When Paramount Pictures came to EW with an offer to experience some of the flight training the Top Gun: Maverick cast went through prior to filming, insisting we could actually fly a stunt plane capable of pulling up to +/- 10 Gs without a pilot's license, not everyone was feeling the need for speed.

As wild as it sounds on the surface, it was even more concerning after hearing the actors from the movie talk about it. One of the reasons Maverick is now Tom Cruise's highest-grossing film is its practical effects and lack of CGI: Those are really the actors flying those planes. They got a three-month crash course in aviation designed specifically by Cruise to prepare, and in interviews leading up to the release, they weren't shy about sharing some of the film's unique hazards.