Altman is not one to brag about his flying in `` Top Gun . '' Ex-fighter pilot Scott Altman is commander of space shuttle Atlantis mission . As a young pilot , Altman was a stunt double in the 1986 hit movie `` Top Gun '' Altman worked with several actors on the film , including star Tom Cruise . Altman on Cruise : `` He enjoyed flying . I think he liked it more than anything else about being an actor.
Ex-fighter pilot Scott Altman is commander of space shuttle Atlantis mission . As a young pilot , Altman was a stunt double in the 1986 hit movie `` Top Gun '' Altman worked with several actors on the film , including star Tom Cruise . Altman on Cruise : `` He enjoyed flying . I think he liked it more than anything else about being an actor.