Al wrote:
And, apparently, all fighter types have egos at least ten orders
of magnitude greater than either their abilities or their egos.

Ever meet a SAC StanEval Flight Examiner, Light Bird or Full Bull, from the
"olden" days?

or

An Airborne 2LT just out of jump school

or

A Rookie Highway Patrol Trooper

or

A very good "Lady of the Evening"

Just an EGO thing.

While I liked to crew with pilots who had "A silent air of confidence". An ego
was better than a WIMP if there was no option.

Oxmoron1
MFE