Shame that Chris didn't get in, he's a nice chap, met him once. The 2 that did get in did very well in the formation test, better than 7 of the others IIRC but not as good as kermit. So flying skill obviously came into it and it wasn't all about who they like the most.
I wonder if Manners will have a go at the reds at some point, he's the GR4 display pilot this year