Isn’t “a pilot is a pilot is a pilot” the sillier trope since pilots require training on specific aircraft? The expanded universe even thought to make the T-16 and X-Wing (T-65) both Incom ships to give them some suggestion of similarity.
This is a reasonable idea, especially in a universe of non-humans.
Why, its no different than Anakin who had no pilot training whatsoever flying an X-Wing with almost the same expert level training as a combat pilot in Ep1 at age 9. So I don't see why that is acceptable, but somehow Cassian who has had at least basic combat pilot training can't figure out Tie controls, other than for script convenience.
Except Anakin doesn’t know the controls of the Naboo Starfighter. He says he is trying to figure it out and ends up in space because of the autopilot.
Anakin was also very smart, could figure out mechanical things, has the Force and R2 as a co-pilot. Cassian doesn't have those things.
This is what I thought about the TIE as Andor seemed surprised by how it handled. By the end of the third episode, he seemed to know how to fly it.
Pilots just being able to flying anything is the logic and reality that is typically pushed aside. Military and civilian pilots are trained on specific aircraft. Not wanting to trigger retraining was a big part of why Boeing chose to keep modifying the 737 instead designing an entirely new plane.
Its a fantasy world not grounded in reality. Pilots do what the scripts tell them to do, not what a real pilot would do in the same situation.
Except for the times they haven’t, including one of the main characters. It was also the basis for the first version of Star Tours.
Which is why I said, it’s done for a script convenience to allow for more action.
I often turn on closed captioning. Cassian has an accent and whispers. In fact, most of the furtive rebellion-related conversations are also whispery.
