[NerdDad]

Check the pic. See how close to the runway the pilot is? Notice the chute is perpendicular to the ground. Means he is just coming out the cockpit. He didn't get one full swing before he hit the ground.

[ericthecurdog]

The ejection seats in our modern aircraft are designed to operate successfully at zero forward airspeed and zero feet above ground level and (nearly) anywhere else within the aircraft's flight envelope.