A test pilot, more than any other type of aviator, must be objective. It is all right for a squadron pilot to fall in love with his airplane; it is all he has to fly, and he might just as well enjoy it because it has already been designed; it exists in its present form and no one is going to change it now. He can afford to put on his blinders, compile a long list of prejudices in its favor, and develop an almost religious fervor when discussing it. He can look with scorn or pity on the unwashed from the neighboring squadron who are not so privileged.
