Originally Posted by Cityliner
146 "professional Pilots" are thinking according to the poll that this stunt was safe!!!
According to some difficult to verify statistics, prior to the mid-1990s, ~80% of commercial pilots were trained in the military. As of 2001, approximately 50% were of military origin.
Extrapolating to 2007, it could be said that roughly 30% might have military roots. The poll numbers of professional pilots only reflects a 25% share to those who thought this manuever was not unsafe. Could there be a correlation?
Civilian flight school graduates might not have a certain measure of "flight by feel" experience, as those with the "Right Stuff" likely do.