(Wing Commander Taal provides an elucidating talk on what he sees as the potential growing within humanity for natural pilots to begin to develop. That evolutionary phase is something similar his race went through prior to reaching travel between planets but those first steps were crucial ones he wanted to share with us.) 

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Taal: attention.

Russ: hoahhh.

(Russ stands up and salutes)

Taal: be seated.

Russ: thank you Taal.

Taal: you're welcome.

Russ: greetings and how’s it going?

Taal: it is functioning within specified diameters…..parameters.

Russ: okay excellent.

Taal: got that one in for Kiri.

Russ: good job.

Taal: okay, first of all, the first man to break sound barrier is now oldest man to break sound barrier at age of young 74.

Russ: hmm.

Taal: did so today I am witnessing.

Russ: oh Breedlove?

Taal: no.

Russ: no?

Taal: first man to break speed of sound, who?

Russ: oh you mean Armstrong or........Yeager.

Taal: yes, did again today.

Russ: did he?

Taal: yes, now oldest man to break speed of sound.

Russ: oh, for his anniversary?

Taal: correct.

Russ: oh cool.

Taal: well not strictly true, oldest pilot to break the speed of sound.

Russ: well who broke it that wasn’t a pilot?

Taal: many people on transcontinental delta wing aircraft……

Russ: oh.

Taal: of mass transportation?

Russ: true, the Concorde.

Taal: correct.

Russ: ahh.

Taal: okay, dissertation on genetics concerning Mr. Yeager, Chuck for ease. Okay, little bit of history. Long, long, long time ago before I was twinkle in parent’s eyes. Before parents, parent's, parent's, parent's, parent's were twinkle in parent's, parent's eyes. Before genetic manipulation of my race, individuals of great potential for avionics breed, create first natural pilot born-to-fly but limitations of body necessitate gene manipulation. But back to first born-to-fly persons. Much like now on your world, dynasties of parents that fly, believe Glennis Yeager never pilot, Chuck obviously good pilot. To be 74 of your years and fighter pilot and experimental pilot got to be good. Daughter.......Jeannie?

Russ: uh-huh.

Taal: Yeager, now possibly first of many natural pilots. Boyfriend fly around world with her, name of.........what is name? (Dick Rutan)

Russ: don’t know.

Taal: build aircraft that crash with non-natural pilot in area of coast over weekend? (John Denver)

Russ: oh, hmm.

Taal: nevermind…..

Russ: yeah.

Taal: research name later. He possibly natural pilot, Jeannie definitely natural pilot. Children of Jeannie definitely natural pilot, no doubt. So, starting on your planet, natural pilot development. People of like mind enjoy flying, have offspring, have more offspring. People that have fanaticism for flying pass fanaticism on to offspring, offspring addicted, hang with people of similar interest, create the race. You see where go?

Russ: uh-huh, similar to your race.

Taal: correct. Now come problem. Development in craft, G-Force, stamina, etc., limitations of physical form. Now gene manipulation necessary. You see problem?

Russ: yeah but we're coming onto gene manipulation right now.

Taal: ahh yes, breeding of pilot race.

Russ: uh-huh.

Taal: possible, very possible.

Russ: for space travel though.

Taal: did not a light go off above your head?

Russ: oh yeah.

Taal: uh-huh. So important to protect and look after people, not just because my race once like yours…..

Russ: yeah.

Taal: but because of future.

Russ: right.

Taal: need people like that, see?

Russ: uh-huh, absolutely.