Denzel Washington received a Best Actor Oscar nomination for his performance in 2012's Flight , and now the actor's performance has received the stamp of approval from real-life pilot Rob Mark .

In a Vanity Fair video , former airline pilot Mark reviewed iconic scenes featuring emergency landings from the likes of Sully , Non-Stop , Snakes on a Plane , and more. One of those was Flight , which famously saw Washington's pilot Whip Whitaker invert a passenger plane to save those on board from a devastating crash, which Mark recalls was based on an actual flight that happened years ago .

Mark said what impressed him most about Washington's portrayal was how his character " kept his cool ," noting how that can be the difference between life and death in these situati

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