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　　The second pilot grins big at them. Maverick turns slightly stares over his shades at them as he passes. Goose grins back the challenge.
　　
　　AERIAL COMBAT – VIETNAM ERA – F4’’S， MIG 17’’S – STOCK
　　
　　The Doors on the soundtrack. Jets swoop， missiles fire， a plane explodes. Gun camera views of MiGs， SAMS， flak， bombing runs……
　　
　　VIPER （V.O.）
　　During the Korean War， the Navy kill ratio was twelve-to-one. We shot down twelve of their jets for every one of ours. In Vietnam， this ratio fell to three-to-one. Our pilots depended on missiles. They lost their dogfighting skills.
　　
　　F-14’’s fighting with F-5’’s. Music becomes current.
　　
　　VIPER （V.O.）
　　Top Gun was created to teach ACM. Air Combat Maneuvering…… Dogfighting. Richthofen， Guynemer， Rickenbacker， Galland， Rudel， Bong would envy us. We do just what they did， but we do it beyond the speed of sound.
　　
　　INT. DAY – TOP GUN ORIENTATION ROOM.
　　
　　VIPER – A tough-looking， confident leader in a blue flight suit， stands before a video-tape monitor. Behind him， on the monitor， the dogfighting continues.
　　
　　VIPER
　　By the end of Vietnam we upped our kill ratio to thirteen to one.
　　
　　He turns on the lights. We see his audience in foreground.
　　
　　VIPER
　　You’’re here ’’cause you’’re the top one per cent of all naval aviators.
　　
　　THE CLASS
　　
　　Sixteen young men – eight flight crews – sit at attention. They are trim， fit and confident – high school heroes， college jocks.
　　
　　VIPER （V.O.）
　　You’’re the elite， the best of the best. We’’re gonna make you better， because you’’re job is damned important.
　　
　　ANOTHER ANGLE – THE MEN
　　
　　The camera moves among them. Hold on one of the men; the one who greeted Maverick at the gate， Ice.
　　
　　VIPER （V.O.）
　　With the tensions in the world today， the potential for confrontation is greater than ever， and carrier pilots will be the first ones there. Air combat excellence is vital.
　　
　　Ice is not looking at the speaker， but， rather， in our direction. HOLLYWOOD， a blond， good-looking pilot， whispers something to him， and gestures. Ice is getting the lowdown on someone. The camera moves and we see who that someone is， as Maverick enters the frame.
　　
　　VIPER
　　…… Someone once asked me if training men for air combat made the world less safe – flying loaded guns…… an accidental confrontation and so forth……
　　
　　Maverick feels the stare of the other man and glances in his direction. Their eyes meet. Ice smiles coldly.
　　
　　ANGLE – VIPER
　　
　　VIPER （CONT’’D）
　　My answer is: the dangerous thing is being unprepared. You want trouble， that’’s what you get when things don’’t work out， when you can’’t do what you say you can. When you don’’t know what you can do. And when your opponents aren’’t sure either. We are not policy. We don’’t make policy. Elected officials…… civilians， do that. We are the instrument of policy. The tip of the spear. So we had best be sharp.
　　
　　Maverick has turned to look at Ice. Ice glances back in his direction. Maverick looks at the back of the room where guys in blue flight suits stand. They are the instructors. They look relaxed， poised， mean. Goose is looking up front…… Where Viper has stopped. Goose nudges Maverick.
　　
　　GOOSE
　　（whispers）
　　What are you doing？
　　
　　MAVERICK
　　Nothing…… That’’s McGown…… that’’s Singer， isn’’t it？
　　
　　GOOSE
　　Turn around， pay attention. What are you doing？
　　
　　MAVERICK
　　（musing to himself）
　　…… Just wondering……
　　（turns back）
　　…… who is the best.
　　
　　He’’s shocked to find Viper staring right at him， with a killer grin on his face. He’’s feels caught like a naughty schoolboy.
　　
　　VIPER
　　Really……
　　（smiles）
　　Ya know. We’’d like to know who’’s best too. That’’s why we’’ve got that plaque on the wall…… with the Top Gun crew from each class. You think maybe your name’’s gonna be on it？
　　
　　Maverick knows he’’s in trouble， considers the social alternatives， then tells him the truth.
　　
　　MAVERICK
　　Yes sir.
　　
　　A couple of ooo’’s and aahh’’s from the guys. The instructors stare the challenge at him. He slides lower in his seat.
　　
　　VIPER
　　Considering the company you’’re in， that’’s a pretty arrogant attitude.
　　
　　MAVERICK
　　（somewhat chastised）
　　Yes sir.
　　
　　VIPER
　　I like that in a fighter pilot.
　　（couple of laughs from the guys）
　　It’’s okay to be confident. You have to think you’’re King Kong to want to try to land on carriers. Just keep in mind the other component of success…… teamwork.
　　
　　Viper gathers his notes， the lecture is over.
　　
　　MAVERICK
　　Yes sir.
　　
　　Viper turns back for one more thought.
　　
　　VIPER
　　Gentlemen， this is about combat. Remember， there are no points for second place. Dismissed.
　　
　　Viper walks out. Maverick finds Goose looking at him， quizzically. Others mill around the plaque. A big， friendly bear of a RIO speaks.
　　
　　WOLFMAN
　　A plaque？
　　
　　HOLLYWOOD
　　It’’s not the plaque. The winner can get assigned here as instructor. He gets to fight every day.
　　
　　They move closer to examine the names on the plaque.
　　
　　EXT. "O" CLUB – NIGHT
　　
　　Fast cars in the driveway， fast music blares into the night. It’’s Wednesday; Animal Night. Maverick， Goose Hollywood and Wolfman walk to the entrance.