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TT, I think this is more indicative of the inflated ego of some lucky “leaders of industry” than of the helicopter type.
That is certainly true. There is an identifiable element amongst PPL(H)s who are not inclined to set themselves limits, or have them set for them. But the school/trainer’s job is to persuade them that if they want to be competent and enjoy heli flying, and live, they need a particular approach to flying that may involve new ways of problem solving. It should also be said that there are professional pilots too, whose attitude is not really optimal for safety, but mostly they are contained in environments which control their “personal tendencies“.