This Musing was originally published on January 22, 2020, at the end of what we now remember as the pre-COVID good ol’ days. While much has changed in the world since, including the eventual two-year delay of the much-anticipated Top Gun: Maverick, the concepts of this article are timeless. Everyone knows TOPGUN instructors are the proverbial “best of the best.” Their legendary aerial capabilities are unmatched throughout the world—from Vietnam to Hollywood to the Middle East