Harry "could" have done much better. He could have made the statement that he was terrified when his father took controls of the helicopter and the gone on to state how awesome it was to see how great a pilot his father was. Harry could have added that when he grew older, he then realized how much of an accomplished pilot his father was.
Of course, Harry couldn't do that, he has to show his arrogance at demeaning his father when he really made a fool of himself. Same for his treatment of John Travolta.
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