I’ll see your see your post and raise you a StreetSpeed717  ;-)

I came for exactly this!! Up until now folks were suggesting “Ghosn in 60 Seconds”, but PTA 2 seems far more applicable now ;-)

You most certainly can!

Again with the sarcasm...really? The point of your OP seems to be a question as to the whether it would be realistic for his character to own such a plane. I went to the trouble to answer it for you with some background info, being an aviation professional myself. And you just want to be an ass. If realism isn’t a…

Flori...
...DUH!!

The entire point of your OP is whether it’s a realistic plot point for the fictional Naval Aviator, Maverick, in the Top Gun 2 fiction movie to own a vintage aircraft of non-naval origin. I explained why it was quite realistic, given the real-world state of affairs with vintage aircraft. What part of that was lost on…

Actually, a confirmed major plot point is the struggle (Maverick’s struggle) with the twilight of manned air-to-air, in the shadow of the rise of UAS warfare. This is almost certainly the topic of Ed Harris’ voiceover in the first teaser, telling Mav “your kind is headed for extinction”. So that would certainly fit…

Yeah, they’re really going to have to do a ValueJet - AirTran switcheroo if they have any hope of the airplane succeeding (after the functional revisions, of course). No, this certainly won’t fool everybody, but it does actually work, as evidenced by AirTran’s post-Everglades success. 

I’ve always loved that one.  Best dad joke ever!

Yessir - For most folks in the GA (general aviation) world, membership in a robust fleeted flying club, or even fractional ownership, makes orders of magnitude more economic sense. When my close friend decided to enter the world of private aviation and briefly entertained the idea of eventually buying an airplane, his…

Yup, he’s in it.

I’ll take the nostalgia of unannounced cameos by any of the original cast (Ryan, Skerrit, Ironside, Tolkan, McGillis, etc.) over Robert Downey Jr. showing up for no apparent reason.

Supposedly Kenny has redone the song for TGII.

Raising my hand...

I’ve got my money on Iceman being the one in the coffin, for a multitude of reasons.

A plot rumor is that the then-retired Pete Mitchell character may be working as a test pilot for a defense contractor, before being recalled to active duty for a special Top Gun assignment. Hence testing an “SR” jet in development. Once again, just a rumor.

Vintage aircraft aren’t that easy to come by overall, but there are far more P-51's available on the open market than F4U’s or F4F’s. For a veteran military aviator, Naval or otherwise, the P-51 is a much more practically and economically available choice for a vintage piston fighter. If said aviator were to opt for a…

No sir. You need to do some research. This is specifically what the politicians in LA and other major west coast cities have been doing for the last 4-5 years. It’s no secret—they’re completely open about their intent and goals and it has nothing to do with safety. They simply want to make it so untenable to drive…

I wish I had even a hint of what you’re trying to say in your first paragraph. Although maybe I don’t, as it’s clearly an attempt at being sardonic and condescending.

To your second point, perhaps it’s regional lexicon. Here in SoCal, “traffic calming” and “road diets” refer to separate scenarios, with nearly opposite…

Just to be technically correct, what you describe are indeed the correct specifics of the traffic calming measures MarcBee mentioned above. However, it’s referred to as just traffic calming. “Road diets” are a different animal altogether, typically crammed down upon already traffic-weary urban residents, by far-leftist…