Departing from all the humour I agree with bandaid.
It’s easy to be the ace in space when you’re flying the top bit of kit against a Sopwith camel. The time, the place and the operation all play a factor. Good pilots come from all areas.
Experience is gained from doing it, failures and success’. Knowledge is being smart/mature enough to use someone else’s experience to only have successes.
You start with a bag full of luck and an empty bag of experience. The trick is to fill the bag of experience before you empty the bag of luck
Truly superior pilots are those who use their superior judgment to avoid those situations where they might have to use their superior skills.
Speed is life, altitude is life insurance.
Navy carrier pilots regards Air Force pilots:
"Flare to land, squat to pee."
Air Force pilots regards Navy carrier pilots:
"Next time a war is decided by how well you land on a carrier, I'm sure our Navy will clean up. Until then, I'll worry about who spends their training time flying and fighting."
Navy pilots regards Air Force formation flying skills:
"Same way, same day."