KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Whether it’s flying in the Middle East or on the set of a blockbuster movie, Retired Navy Commander Frank Weisser has done it.

Weisser is a Blue Angel Aviator who flew the aerial stunts in Top Gun: Maverick.

Navy Lt. Cmdr. Frank Weisser, a Blue Angels pilot, talks about what the annual Pensacola Beach Blue Angels Air Show means to the flight team and the community on Thursday, July 8, 2010. (AP Photo/Melissa R. Nelson)

All of those times you saw Tom Cruise flying at low altitudes, maneuvering through mountains at intense speeds? It may have actually been Commander Weisser. KCTV5 sat down with him to get a closer look at the movie scenes driven by real-life military experience.

“We filmed scene after scene after scene, and I’m sure for the parts they did in t

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