Like Prop Jocket, I too have a foot in each camp.
What I see from this position is two groups of talented and technical people who have absolutely no understanding of the other.
I regularly hear fellow engineers making generalised statements about pilots and pilots about engineers. These are normally completely inaccurate.
In a perfect world, all engineers should obtain a PPL and all pilots should spend 6 months in the hangar.
The results would be amazing after having "walked a milein the other man's shoes".
BB