Scene 9
- We're in an airplane hangar, and Jester is in the process of introducing an instructor.
- She's a civilian contractor, with a PhD in astrophysics who works closely with the Pentagon.
- We see her legs as she is walking to the front of the hangar. Her call sign is Charlie, and she's a civilian contractor.
- Whoa. It's the woman Maverick was hitting on the night before. And she's one of his teachers at Top Gun. Uh oh.
- Maverick and Goose can't believe it, and mumble amongst themselves while Charlie talks about the limitations of the MiG-28.
- Charlie asks if everything is okay. Maverick tells her that the data she is "inaccurate."
He has seen a MiG do exactly what she just said it couldn't do, but says he can't tell her where he saw it because it's "classified." - Charlie tells Maverick she's supposed to know more than him (that's how the Pentagon wants it), and Maverick wittily responds that that isn't true in this case.
- After some more banter, Maverick and Goose tell bits and pieces of the story, and Charlotte smiles.
- She heard the story about their confrontation with the MiG-28, but had to pretend that she hadn't.
Jester says it's time for a hop. - Maverick stands up, puts on his sunglasses, and leaves.
- Charlie catches up with, asks him why he didn't tell her he was a "famous MiG insultor."
- Maverick is still clearly a little miffed about being rejected.
- Charlie would love to hear about the MiG sometime.
- Now it's Maverick's turn to reject here: "You've got security clearance. You can read about it," he tells her.
- When Maverick comes up the stairs, Iceman is waiting.
Uh-Oh. - "Maverick," he says, "I'm curious. Who was covering Cougar while you were showboating with this MiG?"
- Maverick assures him Cougar was doing just fine
Scene 10
- It's the first hop. Jester's voice can be heard—the boys will be flying against smaller, faster, and more maneuverable planes that are meant to simulate the enemy MiGs.
- Maverick and Goose are locked in "combat" with Jester.
- They're chasing each other around at high speeds, with Jester trying to egg Maverick on ("Show me what you got kid").
- Jester is about to get Maverick in missile lock, but Maverick performs his signature move.
- He hits the breaks so that Jester flies right by (which he does).
- Jester is really annoyed—"Jesus Christ," he screams.
- After some acrobatic flying, Jester tries to get below the hard deck (i.e. the minimum altitude).
- Maverick beats them there, and gets him in missile lock.
- Jester is really annoyed, and tells them to get above the hard deck and back to base immediately.
- Maverick and Goose are ecstatic, so ecstatic that Maverick requests permission to "buzz" the tower.
- He's denied, but does it anyway, much to the tower controller's dismay (he spills his coffee all over himself).