[rigelkentaurus]

Tom Cruise as Maverick is old, and, there are no old, bold fighter pilots.

Well, ok, Chuck Yeager would have been an old, bold fighter pilot if he stayed in fighters but he moved on well before he got to Cruise’s age.

[tcrlaf]

After failing to get promoted due to his recklessness and attitude, Maverick left the Navy and foundation job where his flying skills were appreciated, namely flying Columbian drugs into Mena, Ark.

Caught and imprisoned, he later began flying poppies out of Afghanistan for the CIA.

Now, the Navy needs him back to teach the lesbian and transgender cadets how to defeat evil Russian Mercanary pilots in Syria.

Have I missed anything?

[pabianice]

>>Well, ok, Chuck Yeager would have been an old, bold fighter pilot if he stayed in fighters but he moved on well before he got to Cruise’s age.

"Mach 2" Scott Crossfield killed himself by flying into a thunderstorm a few years ago.