Originally Posted by Pilot DAR
Well... I think I know the spirit of what you mean by instructor, but they have accidents too!
Of course, I stand corrected. The sentence should have read "suitably qualified safety pilot/instructor".
Going outside your personal envelope should actually be encouraged, under the proper conditions.
The problem is that many pilots lose sight of what their envelope is in reality, as opposed to what they believe their envelope is. Add marginal weather/pressures/ego/complacency/whatever and the risk increases. The best thing you can do is to be completely honest with yourself and not be afraid of looking "uncool" when you decide to stay on the ground.
I've had a couple of instructors sit beside me wide eyed, as I flew a required flight test maneuver.
LOL, reminds me of that checkflight with a young instructor. When I was slipping during a crosswind landing he started screaming "WHAT ARE YOU DOING???"