Someone familiar with a crop duster might find it difficult to fly an F-16 but a Spitfire not so much.
However if someone had flown a commercial jet, flying an F-16 is less of a leap.
The T-16 and the X-wing are comparable technologically as is a crop duster and a Spitfire.
You are cropduster/F-16 comparison is an equation between different technologies (like a commercial Jet and a Space Shuttle).
Nice to see you agree that giving Solo command of the ground assault was a bit silly though.
A bit like a lot of the film.