Excuse me for butting in again, I'm just wondering about the workings of the modern ejector seats. How far does the seat pan handle have to move before firing the seat?
From my non specialist point of view, it would seem sensible to have a movement of an inch or so, which would make it quite obvious to those entering the cockpit, rather than a 'Hair trigger' type of thing.
I'm as baffled as anyone else, yet have over 35 years of 'Hands on' aircraft experience.