re: Star Wars - A New Hope: How Flawed is it?

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I thought it was a bit of a stretch that luke, a farm boy with very little experience, was able to get into an x-wing and dominate over other experienced fighters .

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I disagree. It is brought up multiple times that he is a pretty decent pilot. During the attack planning he says that he used to bullseye womprats in his T-16 which are no bigger than the target. He later compares the trench along the Death Star to being "just like Beggar's Canyon back home."

It is as if he has had numerous experiences preparing him for that moment. Also, he used the force to guide him along and to hit the target.