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Failed pilot eye test leads to traffic company, then Top Gun stunt pilot role
After failing the military pilot eye test, an entrepreneur built a $1 million-per-day traffic management company, used the earnings to fund flying lessons, and eventually became a stunt pilot for the film Top Gun.
4 Sept, 06:51 — 4 Sept, 06:51
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fortune2d ago
He failed the military pilot eye test—so he built a $1 million-a-day traffic company and bought flying lessons. Now he’s Top Gun’s stunt pilot
Top Gun's stunt pilot built a traffic company as a teen. Now he's making millions—enough to fund flying lessons and a $2 million helicopter.
By Orianna Rosa Royle
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He failed the military pilot eye test—so he built a $1 million-a-day traffic company and bought flying lessons. Now he’s Top Gun’s stunt pilot
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