I read (sorry dont have a source) that russian fighter pilots fly commercial just to get flight hours, cause they dont get enough from the military. So uh… maybe a lot of them just didnt and maybe still dont have much experience at all. Or maybe they do now… those who still survive.
Not in lotr world. There its the opposite, with the male moon chasing the ‘flaming hot’ female sun across the skies.
Flaming hot is my addition but its kinda remarkably fitting : )