know actor Anthony Edwards as Gilbert Lowell from The Revenge of the Nerds, Lt. Nick “Goose” Bradshaw from Top Gun, or Dr. Mark Green from the television series ER. In Top Gun, Edwards played the radar intercept officer of actor Tom Cruise, who crashes their F–14 during a training mission. Edwards’ character dies, Cruise’s does not. Edwards recently earned his private pilot certificate and proudly states that now “Goose” gets to live and he gets to be the good-looking guy in the pilot's seat.
WHO: Anthony Edwards OCCUPATION: Actor TOTAL TIME: 170 hours (soloed in 13 hours) EXTRA: The actor turned 50 this year and says flying is his alternative to golf. His new television series Zero Hour debuts this month.
GETTING STARTED…Flying is something I have always wanted to do. Even before Top Gun. I know enough pilots to know that it isn’t something you want to simply dabble in. It takes commitment of time and focus to do it well. Finally an autumn opened with kids in school and a thumbs-up from the wife. EARLY CHALLENGES…I was
me step by step, never made me feel overwhelmed. (Of course, crosswind landings and not letting my altitude drift so much were a bit of a challenge, but I’m sure I’m not alone there.)
HARDEST LESSONS…It’s not that I found the process exceptionally easy; however, it was that the building of information and the flying experiences just seemed to lead naturally to that big ol’ checkride.
AVIATION ACTIVITY…I am in the honeymoon phase of day-trip adventures to new airports. Luckily I fly in the Northeast so I get to substitute $100 hamburgers with an occasional lobster. Flying and food make me keep up my other hobby, running, which keeps my weight and balance in check. FAVORITE AIRPLANE…Right now I am flying the Cirrus SR20 so I try not to look at other girls.
ADVICE FOR STUDENTS…
Don’t be afraid to ask the dumb questions. I played a doctor on TV for eight years and learned from real doctors that medicine is a practice and you can’t learn something new if you think you know it all. I’d like to think that pilots are like that too—always learning and never assuming.
lucky to have a fantastic instructor who, by taking
PLUS View a video interview with Anthony Edwards.
CHRIS ROSE
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Flight Training - January 2013
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Flight Training - January 2013
Flight Training - January 2013
Contents
President’s Perspective
Right Seat
Letters
Renaissance Man?
Success Story News
How It Works
Since You Asked
ASI News
Pilot Protection Services Training Products
Member Products
Tech Tip News
Final Exam AOPA Action
Flying Carpet
Big Idea
The Never-Ending Scan
Doctor NRST
Technique
Weather
Flight Lesson
Checkride
One Step Back
Career Advisor
Tech Talk
Getting Down Quickly
Somebody's Watching You! Or Should Be
Lost in Plain Sight
Advertiser Index
Debrief
Flight Training - January 2013 - Flight Training - January 2013
Flight Training - January 2013 - Cover2
Flight Training - January 2013 - Contents
Flight Training - January 2013 - 2
Flight Training - January 2013 - 3
Flight Training - January 2013 - President’s Perspective
Flight Training - January 2013 - 5
Flight Training - January 2013 - Right Seat
Flight Training - January 2013 - 7
Flight Training - January 2013 - Letters
Flight Training - January 2013 - 9
Flight Training - January 2013 - Renaissance Man?
Flight Training - January 2013 - 11
Flight Training - January 2013 - Success Story News
Flight Training - January 2013 - How It Works
Flight Training - January 2013 - Since You Asked
Flight Training - January 2013 - ASI News
Flight Training - January 2013 - Pilot Protection Services Training Products
Flight Training - January 2013 - Member Products
Flight Training - January 2013 - Tech Tip News
Flight Training - January 2013 - Final Exam AOPA Action
Flight Training - January 2013 - Flying Carpet
Flight Training - January 2013 - 21
Flight Training - January 2013 - Big Idea
Flight Training - January 2013 - 23
Flight Training - January 2013 - 24
Flight Training - January 2013 - 25
Flight Training - January 2013 - 26
Flight Training - January 2013 - 27
Flight Training - January 2013 - The Never-Ending Scan
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Flight Training - January 2013 - 31
Flight Training - January 2013 - Doctor NRST
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Flight Training - January 2013 - 35
Flight Training - January 2013 - Technique
Flight Training - January 2013 - 37
Flight Training - January 2013 - Weather
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Flight Training - January 2013 - 40
Flight Training - January 2013 - Flight Lesson
Flight Training - January 2013 - 42
Flight Training - January 2013 - Checkride
Flight Training - January 2013 - 44
Flight Training - January 2013 - One Step Back
Flight Training - January 2013 - Career Advisor
Flight Training - January 2013 - 47
Flight Training - January 2013 - Tech Talk
Flight Training - January 2013 - Getting Down Quickly
Flight Training - January 2013 - Somebody's Watching You! Or Should Be
Flight Training - January 2013 - Lost in Plain Sight
Flight Training - January 2013 - Advertiser Index
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Flight Training - January 2013 - 55
Flight Training - January 2013 - Debrief
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