Irving got a professional airline pilot's license even against all prospects. Irving was very young, he had no money, he had very little experience and he had no support. All factors pointed to Irving's failure, but even so he insisted, invested everything he had in his own training and grew with the first effort and educational growth.
It is an example that education is an extremely important factor in the professional growth of an individual, being, therefore, a very attractive educational tool.
They grow suspicious of each other, afraid that one will cheat the other out of a win. They decide to treat each other as purely competitors for the time being.
