I was 21 when it came out and thought it was the coolest movie ever. Had I not been blind as a bat, by Navy standards, I might have actually joined the Navy at that time. Was already tired of the grind as a machinist. What I noticed now some thirty plus years later was what was no longer around. The Enterprise is being scrapped, the F-14 and A7 Corsair are gone from the decks of any carrier for years now, and Mirimar has been closed as the Top Gun school for over two decades.
The house where Charlie (Kelly McGIllis) lived has seen better days too. House is a Google maps link: (100 S Pacific St, Oceanside, CA 92054)