Whilst not making light of the problems mentioned above and there definitely appears to be one of fatigue amongst others. Yes it's soul destroying for the students to get so little flying and the programme slipping behind for lack of airframes etc. But just maybe they should look at 72's not to distant past. 84 Pilots, 38 Crewman, 26 Wessex, 3 Pumas & the occasional Chinook. 365 days a year tasking for 33 years (1969-2002). Crews scheduled for 21 days then 7 days off, exceeding the 28 day total hours in the 21 day period and having to go to SMO for an extension. SH Ops, SAR and training all programmed on 3 large chinagraphed boards. Different problems admittedly but nobody complained they just got on with it!