Except for one statement I fully agree.
The ratio of inertial to shear forces, diagnosed by the Reynolds number, controls whether/how-quickly turbulence builds up in the flow near the wing, and whether you can model it in a wind tunnel of a specific size, operating at a certain speed and density.
That statement holds true for Reynolds numbers of large enough magnitude, let´s say from 1000 up. That is where Airplanes do operate (far up from 1000...). Thats where wind tunnels do operate (still a fair bit above 1000) If we scale down to insects, the effect of friction is no longer limited to the boundary layer ("near the wing"). And the change of momentum of the surrounding air is no longer restricted to the effect of pressure (normal forces), but may also be an effect of friction (shear forces).
The pilot doesn't need to know anything much about this level of detail
The Pilot just needs to fully understand what an aircraft does, not how and why. Unfortunately many do not even know what their aircraft may do in certain conditions... And don´t believe those who do
