Rog becomes the "Morning Maverick" and learns to fly a plane The Morning Rumble 5 hours ago And shockingly, he didn't crash the bloody thing. Because he made such a big deal the other week about Top Gun Day (yes, apparently it is a thing) and how he wanted to be a pilot when he was younger, the fellas decided to surprise the big dog with a trip to North Shore Aero Club where he got the chance to fly a plane. Yes, fly a plane.