:16:06
Highway to the danger zone.
:16:13
Right into the danger zone...
:16:18
During Korea,
the Navy kill ratio was 12 to 1.
:16:21
We shot down 12 of their jets
for every one of ours.
:16:24
During Vietnam,
that ratio fell to 3 to 1.
:16:26
Our pilots had become dependent
upon missiles.
:16:29
They had lost some
of their dogfighting skills.
:16:32
Now, Top Gun was created
to teach ACM--
:16:34
Air Combat Maneuvering.
:16:36
Dogfighting.
:16:37
This gives me a hard-on.
:16:39
By Vietnam's end,
that ratio was back to 12 to 1.
:16:42
Don't tease me.
:16:43
Blinds, please.
:16:44
I'd like to take this
opportunity to introduce you...
:16:47
to our commanding officer
at Top Gun.
:16:49
The first man awarded
the Top Gun trophy.
:16:51
You will not find
a finer fighter pilot...
:16:53
anywhere in the world.
:16:55
Commander Mike Metcalf.
Call sign, Viper.
:16:58
Gentlemen...
:17:01
You are the top one percent
of all naval aviators.
:17:07
The elite.
:17:09
The best of the best.
:17:11
We'll make you better.
:17:14
You'll fly at least
two combat missions a day...
:17:16
attend classes in between...
:17:18
and evaluations
of your performance.
:17:20
In each combat sequence...
:17:22
you're gonna meet
a different challenge.
:17:23
Every encounter is going
to be much more difficult.
:17:27
We're gonna teach you
to fly the F-14...
:17:29
right to the edge
of the envelope...
:17:30
faster than
you've ever flown before...
:17:32
and more dangerous.
:17:35
Now, we don't make policy here,
gentlemen.
:17:38
Elected officials,
civilians do that.
:17:41
We are the instruments
of that policy.
:17:44
And although we're not at war...
:17:47
we must always act
as though we are at war.
:17:49
GOOSE: What are you doing?
:17:51
MAVERlCK: Just wondering...
:17:53
who's the best.
:17:54
In case some of you wonder
who the best is...
:17:57
they're up here on this plaque.