294 pounds weight limit for the Mk16A - must have been awfully close with flight kit.

Indeed. Bet he took off with them on. Incapable of operating his go pro with them on I wager.

Maybe that's why he left the gloves off! ;)

No, BuffHoon was not allowed to fly FJ because of a medical issue!

Some here may have forgotten how overwhelming a FJ ride can be for an inexperienced pax. It's perfectly understandable that he forgot to lower his visor.

With a lowered vizor nobody would know it was the 'Convict' (Thanks to the Guardian's John Crace for the epitaph).

His flight suit did look a little snug....

Couldn't the pilot "accidentally" eject him?

Incorrect. Geoff Hoon flew in the back of a Hawk in about 2004.

Any idea which callsign they operated under?

I understand that there might be some appropriate callsigns operating out of Conningsby and I hope someone in Ops employed their sense of humour

3(F) use Chaos, Rampage and Nightmare amongst others

11(F) use Havoc and Tyrant

12 use Vandal, Vermin and Deadpool

Can't wait to read all the acidic comments about Sunak/Truss/Starmer when their turn comes.

FB

"However, this time, due to the “informal” setting of the flight, the usual protocol was not respected. Instead, the passenger was examined by a doctor four hours before the flight. He was declared apt to participate in the flight, under the condition that he would not be submitted to a negative load factor. That information was not communicated to the pilot.

The civilian was already nervous when he entered the cockpit, with his heart rate recorded between 136 and 142 beats per minute. The investigation found that the safety checks of the passenger had been approximate at best. He carried out most of his installation into the cockpit by himself. As a consequence, his visor was up, his anti-g pants were not worn properly, his helmet and oxygen mask were both unattached, and his seat straps were not tight enough."

https://www.pprune.org/military-avia...on-rafale.html