Yeah, Tom Cruise began flying as a result of his experience in the first Top Gun, and he has become a very accomplished pilot. In addition to his private pilot ratings in various props and jets, he also has his commercial and helicopter ratings. He used to own and fly a Pitts Special for many years, back in the 90s, and he purchased his P-51 in 2001 which, after training with Matt Jackson, he soloed in 2006 and has been flying regularly ever since. He is known on a personal level by many in the aviation and warbird community as a very down-to-earth, personable individual and very professional when it comes to flying - he's done everything the right way, as they say. There was even a time, back around 2006, that Cruise, having become a member of the Commemorative Air Force (CAF), was going to be the sole financial sponsor in the restoration and eventual operation of the CAF's P-82 Twin Mustang, but that all of course fell apart when the USAF won its court case in reclaiming the aircraft from the CAF.
Cruise doing his own helicopter flying for the 2018 Mission: Impossible-Fallout movie:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Um0aZKbpe1Y
