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Don’t look for Christopher Kapuschansky in the next “Top Gun” movie. “I move my head a lot when I talk and I don’t like the sound of my voice,” the Navy pilot offers as an assessment. “I’ll stick to the plan in place.

” That plan included a stint with the Blue Angels, the U.S. Navy’s elite demonstration team.



Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS Feed | SoundStack In the new documentary, “The Blue Angels,” Kapuschansky – or “Cheese” as he’s called – is one of the pilots who fly through the air with the greatest of ease. Chronicling a year in the life of the Angels, the film shows him and his teammates going through intense preparation for those air shows that wow audiences. Kapuschansky, a Massachusetts native, saw a Blue Angels show as a child and got “really, really into naval aviation.

I wanted to be a pilot. I wanted to fly jets off ships. Never did I think the Blue Angels would be attainable.

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After graduating from the U.S. Naval Academy with a bachelor’s degree in oceanography, he earned his commission in the Navy and, in 2014, his Wings of Gold.

In 2022, he was No. 2, the right wingman, to Capt. Brian Kesserling, the Blue Angels flight leader.

“I applied a few times” for the team but didn’t get in. Then, after a pandemic pause, “I was selected..

.and it was really eye-opening.” Lt.

Commander Christopher Kapuschansky, second from right, served as the No. 2 to .

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