My impression was that he was a backseater rather than the pilot?

Tash,
Yes, you're right. He is simply playing the role of animated ballast for the benefit of the film. His (loose) helmet is blue. The forward facing camera shows the front seater wearing a yellow helmet.
CAEBr

Passenger: LCDR Jim Hilitz, USCG. I guess he needed a loose helmet strap in order to chew gum at the same time? :}

I thort they gave the passengers gum (ginger or cinnamon flavoured if I remember correctly) to stop them puking their guts out.
Yep - he's a back seater - not a navy flyer by the looks of things.
Steely eyed killer and slot man Cpt Hiram B Chickensexer III would not be grunting that hard under g...

Ridiculous comment about throat problems...Name a time you have seen someone have a "coughing fit" whilst performing at a major event.....😂😂😂😂😂

I think the person you're referring to was flying a P-45 at the time.

tartare, as I once wrote:

http://www.pprune.org/9240977-post24.html

:hmm:

What a bunch of curmudgeonly remarks. Just enjoy the video.

:} Butt Butt But this is pPRUNE - crab heaven - doncha know. :}

Yes I know - it was a deliberate reference Beags - altho I weren't aware Hiram was copyrighted. ;)
And apologies for getting the Lootenant's rank wrong.
So who would be the Reds equivalent?
Sq Ldr Wupert Chuntington-Farkley?
I think we should be told...

Nailed it.

Not these days, mate. Probably Sqn Ldr 'yeah-but-no-but-yeah' Jake Pollard, brother of Vicky....

(Apologies to IE11 users who probably cannot see the clip. Actually, you're rather lucky not to!)

Others in the team? Flt Lt 'Innit Bruv' for one...

WotsUPPPP!!!!!!!!!!!!!! No apolylogies needed for cretinous IE eleven USers - turn it UP to 11! :}

Despite watching Crocodile Dundee on TV last night, I'm afraid my Ocker to English translation skills aren't up to deciphering the previous post...

OhSoSad - go here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMt5cFQbncQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U760rn1MTV8


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mh6pZQX22CQ

Beags - to add to Spaz's explanation - aviation content:

Envy is such a base emotion!

The Blues and T-Birds fly frontline combat aircraft and do so in an interesting manner.

For pizazz I liked the Italian Team when they were flying the F-86 looking Fiats!

Formation flying is so .....tedious! More than two aircraft in the same FIR used to get me twitchy!!

Not unlike driving on the Interstate (that's "Motorway" to you Brits) in Massachusetts. :p

Negative.
We're just havin' fun.