Comments on: My Favorite Aviation Movies http://www.pilottimes.com/2010/03/11/my-favorite-aviation-movies/ My thoughts and experiences around training for and flying after earning my private pilot license. Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:14:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Oldgeorge http://www.pilottimes.com/2010/03/11/my-favorite-aviation-movies/comment-page-1/#comment-20805 Oldgeorge Wed, 02 Mar 2011 05:58:36 +0000 http://www.pilottimes.com/?p=301#comment-20805 I guess everyone else is too young to have seen Blaze of Noon. An Ernie Gann masterpiece from about 1947 about the early days of airmail with some barnstorming thrown in. Fantastic flight sequences. Authentic. I believe Gann served as advisor on that film and made sure they did it right. Does anyone know where I can find a DVD or VCR of that film? I guess everyone else is too young to have seen Blaze of Noon. An Ernie Gann masterpiece from about 1947 about the early days of airmail with some barnstorming thrown in. Fantastic flight sequences. Authentic. I believe Gann served as advisor on that film and made sure they did it right. Does anyone know where I can find a DVD or VCR of that film?

]]> By: Jeffrey http://www.pilottimes.com/2010/03/11/my-favorite-aviation-movies/comment-page-1/#comment-5310 Jeffrey Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:05:52 +0000 http://www.pilottimes.com/?p=301#comment-5310 Don't forget about "Always" with Richard Dreyfuss and Holly Hunter, Directed by Steven Speilberg. A great remake of an old WWII movie but focused around fire jumpers in the modern age. It was Audrey Hepburn's last movie before she passed away. I think it is a classic. Regards, Jeffrey Don’t forget about “Always” with Richard Dreyfuss and Holly Hunter, Directed by Steven Speilberg. A great remake of an old WWII movie but focused around fire jumpers in the modern age. It was Audrey Hepburn’s last movie before she passed away. I think it is a classic.

Regards,

Jeffrey

]]> By: Bruce http://www.pilottimes.com/2010/03/11/my-favorite-aviation-movies/comment-page-1/#comment-5208 Bruce Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:50:07 +0000 http://www.pilottimes.com/?p=301#comment-5208 I agree with all of these. Especially the One Six Right. I loved the cinematography in that one. You should also take a look at <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000LAZE8C?ie=UTF8&tag=randperland-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B000LAZE8C" rel="nofollow">Flyboys</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=randperland-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B000LAZE8C" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" />. It was a lot of fun watching these guys learn how to fly. And finally, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000053V7E?ie=UTF8&tag=randperland-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B000053V7E" rel="nofollow">The Tuskegee Airmen</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=randperland-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B000053V7E" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /> was also a good watch. I agree with all of these. Especially the One Six Right. I loved the cinematography in that one. You should also take a look at Flyboys. It was a lot of fun watching these guys learn how to fly. And finally, The Tuskegee Airmen was also a good watch.

]]> By: Paul http://www.pilottimes.com/2010/03/11/my-favorite-aviation-movies/comment-page-1/#comment-5196 Paul Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:20:28 +0000 http://www.pilottimes.com/?p=301#comment-5196 "The Right Stuff", without a doubt, is my favorite aviation movie. "Twelve O'Clock High" is up there, as is "Top Gun". Yeah, cheesy, I know, but I still like it. My wife and I saw "Amelia" and were both disappointed that they turned an exciting life into a boring movie. “The Right Stuff”, without a doubt, is my favorite aviation movie. “Twelve O’Clock High” is up there, as is “Top Gun”. Yeah, cheesy, I know, but I still like it.

My wife and I saw “Amelia” and were both disappointed that they turned an exciting life into a boring movie.

]]> By: Dave http://www.pilottimes.com/2010/03/11/my-favorite-aviation-movies/comment-page-1/#comment-5184 Dave Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:41:36 +0000 http://www.pilottimes.com/?p=301#comment-5184 I've always been a fan of Ernest K Gann: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoPaZ1ui61Y, http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/95127/The-High-and-the-Mighty/overview I’ve always been a fan of Ernest K Gann: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoPaZ1ui61Y, http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/95127/The-High-and-the-Mighty/overview

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