There is a world of difference coming off the back of a carrier in a Sea King at night at say a walking speed and doodling up to 200' and then bimbling along at 90kts for miles before automatically transitioning down "hands off" ...as a two pilot crew to the hover, AND
Going from o to 200kts, pulling "X" G, finding you are 50 feet off the oggin passing thru 300kts doing everything yourself 'cos you are on your own.
It takes a special type of application (to be polite to all aviators) to the task to stay alive.
Jet Jocks have always been the elite aviators for obvious reasons.
Not to say there are scary moments in SS9, maintaining station over a submarine mast, connected to it via a wire and trying to recover an injured sailor, pitch black....but it only accounts for about 20% of your total time in scare mode.
Jet jocks must be 60% plus ........
