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Captain John "Otter" Stratton, Major Robert G. Novotny, Major Sam Morgan

At Red Flag, the international training exercise for the air forces of allied countries, hundreds of pilots meet for the most challenging flying of their careers. The object is to make the exercises a...( read more  read more... )s real and challenging as possible -- to take the pilots, ground crews, mechanics and rescue personnel to the limits of what they can handle. The film follows Captain John "Otter" Stratton as he makes his way through this extraordinary event held in the desert of Nevada. As he participates in the exercise, he realizes that being a hero is not quite as simple as he once believed. He notices team members who work all night rebuilding engines and re-installing them into his aircraft so he can keep flying and training. There are people who rise at 4:30 a.m. each day to scour the runways for tiny pebbles that can get sucked into engines and kill pilots. There are people who practice rushing into a flaming mockup of a crashed aircraft, so if there is a real accident, they will be ready to save the pilot. In the flying exercises, John realizes there are other pilots who aren't just out to prove themselves -- they are helping him -- watching his back, taking personal risks to cover his mistakes. And he is doing the same for them.

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G, 40 min.

Directed by: Stephen Low

Release Date: December 4, 2004

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DVD Release Date: September 27, 2005

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  • jeepn4us1
    September 1, 2009
    jeepn4us1
    Very good for a documentary
  • pghpaul2002
    August 3, 2009
    pghpaul2002
    This is what fighter aircraft and the pilots are all about.
  • lotsapower101
    May 29, 2009
    lotsapower101
    The best in cop pit camera shots of any movie ever made. None of the vibrating camera as they are smooth planes really. Awsome scenes!!!!
  • bobalong57
    March 9, 2009
    bobalong57
    The documentry was fantastic and the scenes were awesome
  • 01MovieMan
    August 9, 2008
    01MovieMan
    This is a great aviation movie
  • ebidinot
    May 15, 2007
    ebidinot
    very good to watch if you like fighter planes.
  • SarahJoyFrost
    December 11, 2006
    SarahJoyFrost
    i would like to see this
  • rodsloan
    September 6, 2006
    rodsloan
    Great documentry with some great scenes. It doesn't really lend itself to multiple viewings, gets a little boring the second time around.

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