Interested,
"Hero"....any man (woman) noted for his (her) special achievement, as per my dictionary.
You're entitled to your opinion. I still think the shoe fits, though.
Talking of lightening up, I'd need to be on crack if I gave you my airplane at 300' and expected no mistakes and full checklist compliance from you (NOT).
Besides, she didn't have Burt Lancaster talking her down!
What books do you author?