Example A is a chosen one story (magic powers make him “better”), example B is an experience+skill beats skill story, and from watching “fighter pilot reviews” of the movie that was one aspect they said rings true, someone who was a fighter pilot that long would have had so much more time to develop a high level of skill.

from watching “fighter pilot reviews” of the movie that was one aspect they said rings true

I’m gonna assume every other aspect of the movie does not ring true because that movie was so bad compared to the first Top Gun. There’s a big list of stuff that doesn’t make sense.