Director Peyton Wilson and producer Paco Chierici found inspiration from the surfing documentary
Step into Liquid and from Paco's background in the Navy's
VFC-13 Fighting Saints adversary squadron. Paco wanted to create a film that tells the story of naval aviation from a realistic and dramatic point of view. The project turned into a documentary, and filming started in 2003 lasting four years. because their stories represented a more compelling story arc. The crew mounted cameras in cockpits for in-plane shots and mounted on the nose and belly of a
Learjet for aerial shots. The team captured 450 hours of footage in total. == Release ==