On Sunday, June 2, 2013 4:11:56 PM UTC-6, Ralph Jones wrote:

Even more amazing: It is possible to become an airline captain without

ever having had an airplane upside down...

What does having an airplane upside down have to do with airline captains? I think you are confusing machizmo with relevance. A more appropriate statement would be "By the time a pilot becomes a Captain he/she has had plenty of upset and unusual attitude recovery training."