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[battlestar galactica] Admiral Adama mentions to Starbuck that her leg needs to be strong enough to push the pedal in a viper. How much strength does she need and why? Also overall how physically fit do you need to be to effectively pilot a viper during combat?
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Pushing the pedal on a viper when it's in the bay is easy. Pushing the pedal on a viper when pulling a 5G turn while your guns are shaking the ship to pieces and enemy fire is raining down on you is damn hard. Having a muscle twinge in a training flight is unnoticeable to the layman's eye. Having a muscle twinge in combat can mean you and your viper are going up in a ball of flame. Or worse, your wingman's viper goes up in a ball of flame. 

There's a reason Adama demands his pilots be at the top of their game. Because he can't afford to lose any.