Originally Posted by
donner89
A CRM and SMS nightmare in the offing.....
This is a ludicrous proposal any way you look at it and I suspect it is being pushed by a cadre of officers trying to justify their existence, and maybe jack up the ‘retention bonuses’ they will surely seek to keep them in the service. All the maritime SAR experienced pilots the Air Corps had in the past are either employed with the current service provider or occupying crew seats with Ryanair.
For sure, If you throw away all CRM you learned since you started flying and bring politics and whining on the aircraft...but I am sure they are all professionals and this will not happen ;-)