SLLC - thanks for sharing your experience. I'd be interested to hear what spinal injuries you had and what your recovery has been like. Do you still fly FJ?
I had a burst fracture of my L1 vertebra in a take-off crash following loss of power at low-level in a Siai Marchetti, 10 years ago. I still fly, but suspect that with my bolted together spine, an ejection would now be pretty bad news.