It was, thank you.

Whatever your nationality, the Corsair would kill you if mishandled. (So, for that matter will any aircraft.) My divebomber friend, Ed Dill, flew both the Helldiver and the Corsair (among a number of types) though he did not fly the Corsair in combat. The Helldiver was dangerous because it was a poor design, and Ed said that Curtiss ignored fleet pilot input on how to make it better. It was not a generally loved aircraft. The Corsair was generally loved by its pilots, but its high horse power did require respect. Carelessness would not give you a long career with it.

Ed said that you had to be sure to set the trim tab to the correct setting before takeoff, because failure to would dump the stick back into your lap, and it was then not humanly possible to shove it forward enough fast enough. He described an accident he witnessed that was very much like this one, which also killed the pilot:



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The nose reared up, the plane stalled. Engine torque "did its thing."

The profession comes with risks. Those in it understand this. Following proscribed proceedures will greatly help you live to tell stories in your retirement, as Ed did.