This month marks 40 years since the hit film “Top Gun” was originally released in theaters. On Friday night, aviation enthusiasts held a meet-up at Mather Airport in Rancho Cordova to celebrate the movie that makes so many people want to become pilots.
“‘Top Gun’ is actually why I wanted to join the military,” said Dylan Baldock. “Watching all these cool guys in these big jets going fast, the look like they’re having a lot of fun, and so I was like I could use some of that.”
He’s inspired by the film that came out decades before he was born. Now he’s joining the Air Force to become a pilot…