Originally Posted by
Fl1ingfrog
No, not at all. What your describing is complacency. The most common quote from any performer is "the day that I'm not terrified before going on stage will be the day I need to pack in". Professional performers and without doubt also fighters practice, practice and practice throughout their careers and take nothing for granted. What you appear to be confusing is the benefit of adrenaline when it is focused to the task. Performers learn to use this heightened state to their benefit but it should not be used as a reason to switch off. No performer does that.
A root cause of many accidents is associated with complacency. It is no surprise that very few accidents involve ab initio pilots.
It’s really a mystery how you get to complacency.