Frank Weisser

Frank Weisser is a two-time Blue Angels Pilot who was deployed in combat three separate times, including to Afghanistan and Iraq. He has accumulated more than 5,000 flight hours in military jets and nearly 500 carrier arrested landings. He earned a master's degree in systems analysis from the Naval Postgraduate School in September 2009. His decorations include multiple Meritorious Service Medals, Strike Flight Air Medals, and various personal and unit awards. Because of his experience flying both at extremely low altitudes and inverted, for Top Gun: Maverick he was in the front seat as the pilot for the film's most complex and memorable air combat scenes.