I find it extremely difficult to understand why ANY pilot could not be utterly meticulous about checking and strapping into his seat, to have any strap out of place , let alone one through the firing handle and no notice the fact is absurdly bad airmanship.
And I still can't imagine why the pin was being replaced on the roll out with other aircraft in the vicinity, why on earth does, or perhaps did, the RAF allow such sloppy procedures?
Pins should only be installed when , ideally stopped, but only when circumstances allow visual confirmation of correct insertion. Period
When I first started on a JP 1962 my QFI hammered into me that the seat could save my life, but if mishandled could just as easily kill me.
Six months later we both ejected and he is coming to lunch today !
All my RAF life, particularly as a QFI myself, I practiced my QFIs teaching
, what changed ?