Tom Cruise flying the AS350
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Tom Cruise flying the AS350
Interesting video of Tom Cruise flying the AS350 for his latest movie role.
What do you guys think?
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Um0aZKbpe1Y
What do you guys think?
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Um0aZKbpe1Y
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I know his stunt coordinator (not the one on here) and Tom does his own flying in his own helicopter. He rents his 350 as well as his own biz jet back to the film company increasing his revenue stream.
The funny thing is none of the film crew or other actors will fly with him as his flying is, lets just say interesting!
The funny thing is none of the film crew or other actors will fly with him as his flying is, lets just say interesting!
Why does he need a CPL?
3 months training, flying 8hrs a day makes hime eligible to do what he does. A PPL would have only taken him around a couple of weeks at the most!! The fact that he goes where lesser mortals fear to tread ("Spiral manouevres???") is entirely his decision.
Live by the sword etc etc.....
I'm not jealous - honestly...
3 months training, flying 8hrs a day makes hime eligible to do what he does. A PPL would have only taken him around a couple of weeks at the most!! The fact that he goes where lesser mortals fear to tread ("Spiral manouevres???") is entirely his decision.
Live by the sword etc etc.....
I'm not jealous - honestly...
I probably wouldn't like the guy personally, but as a pilot he's clearly no playboy-dilletante and gets nothing but respect from me. Ditto Harrison Ford, except that I thing I'd like him personally as well*.
PDR
Even if he DID choose to marry someone who could have been voted "the women whose name could most easily be mistaken for a gastro-interinal disease"
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I probably wouldn't like the guy personally
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My experience echoes Shy's. TC is a top bloke - loves driving any sort of machinery, works hard to learn and no prima donna either, being courteous to others. With his enthusiasm too, he's a great ambassador for our helicopter industry.
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Why does he need a CPL?
3 months training, flying 8hrs a day makes hime eligible to do what he does. A PPL would have only taken him around a couple of weeks at the most!! The fact that he goes where lesser mortals fear to tread ("Spiral manouevres???") is entirely his decision.
Live by the sword etc etc.....
I'm not jealous - honestly...
3 months training, flying 8hrs a day makes hime eligible to do what he does. A PPL would have only taken him around a couple of weeks at the most!! The fact that he goes where lesser mortals fear to tread ("Spiral manouevres???") is entirely his decision.
Live by the sword etc etc.....
I'm not jealous - honestly...
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I'm agnostic, so I back well away from those with any sort of evangelical disposition, but I'd be very surprised if he even mentioned religion, unless you chose to make an issue of it.
Heard on the qt that the MR sleeves needed replacing along with a few other bits and bobs. Overspeed?