The test pilots I have known are the most risk averse people I met. They had big ones, but they did were not cowboys on the job.
“The test pilots I have known are the most risk averse people I met. They had big ones, but they did were not cowboys on the job.”
They are now, but they weren’t always. If you are pushing the envelope in aviation these days, you need to remove the test pilot from the vehicle. He’ll just slow you down.