Brian, Simon probably was standing up (or had his seat fully up!). I remember IFF as a flight commander on XXIV what a bundle of laughs he was , although he did get a career debrief from one of the Sqn loadies on a day out at the Guinness brewery at Park Royal.
Yes he was a bundle of fun - he was a Flt Cdr for some of the NCA or all. So unlike his brother.
But, yep THAT was the Dave Ferries you meant . . . sorry for the thread drift - but it's all Hercules related. Lets not go into the Nav Flt Cdrs on 30 - RG and AG who served with JH (living proof that "living without a sense of humour" is not a terminal disease).