For Ben's father, flying was his means of escape - literally and figuratively more times that he could have ever bothered to keep track of. He could definitely see how someone who wanted to keep control of his son would omit the skill from his curriculum. All the more reason the kid should learn it now, he figures.

That will be an easy thing for him to fix.

"The Force can ... do that?" Much as he'd love to really take his time showing Ben the ropes, the time to do that was years ago. Now, how fast he could learn was more important that his father's derisive attitude toward force-talents.

"I think it gives you an advantage over the rest of us in terms of reflexes and reactions too. That's only one part of being a pilot though and not the part you'll use most often."