Retired #usnavy fighter #pilot, James "Slug" Kidrick, makes a case for aviation museums and how to keep patrons, besides just children, walking in the door. Slug had a hand in making the necessary arrangements for a San Diego Air & Space Museum (https://sandiegoairandspace.org/) #f14tomcat to appear on an #aircraftcarrier flight deck for the first time in more than a dozen years for the filming of #topgunmaverick.

00:00 The Hook
00:32 Guest Intro & Flight Career
10:08 From fighter pilot to museums
16:15 Int'l Hall of Fame Event
23:35 History of the Museum
25:45 Special Aircraft Exhibits
33:25 During COVID
39:55 MiG17 vs F4
46:30 F4U Restoration
53:49 The F14 in 'Top Gun: Maverick'
1:00:00 Future for the Adventure Center
1:06:13 Future for SLUG
1:08:25 Fighter Jet Comparisons
1:13:13 Callsign story
1:16:20 A7 vs A4
1:19:00 Museum Guest Experience
1:21:30 Credits

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Original music by Jaime Lopez.