Speed And Angels (Unofficial) Reunion - Jay, Meagan, Peyton & Paco talk about the F-14 Tomcat
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- Опубликовано: 7 сен 2024
- fightson.net/c... This video is a recording of an (unofficial) reunion of the 4 key players in Speed & Angels, which was part of the Live Stream F-14 Tomcat 50th Anniversary Celebration put on by FightsOn.net back on Sat 16th May 2020.
Released in Feb 2008, Speed & Angels is a fabulous film about the 2.5 year journey of 2 young US Navy aviators to fulfil their dream of flying the F-14 Tomcat that they both had since their childhoods.
Starring Meagan "Slick" Varley & Jay "Faceshot" Consalvi, Speed and Angels has been described as "the REAL Topgun" and was conceived as a "Love Letter to Naval Aviation" by producer Paco Chierici (who also flew the F-14 Tomcat & was in Speed & Angels).
Directed by Peyton Wilson (an accomplished documentary filmmaker), Speed & Angels "took four years to make, many (many) days of living on a variety of Navy bases and carriers. It screened at The Smithsonian, festivals throughout the country, Discovery Channel and was Hulu’s #1 documentary."
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Here's a good interview with Jay Consalvi about flying the F-4U Corsair in the Reno Air Races • Reno Air Races - Jay C...
Sadly, there's very little aviation footage on RUclips (aside from Speed & Angels trailers) just devoted to Meagan, but this short clip is perhaps one of her most famous scenes in Speed and Angels. It is a recorded for her first carrier launch! • Meagan First Catapult ...
Here's a non-aviation clip from 2013 starring Meagan as a panel member discussing "Building a Foundation of Success on the Heels of Failure". • USNA LC13 - "Building ...
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Really enjoyed this. Thank you.
@@joegilgan9295 thanks very much. Glad you enjoyed it. If you'd like to see the other interviews from this event, check out the full livestream recording here ruclips.net/video/VX19GefftqU/видео.html (the talking starts about 12mins in)
YES! Meagan's first cat shot WAS GOLD. And Jay's first flight as a baby shows us that he really has flying in his DNA.
Thanks for watching & your comment. Yes, Meagan & Jay both had great stories about how they got into fighter aviation. Glad you enjoyed hearing them tell those stories.
Oh man...I was obsessed with the F-14 growing up and this is one of my favorite documentaries! It's so awesome hear these stories and I'm so glad to hear that everyone is doing well!
Thanks @2close2see. Yep, Speed & Angels was/is an awesome documentary. Far more enjoyable than Top Gun. Thanks for tuning it to catch the replay.
THERE NEEDS TO BE A SPEED AND ANGELS 2!!!
Hellz yeh!
I loved this because of the stories. I fell in love with Meagan after watching Speen and Angels.
Thanks for your comment Bill. Yes, Meagan & Jay were both fantastic individuals in Speed & Angels (and I'm sure also in real life).
Paco, what a superior human you are for moving the chat around to different people and not making it all about yourself. Watched the movie when it was free years and years ago, but I just clicked on Apple and put another $.04 in your pocket. Cheers!
Thanks for your comment @Happy. Yeh, Paco is a good guy. :-)
This is my favorite documentary.
100% agreed Will. But of course, I'm biased! :-) [Eran]
Incredible! Everytime I watch it, it is always just as incredible.
Great to hear you enjoyed this. Yes, every time I watch it, I enjoy it just as much as the first time.
@@321fightson Very true. Its a gem. Should have lots of views. Cheers!
The opening gave me goose bumps.
@@Bushy_P any specific part of the opening in particular?
@@321fightson yeah Megan talking about the break and slamming the hornet lol
Went to high school with Meagan & her twin sister Marci in Pittsburgh. Fox Chapel class of 98’
Awesome Binko 969. Did you know she'd be a fighter pilot back then?
A great documentary. Nice to See the actors again . Stay healthy, "TOMCAT'S".Greets🤘
Thanks for your positive feedback @Metall Flat. Glad you enjoyed the interview. And yes, "TOMCATS!" :-)
A single "thumbs up" isn't nearly enough for this "reunion" video. I just re-watched the original Speed & Angels last night and now I get to watch the follow up. I wish I could buy you ALL a beer.
Thanks @nemo227. Much appreciated. Yeh, it was an awesome experience & it's great that it was captured for prosperity.
I came across the deepest blue music video and I FREAKING LOVED IT! Now this video popped up and I'm going nuts! I want to purchase the movie now. Thank you guys for your service and the crew who put the film together. Y'all freaking rock! I really want to watch the movie! Y'all be be safe and keep rocking on!
Awesome! Thank you!
Hi again Christobal Ian Cantu, did you find a copy of Speed & Angels to watch? It is available on Amazon Prime in some (but not all) countries, and I believe you can also purchase access to it from the Apple itunes store.
@@321fightson i haven't found it, but i will get it on amazon now. Thank you for the suggestions 🙂
I’m an ironic twist of faith Paco’s looking like Lesley Nielsen. “Stop calling me roger.”
Thank you all for doing this film. It really is the real life version of Top Gun. I was in college when that film came out and it had a similar effect on me however with a vision issue I knew I wouldn't be able to be a Naval Aviator. Maybe had I had the persistence Jay had I could have been. I did end up at NAS Alameda after college, helped opened he McDonalds on the base in 1985 and got to know a lot of both enlisted and officers there. That was an awesome experience in that I got to spend time on the Vinson and the Enterprise. Had a lot of Navy brats working for me also. My flying has been limited to some private stuff, Cessna's and Pipers but like Meagan said to me, flying is flying. Just can't experience unlimited angle of attack in a 152! Meagan, I share your film with my kids like you look forward to with yours, hopefully they will find it inspiring and show that you can achieve your dreams if you go after them with everything you have! Thanks again for doing the film, and for letting us into your personal lives a bit more with this follow up!
Thanks for your enthusiastic comments @RandyMan B! You might not have gotten to fly for the Navy, but it sounds like you still had some great experiences around them.
Watched the video for the first time tonight and I thought it was great. I'm glad everyone involved is doing well and Peyton, you are Breathtakingly beautiful!
Hi James. Thanks for your feedback and glad you enjoyed the video. :-)
I just discovered the film today and was happy to find this reunion video. I am the same age as Jay and Meagan and had the same dreams as them. It was great to see them carry through and succeed. I ended up in the Army but wanted nothing more in life than to fly the Tomcat.
Thanks for your comment @JGratsch. Glad you found the reunion video. I think a LOT of us had the same (or similar) dream as Jay & Meagan, Sadly, most of us didn't achieve that dream of becoming a fighter pilot.
This is great! I loved this documentary. Thanks for sharing this.
Thanks @kimber1911 - glad you enjoyed this.
Thanks for this to all involved. Loved it.
You're welcome & thanks @CaptainFantastik1
In the early 2000' s I did a few models for Change of Command ceremonies- VF-102 , VF-143 and VFC-12 - my good friend was a pilot and these guys and girls are so awsome the pictures I got , the places I've been . I made a picture on Photoshop while they were on combat deployment they liked the picture so much they made and patch "Payback Baby "
Thank you all for your service
Absolutely worth watching. I just realized that Meagan's reaction to jets was essentially the same as Toad's reaction when he first saw a motor car (Wind in the Willows movie). But who am I to talk; in the nineteen fifties I'd run out of the house every time a plane flew over the house.🤪
Amazing I bought the DVD on preorder like months before it was released can’t remember exactly how much in advance :) Still have the DVD and working too , Thank you all!
Awesome video I just saw the documentary is crazy all the obstacles they have to go through. I'm glad I got to see the reunion and that everyone is ok and they made it 🙌 . Thank you for your service 🪖.
Thanks @Aldo Lopez. Glad you enjoyed the video.
Great job by all. Thank you for your service.
Thanks for the comment Thomas. Glad you enjoyed the interview.
Ahah... after see the documentary is like seeing old school friend's reunion! I love this "behind the scenes"! Or the actual meaning behind some good catchprases like "tip of the spears" or others xD 1 hour fly by so fast....
Thanks for your comment Takumi. Great to hear you loved it.
Wonderful
Thank you princephan. Glad you enjoyed the video.
Thanks for sharing this!
thanks for stopping by to watch Ken. Glad you enjoyed it.
I remember this video.
Thanks @Briancooper2112. I hope you enjoyed it?
Yes I did.
@@briancooper2112 great to hear.
Something interesting about this movie and Top Gun. In Top Gun, they used A4 Skyhawks to simulate the Migs because it was small and agile (just like Jester said). Then they eventually faced off against the "Mig 28s". In reality, there is no such thing as a Mig 28. The Mig 28s in Top Gun are actually F5 Tigers. The F5 Tigers are also featured in this movie as well, playing the role of the enemy.
Wow, never heard that before... Oh wait, I meant to say I'm pretty sure everyone knows that.
Actually, those are T28 trainers. Basically, it's an anarmed f5 Tigershark.
The US Navy and Air Force still use the T28B&C as adversary trainers.
So cool to see what everyone’s up to. 🤙
Thanks @Collin Smith. Yeh, chatting to all the S&A team was awesome, and great to know where they are at and what they are doing now.
Jay, is that Jimmy Leeward's Galloping Ghost on the wall behind you? Bloody near killed me in 2011 if it is.......
This is awesome thanks
Thanks Jonathan. Great to hear you enjoyed it. :-)
I want Jay’s Tomcats Forever shirt bad!
I reckon if you do a few google searches, you'll probably find the same design or something very similar Pickle Riiick! Thanks for commenting. 🙂
great listen ! the planes made the show in top gun , the opening on the carrier was the best. Navy pilots can be cocky or cowboys Night Carrier landings says it all.
Yeh, night landings on the boat sort the children from the adults! :-)
Where to buy ? Amazon Prime/Apple Itv won't let me buy the documentary when living in Europe.
Sorry, those are the 2 main options I am aware of. I have heard that some countries don't have licensing for it to be purchased or rented, so you might have to shop around and see if you can find a DVD copy somewhere.
fuck yeah.. how i stumbled over this now .. karma is a biatch.. one of my fav movies of all time... i subscribed OFC! .. feel free to check out my humble new yt channel as well. /O loooong time i ago i shared some bfm thoughts with Coochie :)