Is it ever established in the EU (since I certainly can't see it in the movies) that any of these pilots are/would be equally as good on flight simulators?
In the radioplay for ANH, Luke is tested on a flight sim because the Rebels are cheap don't have fuel to waste. I think for the most part Jedi skills wouldn't help much (reflexes aside), but I don't think that means Jedi would do badly, assuming they're basically decent pilots. Flight sims are set up to test ordinary pilots, not Jedi. They just wouldn't do as well as in real combat, but probably still slightly better than people with normal reflexes.
I also have a theory that Anakin has a special affinity for machines, and thus might be able to sense a computer's moves the way a normal Jedi senses sentients, but I haven't fully figured that out. But you know, I also have a theory that Han is so blind to the Force, Vader can't see him, otherwise how could he surprise Vader in ANH? So I'm pretty much a nutbar.
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In the radioplay for ANH, Luke is tested on a flight sim because the Rebels
are cheapdon't have fuel to waste. I think for the most part Jedi skills wouldn't help much (reflexes aside), but I don't think that means Jedi would do badly, assuming they're basically decent pilots. Flight sims are set up to test ordinary pilots, not Jedi. They just wouldn't do as well as in real combat, but probably still slightly better than people with normal reflexes.I also have a theory that Anakin has a special affinity for machines, and thus might be able to sense a computer's moves the way a normal Jedi senses sentients, but I haven't fully figured that out. But you know, I also have a theory that Han is so blind to the Force, Vader can't see him, otherwise how could he surprise Vader in ANH? So I'm pretty much a nutbar.