There is nothing in the world that can match the experience of piloting a fighter jet. So few people receive the opportunity to fly these magnificent machines; most of us can only dream of the experience. Consider what it would mean to merely sit in the cockpit of a fighter. Then imagine getting into a flight suit, putting on a helmet, adjusting your oxygen mask, getting strapped into an ejection seat and holding the controls. Smell the fuel and oil that past pilots have smelled as they prepared for a mission. Place yourself in their time and space. No conventional aviation museum exists today where you can touch, let alone sit in, the cockpit of a fighter jet and experience this unique aviator feeling. Creating a memory lasting a lifetime. DreamBIG is about to change this..
2020 was the 10 YEAR ANNIVERSERY OF DREAMBIG! Over the last 14 years our main Aircraft ground attraction has been the A-7 Corsair II. In 2017, I released a F-101 voodoo cockpit. I set the -101 up as a F-14 TOPGUN Tomcat tribute for a casino’s special event. After that event, I knew we had to locate the perfect Navy air frame which could be used as an authentic TOPGUN Experience. I began to track a couple of decommissioned Naval cockpits that were in Private hands. One of those was an A-4 Skyhawk cockpit section. Viper and Jester had used the A-4 in the Original Top Gun movie. We began to prep for the addition to the DreamBIG Squadron of Touring Ground Attractions. During this process, It was announced that TOPGUN II “MAVERICK” would be filmed. Putting the A-4 Top Gun project on hold, I immediately reached out to a friend who was in possession of a F-18 Hornet cockpit section. In late 2019, we came to terms on an agreement which would allow DreamBIG to take possession and transform the F-18 cockpit section into the TOPGUN MAVERICK F-18 Hornet Experience. The Goal would be to bring the F-18 cockpit to life as a fully interactive event ground attraction and museum piece. We then reached out to Paramount and Tom Cruise’s publicist team to inform them of our intention to reproduce the Maverick F-18. The first step was to transport the cockpit to our Trailer manufacturer. We then transformed the cockpit’s display cart to a permanently mounted F-18 trailer. Next included locating and procuring hard to find instrumentation to complete population of the museum level cockpit. From there an event boarding system was created to allow for visitors to safely and easily gain access into and out of the cockpit. Then FINALLY, the package was completed by the addition of the custom paint and graphics that bring the DREAMBIG “TOPGUN MAVERICK EXPERIENCE” to life!
DreamBIG has invested countless hours in the locating, procurement, restoration and presentation of the DREAMBIG TOPGUN EXPERIENCEMAVERICK F/A-18 HORNET. The financial investment is immeasurable based upon the time, sponsorship dollars and in-kind donations to restore and create the Top Gun Experience. On top of that, the cockpit itself is priceless due to the fact that there are virtually no authentic F/A-18’s in private hands.
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2020 was the 10 YEAR ANNIVERSERY OF DREAMBIG! Over the last 14 years our main Aircraft ground attraction has been the A-7 Corsair II. In 2017, I released a F-101 voodoo cockpit. I set the -101 up as a F-14 TOPGUN Tomcat tribute for a casino’s special event. After that event, I knew we had to locate the perfect Navy air frame which could be used as an authentic TOPGUN Experience. I began to track a couple of decommissioned Naval cockpits that were in Private hands. One of those was an A-4 Skyhawk cockpit section. Viper and Jester had used the A-4 in the Original Top Gun movie. We began to prep for the addition to the DreamBIG Squadron of Touring Ground Attractions. During this process, It was announced that TOPGUN II “MAVERICK” would be filmed. Putting the A-4 Top Gun project on hold, I immediately reached out to a friend who was in possession of a F-18 Hornet cockpit section. In late 2019, we came to terms on an agreement which would allow DreamBIG to take possession and transform the F-18 cockpit section into the TOPGUN MAVERICK F-18 Hornet Experience. The Goal would be to bring the F-18 cockpit to life as a fully interactive event ground attraction and museum piece. We then reached out to Paramount and Tom Cruise’s publicist team to inform them of our intention to reproduce the Maverick F-18. The first step was to transport the cockpit to our Trailer manufacturer. We then transformed the cockpit’s display cart to a permanently mounted F-18 trailer. Next included locating and procuring hard to find instrumentation to complete population of the museum level cockpit. From there an event boarding system was created to allow for visitors to safely and easily gain access into and out of the cockpit. Then FINALLY, the package was completed by the addition of the custom paint and graphics that bring the DREAMBIG “TOPGUN MAVERICK EXPERIENCE” to life!
DreamBIG has invested countless hours in the locating, procurement, restoration and presentation of the DREAMBIG TOPGUN EXPERIENCEMAVERICK F/A-18 HORNET. The financial investment is immeasurable based upon the time, sponsorship dollars and in-kind donations to restore and create the Top Gun Experience. On top of that, the cockpit itself is priceless due to the fact that there are virtually no authentic F/A-18’s in private hands.
Read more on the website below.
