They are doing tests a plenty. Though who knows what could go wrong.
I agree its completely pointless, but its also fun. So Rick, even though I know there is a fine chance this plane won't fly when all the switches get thrown, I'll take you up on your bet, provided you agree to a 24 hour period of "success" starting from the first initial start-up on Sep 10th, and that date changes to the launch, effectively change the date of our bet. I'm not shelling out cash for a gift card based off of a delay. I want a major failure. Say $30 gift card ?
A friendly wager there never was, that didn't end in food.
Though doesn't "god" look down on gambling ?