by the beginning of week two , out of the twenty six starters , four of them had failed the medical , and another four lacked the intestinal fortitude ( guts ) to fly as close to another aeroplane as natasha demanded , ( teddy regularly commented that another coat of paint and they would be touching each other ) , but we knew that the surviving pilots were shaping up to become the best of the best , and herein lay our problem , we had eighteen wannabee flight commanders for just four positions , but we were saved from making that decision by natasha , as on wednesday afternoon she came to see teddy and i .