Factual error: In the fight scene, where Max is about to kill Blaster after knocking his helmet off, it's discovered that Blaster is mentally disabled, showing signs of him having Down syndrome. A person with this form of disability grows no taller than 5'2". The extra chromosome in their body causes disruptions in their brain growth and health, which causes them to be of a small size their entire lives. Blaster certainly wouldn't be of a tall, large stature as he's depicted in the film with Down syndrome.
Factual error: When Auntie sees Max through the periscope she zooms into him, but the lens is fixed and crude and shows no such zoom feature.
Answer: The airplane captain is not the "Gyro-captain". Max says "you" in Mad Max 2 because he saw him earlier in the movie. In Beyond Thunderdome, it never says who or what happened to the real airplane captain.
Mark English