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Miles Teller paid tribute to Charles Thomas "Chuck" Coleman aft his decease successful a level clang astatine the property of 61 Oct. 20. Coleman had helped bid the formed of Top Gun: Maverick.
By Sabba Rahbar Oct 22, 2024 10:50 PMTags
In Memoriam: Fallen Stars of 2024
Miles Teller is remembering a beloved friend.
The Top Gun: Maverick star paid tribute to Charles Thomas "Chuck" Coleman—who was the formation teacher for Miles and the formed of the 2022 action film—after helium died successful a level clang successful Las Cruces, N.M., on Oct. 20. He was 61.
"RIP Chuck Coleman," Teller wrote on X, formerly Twitter, Oct. 21 alongside respective photos of the two. "Chuck was our aerobatics formation teacher and instrumental successful our mentation for Top Gun: Maverick."
Miles added that Coleman was "an aerospace engineer, aerial amusement and trial pilot, and our person and ally."
"Chuck had a precise casual going mode astir him and we ever felt comfy with his expertise astatine our disposal," helium continued. "He was kind, humble and funny astir others and the satellite we unrecorded in. Gone excessively soon but his contributions volition unrecorded connected forever. Thanks for the memories, Chuck."
Coleman was the lone idiosyncratic onboard his single-engine Extra Flugzeugbau 300/L level erstwhile it crashed during a show astatine the Las Cruces Air and Space Expo, according to Las Cruces metropolis officials and the Federal Aviation Administration, via the New York Times. The amusement included aerobatic performances and helicopters, arsenic good arsenic airplanes.
Instagram/Chuck Coleman
"Unfortunately, we had a tragic ending to our Air and Space Expo this weekend," Las Cruces mayor Eric Enriquez said successful a connection posted to the city's Facebook account Oct. 21. "We would similar to widen our deepest condolences to the loved ones and fans of Chuck Coleman."
The metropolis of Las Cruces confirmed that his mishap is being investigated by New Mexico State Police, the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board.
Before training the formed of Top Gun: Maverick, Coleman's website noted that helium "flew 140 flights successful bid to hole the actors to alert successful Navy F-18 Hornets." Coleman besides worked connected the 2004 documentaries Black Sky: The Race for Space and Black Sky: Winning the X Prize, arsenic good arsenic performing stunts for 2002's The Round and Round.
His website besides stated that Coleman had "over 10,000 hours full formation time" and that helium had "performed successful hundreds of airshows and fixed over 3,000 rides successful aerobatic aircraft."
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