Originally Posted by
forgot to bid
Scratch Flight of the Intruder...
Second that...great book...lousy movie.
...Airplane! and the Right Stuff.
Add
The Great Santini, with honorable mention to
The Bridges at Toko Ri and
Dr. Strangelove (OK, it's not really about flying, but Slim Pickins as the aircraft commander is hilarious, especially when he's going through the contents of their survival kits).