I only met Ed once, for the Wittering/MI5 Tom Cruise stunt. He gave an excellent brief and really came across as an old-school gentleman type. I rode along on the jump seat for the rehearsals and because they had to land as softly as possible, he really greased the A400 in, such that I hardly knew we had landed apart from looking out the windscreens. Don't think I've ever landed so softly in any large aicraft!
RIP