Real Fighter Pilot Top Gun Maverick Mission ATTEMPT 5

About this video

Max attempts a simulated recreation of the Top Gun: Maverick canyon bombing mission in an F-16 using a flight simulator. He flies low through a canyon to avoid surface-to-air missile threats, drops 2,000-pound bombs on a bunker target, and then engages MiG-29 fighters with air-to-air missiles while his simulated wingman ‘Hangman’ provides support. Max emphasizes flying extremely low (as low as 50-75 feet) to avoid SAM threats and uses terrain masking tactics he recalls from real-world mission planning for similar scenarios.

Key takeaways

• Max explains that staying extremely low (50-100 feet) is critical in high-threat environments to avoid surface-to-air missiles like SA-3s and SA-15s through terrain masking
• Max draws on his experience briefing similar missions for North Korea scenarios, noting that in combat there are no strict altitude rules unlike training
• The simulated mission involves a multi-phase operation: low-level bombing run, evading surface threats, aerial combat against MiG-29s, and coordinating with a wingman for mutual support

Episode details: published November 13, 2024 · 82.4K views · 9:42 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. The analysis and commentary described are Max Afterburner’s, attributed to him — his channel includes hypothetical-scenario and news-react content, which is presented as his analysis, not established fact.

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