“He told us outside of the mastering studio, this was the best place he’d watched his movie” – listening to the 29-speaker home theatre system that thrilled an Oscar winner

A 204-inch projector screen in a home cinema room.

Wow. So that’s what it feels like to fly an F18 Super Hornet. No, I haven’t just passed my training and gone for a quick spin around the block. I have actually just finished watching the training mission scene from Top Gun: Maverick.

Such was the impact of the action as it unfolded in front of me, it felt as though I was actually sitting on the lap of everyone’s favourite five foot seven inch fighter pilot, soaking it all up from the front seat.