Reading para 1.4.106 and the paras leading up to it - the case for Circus to be carried was strong; the case to be considered as SC was in my opinion weak, and the means by which they achieved SC and were endorsed was not - to me - thorough.
I also note that the lack of the 2017 simulator sorties was not elevated to DDH, let alone ODH.
Is it not the case that the ODH could reasonably expect his aircrew to operate the Hawk T1 in a manner that didn’t involve straying into the parameters noted in the report, whilst conducting simulated low level emergencies, on a sortie with a rear seat occupant whose training was, as had already been said, inappropriate for the situation he faced?
I acknowledge the panel’s finding that a comprehensive command eject system may (with the caveats as published) have saved both aircrew.