..........was surprised to learn that full rudder deflection could cause loss of a tail.
Apologies for yet another post, but.......
Would you be surprised to learn that full elevator deflection could cause the loss of the wings ?
Would you be surprised to learn that full thrust lever deflection could cause the engines to explode/fail ?
Would you be surprised to learn that combined elevator and aileron above a certain design speed could cause structural failure ?
.....then be surprised !