One of the pictures showed a small white puff at about 50 to 100ft. Was that the canopy gas piston (Not sure which system this model had fitted, as the Swiss did some Mods on them) ??
Where was the pilot located when he was found, cos I think the actual seat fired a fraction before impact ??
There would have been no chute visible, as it was well outside the RoD / IAS curve for what I presume was a non rocket seat.
The result would have been why the pilot survived, as I can assure you this was not a survivable accident in basic terms, even the RoD at impact was out of limits even before you consider the ground speed (Most jets have all their weight aft of the cockpit and only the A10 has a good set of crash bars, or air bags).
http://www.martin-baker.com/products...eats/mk1-9/mk2
(First fully automatic seat)
In visual terms, the entry to the loop was far too slow and if you want to impress a crowd without putting them at risk, a high speed but gentle dive, followed by a pull up and roll is far safer than looping, but you should practice dealing with a flame out at any position in the routine.
Confirmation that he tried to eject:
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk...-10469507.html
PS: THE CAA BAN IS PERFECTLY CORRECT, although some type specific max and min speeds will be added in due course I suspect, to the more normal height and position data.
The Swiss air show collision (One dead, no drogue) complicates things, as they might need to add some figures or a basic formation flying rating.