Nice picture.
He still looks like a wiseass pilot.
"Single seaters" are all like that.
Being married to a wiseass (Army) pilot, I would concur.
Being ex Aviation Navy, I don't think I ever met a pilot that wasn't at least cocky. Takes a heap of smarts and ability to jockey aircraft in combat situations no less, whether fixed-wing or helo. Some of the best guys I've ever had the previlege to know.
I think that's a prerequisite for fighter pilots.
We military pilots practice that look a lot during flight training -- have to pass the "wiseass pilot (actually, it is "wiseass military aviator") look practical exam before they'll give us our wings.
Brutal stuff!
Can't have no pansies in military cockpits, don'tchaknow?
And there are multiple tests along the way:
"Wiseass aviation officer candidate"
"Wiseass primary flight student"
"Wiseass basic flight student"
"Wiseass advanced flight student"
"Wiseass military aviator" ("wiseass pilot")