Register.UK: RAF pilot sent jet into 4,000ft plummet by playing with camera, court martial hears. February 07, 2017 by Garret Vreeland in General The descent was unannounced so passengers experienced weightlessness, they were thrown to the ceiling and thought they were going to die. This all happened while he was alone in the cockpit, the co-pilot managed to get back to his seat and was in fact on the ceiling while trying to gain control with Townshend. Holy cats. A Pilot-In-Command should know better.