Tips on avoiding "The Danger Zone"... [Republished from Americans for the Arts/NAMP Conference Blog] The classic film Top Gun introduces us to dozens of top naval aviators (fighter pilots) who gather for training, competition and, eventually, a real mission culminating in (spoiler alert) victory over a never-identified but undoubtedly Cold War enemy. The two top pilots in the training and competition are Maverick (played by Tom Cruise) and Iceman (played by Val Kilmer; full d