Aw, I dunno, good pilots are always there (a matter of the op.conversion unit passing the right people), people like Joker in ME rarely exist, and in fact I would say, don't. Pilots are only as good as their training and their experience. You need natural talent to get there in the first place, but ultimately experience is basically what counts - flying favours those who let their intuition develop in the cockpit. You have people like
Matt Hall who come about as close as you can get, but then again, he started flying when he was basically a little kid and was taught by his father, a pilot himself. All about experience and training.