"I already called him that."

She does enjoy taking people down pegs, after all, and telling Samus he was a shit pilot is a good way to do it. Obviously he's not actually a shit pilot, but after having made a crash landing, it's an easy enough target. She's just calling them like she sees them, of course.

"I got my start working on starships. And cars, but ships, too. Never seen tech like his, though."