And if they wax a couple dozen grunts in the process, hey, stuff happens, eh?I never dealt with transport pilots on a professional basis, but I suppose they're the same as any others, and they may even be a bit envious of high performance pilots who can play tag with the clouds.
Flying passengers is a lot like being a glorified bus driver, and I'm sure the temptation to "wring it out" is there. When it takes over, that people will die is almost guaranteed.
A pilot's mind must always be faster than the airplane, and how easy is that when outside of the envelope...?
I always thought of choppers as thousands of parts dancing furiously with the need to stay in tight formation. It was a useful attitude to say goodbye to everything before getting in one....
Most USMC pilots are disciplined enough to not yield to temptation, or they'd've washed out of OCS & TBS before they ever went to Pensacola.