Good to see he is still in the RAF though - I would not want to see him anywhere near the flightdeck of a civil aircraft.
Of course there are no civil pilots out there that, take photographs from the cockpit, flying aircraft with side stick controllers are there?
Oh yes, of course there are! As the numerous "view from the cockpit" type albums all over the Internet will attest. Perhaps they are more careful. Perhaps they use their iPads, or have slimline cameras. Or perhaps they've just been lucky!