And sorry, no, test-flying an aerobatic airplane without a parachute isn't machismo, it's stupidity.
Did they say this...*bangs head against desk*.
No, he didn't say it was machismo. He just put it in a spot in between talk about lethality, suicide, walking the razor's edge, miracles, martyrdom, and how that guy finally did die. (Hmm. Maybe the author DID mean to imply a little bit of stupidity there.)
Re: Call them on it.
Did they say this...*bangs head against desk*.
No, he didn't say it was machismo. He just put it in a spot in between talk about lethality, suicide, walking the razor's edge, miracles, martyrdom, and how that guy finally did die. (Hmm. Maybe the author DID mean to imply a little bit of stupidity there.)