Originally Posted by
Chesty Morgan
It's common to see a reduction in actual flyjng skill in test pilots.
On the other hand your poor average schmuck has been trained to roll and then pull. I think they'd do just fine.
Not my experience as a certification test pilot who flew with experimental TP's from: Aerospatiale, CASA, Boeing, Airbus, Dassault, GAF, Grumman, Hawkers, BAE, Shorts, RAAF, Cessna, Canadair, DHC, Swearingen, Beechcraft, Fokker, Scottish Aviation (as it was) probably a few other that I don't recall atm.
Generally, the majority of test points are easy to fly but some can be extremely demanding and require a work up and a few attempts to obtain acceptable data.