No, if you learn more about him, its really more work ethic. I think he is smarter than an average person, but not smarter than the average programmer by a whole lot. Just robotic like work ethic.
"And in the end, the one big reason why I was better than average as a pilot was because I flew more than anybody else. If there is such a thing as 'the right stuff' in piloting, then it is experience."