Test pilots have done much more dangerous things. The pilot still has time to recover from a faux "uncontrolled" descent if the system appears to not work.
Plus, I'd bet a million dollars that the GCAS kick-in threshold is parameterized, and the test pilots had it set to kick in at a much higher altitude than the final product.
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Test pilots have done much more dangerous things. The pilot still has time to recover from a faux "uncontrolled" descent if the system appears to not work.
Plus, I'd bet a million dollars that the GCAS kick-in threshold is parameterized, and the test pilots had it set to kick in at a much higher altitude than the final product.