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Top gun: maverick offers an alluring vision for thrill—seekers — until you know what the actors put up with behind—the—scenes for the stunts. these actors were trained for four months to be able to get in those planes and handle the g—forces. the first time we did it, every actor threw up. we couldn't use the footage. it was a low—budget movie at the time. and this movie, tom demanded that everybody took those flying lessons. do you hope tom cruise will get an oscar nomination? he — he certainly deserves it. he — he's — not only for this movie, but for his body of work. you l...

Now, you have been on these flights yourself, what on earth is it like? it really is a surreal experience. mother nature has thrown up a very interesting set—up with hurricanes. a very calm eye where you can get out of your seat, surrounded by the strongest part of the storm, the eye wall, which can cause the most damage and generates the storm surge. very interesting as you are coming in, today's flights were quite rough with ian, some flights had 36 forces, similar to what an astronaut might feel taking off were quite rough with ian, some flights had 3 g—forces, similar to what an astron...

The civil aviation sector, with a Jyotiraditya Scindia as its ministerial head, can be rebooted to make it a flagship of the economy

I'm curious what it does to someone physically. what kind of toll did space flight take on your body? what was the impact? >> one of the great things about going on this flight is proving that you don't have to be that perfect speciman and get eliminated medically to be a part of the small corps of astronauts. for me personally, i did experience space motion sickness being up there for a little while. nobody threw up on our flight, in case anybody was wondering, thanks to our medical officer on board, but it's a little bit disorienting at first, but you experience those g-forces that are reall...

It doesn't capture. besides what, bang this hits! >> [laughing]. >> that wasn't in the simulation. >> [laughing]. >> what will happen to me? will i be able to survive the g-forces? then you think, good lord, just getting up was hard. >> [laughing]. >> oh my god. what an experience! whew! nothing, nothing. >> it lookedic -- looked like you had a moment of camaraderie. >> it's like being in battle together and there say bonding being in battle. but you are also embattled inside yourself. oh my goodness. >> [cheering].