This is great stuff, thanks all!
In general how do Maintenance/Production/Experimental/Research pilots find their input contributing to design improvements? Albeit not aerospace, i find the hardest thing in assessing a design is getting good technical feedback about performance - i often find myself trying to interprete the feedback i do get. I will freely admit to being a great believer in the "bums on seats" philosophy, since FE and accelerometers will only tell you so much.
Any specific examples about problems which wer resolved by pilot feedback? I read the S92 thread with great interest Nick, but was never sure when the need for horizontal stabiliser reposition and control was identified.
Mart