Where does that leave the 2009 tucano dispaly then?
If he makes a full recovery, (and here's hoping he's back in the wide blue yonder in very short order) then he will probably be given the chance to carry on, if everyones happy with it. If not, then whoever came second in the selection will be brought up to speed.
PS Lets hear it again for those wizards at Martin Baker
PPS Very sadly, it reminds me of a JP3 crash in allmost the same part of the airfield in the early 1980's. I believe it was a JP display practise; unfortunately the pilot died. (Perhaps someone can confirm this?)