he will be in the right seat for our upcoming 'Above the Clouds' flight, releasing our LauncherOne rocket at the right time, sending our customers' satellites on their way to orbit," the executive told BBC News.
So flying as the co/ FO, in charge of pressing the button to release the payload, but not utilizing his ‘world-class piloting skills’ to fly the 747 S&L at FL350?! He must be glad of all that time on Typhoons to help him with this job!!